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Re:Alex Jones must pay $50m in punitive damages for Sandy Ho... by tootie on Friday August 05, 2022 @08:51PM (#32363712)
No, sorry. I don't mean to imply he shouldn't be penalized in this case. I'm talking about literally everything else he says that doesn't get prosecuted. For example, saying the election was stolen is perfectly legal even though it's a destructive lie. Without a plaintiff who can cite specific harm, there's no crime
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Re:Alex Jones must pay $50m in punitive damages for Sandy Ho... by ww-picard-do on Friday August 05, 2022 @11:46PM (#32364634)
> I fervently believe that there's no practical way for government to regulate speech so they shouldn't try.

> I don't mean to imply he shouldn't be penalized in this case.

Those two statements would seem to contradict each other. How can you believe that the government should not try to regulate speech, yet it should still be able to penalize someone for their speech?

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