Judge rules Alex Jones can't use bankruptcy to avoid paying $1.1 billion to Sandy Hook families | CNN Business

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[–]Site_rly_sux 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You're already moving goalposts.

Alex Jones lied about them once per month for a decade, sent people to their memorials and homes, did all the things I mentioned.

On the other hand, Piers Morgan was in charge of NOTW when Millie Dowler's voicemail was hacked.

There's a pretty fucking big difference between listening to a dead girl's voicemail, and the sustained campaign of money-making harassment that Jones did.

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At what point would that justify a $1.1billion bullshit punitive fine? There is no basis for the value whatsoever. Needless to say, you are exaggerating about his 'harassment campaign', but even so, the man is being charged and fined for what is ultimately an opinion and the same freedom which all press have. To say this is criminal essentially says all press should be held accountable for their bullshit. But you already think MSM's shit doesn't stink as they've "never" said a bad work without a golden retraction. 🙄

[–]ActuallyNot[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

At what point would that justify a $1.1billion bullshit punitive fine?

It accumulated as he kept up the harassment of the grieving families, while his audience sent them death threats, and child pornography over the years. And then dragging out the court case with repeated failure to show our sending someone to depositions that couldn't answer questions.

And it accumulated as it was shown that he knew that he made more money with this story than others, even he showed no remorse for his impact on his victims, instead ranting against them and the court on his show.

Needless to say, you are exaggerating about his 'harassment campaign'

No. Several of the families sold their homes and moved to try to feel safe. Some of them multiple times. This is actual harassment.

the man is being charged and fined for what is ultimately an opinion and the same freedom which all press have.

No. He made knowingly false claims, with actual malice, causing actual fear and actual distress on people who had lost their child or family member. He did it often because his analysis showed that he made more money that way.

It's wasn't an opinion. It was a calculated lie.

To say this is criminal essentially says all press should be held accountable for their bullshit.

No one is saying the harassment campaign is criminal. This was a civil trial.

He did lie under oath which is perjury, but that hasn't been charged. And he did have personal medical records of some of his victims. Obtaining them certainly involved a crime, probably by him.

But the damages are due to his defamation.