Re:Alex Jones Ordered to Pay Sandy Hook Victims’ Families ov...
by commandlinefan on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @04:38PM
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Didn't they admit that this verdict wasn't based on any sort of actual damages incurred, but "enough to make sure that he, personally, can never recover"?
Re:Alex Jones Ordered to Pay Sandy Hook Victims’ Families ov...
by uptown on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @04:55PM
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"I think this is an odd view and one that doesn't generalize very well."
What part of my view is odd? I explicitly disassociated the financial penalty awarded from his actions.
I cannot imagine the loss these parents have experienced. It's certainly a deplorable thing to falsely accuse them of faking that loss. I would support making it illegal and punishable by criminal offense to harass, or encourage the harassment of, the bereaved.
That said, we don't live in a society that protects victims from the cruel speech of others. Except, as it turns out, if the perpetrators of that speech are ideological and political enemies of the government.