My son was physical assaulted by three guys, mostly one. We made the report to the police and he two of them were arrested. They are out and they will be in probation for two years. I just remember the detective said that he will arrest them and he said that if later I wanted to take them to court it was up to me. Do I need to do that? Why yes or not? My son got hurt bad but thank God all the tests so far came normal. He lost his hearing temporarily from the impact of the punches on his ears, dentist said he had to wait 3 more months to remove his braces because his teeth were a little loose. He had horrible pain in his jaw, teeth, gums, and his neck from the punches and kicks. His head also hurt and had many balls on it. He  could not eat normal food because pain in his teeth but also there were many cuts and wounds inside and outside his mouth. His cornea got scratched too. He felt very scared for many days. It happened two months ago and he is still recovering from it. It affected us all so much. My son never uses violence or got beaten before by anyone. It was a horrible experience. Last week he woke us up in the middle of the night and his nose was bleeding so bad and we took him to the emergency room. His nose never bled before except when he was punched so bad on his nose too and he felt it numbed for three weeks and pain lasted also for about the same time. I will take him to an ENT doctor to be seen. What are the things to consider if I want to take them to court?