Re:Alex Jones to pay $965M to Sandy Hook victims
by cogman10 on Wednesday October 12, 2022 @05:08PM
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Alex got financially destroyed because he blatantly and repeatedly failed to comply with court orders. Simple orders like "show us your financials".
He was defaulted because he and his lawyers chose not to participate in the civil legal process.
As for "wrong words" if you watched, it was not just a few "wrong words" it was YEARS of vilifying the sandyhook parents. It was hiring "reporters" to go harass them. It was sending someone on a mission to disrupt a fun run.
And further, because it brought in customers, he ignored anything that countered the narrative of "sandyhook was fake" Even as recently as last week he was calling sandyhook staged.
He then went on to lie, repeatedly, in court and deposition (which was shown multiple times).
But finally, free speech does not mean "I can say whatever I want whenever I want". Libel and slander have been a part of the civil code since literally the foundation of the country. Lie, knowingly, in a way that harms people, and you'll pay a price. It was WELL demonstrated that Jones and his crew knew they were lying but continued anyways.
He was defaulted because he and his lawyers chose not to participate in the civil legal process.
As for "wrong words" if you watched, it was not just a few "wrong words" it was YEARS of vilifying the sandyhook parents. It was hiring "reporters" to go harass them. It was sending someone on a mission to disrupt a fun run.
And further, because it brought in customers, he ignored anything that countered the narrative of "sandyhook was fake" Even as recently as last week he was calling sandyhook staged.
He then went on to lie, repeatedly, in court and deposition (which was shown multiple times).
But finally, free speech does not mean "I can say whatever I want whenever I want". Libel and slander have been a part of the civil code since literally the foundation of the country. Lie, knowingly, in a way that harms people, and you'll pay a price. It was WELL demonstrated that Jones and his crew knew they were lying but continued anyways.