Re:Judge Refuses to Allow Sale of Infowars to The Onion
by akira2501 on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @02:29PM
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> are the ones who least understand it.
It's horrifying to me that when people don't like a defendant they're willing to justify almost any reduction of that person's rights in an effort to see them "punished."
> you can and should be punished.
This is a civil case. Why should he be "punished?" Shouldn't he just have to pay a settlement? Why is a billion dollars a reasonable penalty for his actions? Why must he necessarily sell his platform when the platform will make the most money staying in Jones' control? Why is it important to the victims in this case to ensure that a specific owner controls these assets?
> I’m reminded of the Twitter engineer who said
Okay, does that have any bearing on this particular case, or it's details?
It's horrifying to me that when people don't like a defendant they're willing to justify almost any reduction of that person's rights in an effort to see them "punished."
> you can and should be punished.
This is a civil case. Why should he be "punished?" Shouldn't he just have to pay a settlement? Why is a billion dollars a reasonable penalty for his actions? Why must he necessarily sell his platform when the platform will make the most money staying in Jones' control? Why is it important to the victims in this case to ensure that a specific owner controls these assets?
> I’m reminded of the Twitter engineer who said
Okay, does that have any bearing on this particular case, or it's details?