Posted on 01/23/2019 9:58:02 AM PST by Based Newsman
Attorney Robert Barnes on Fox and Friends this morning.
"Were Giving Major Media, Celebrities 48 Hours to Apologize to Covington Kids or Face Lawsuit"
BARNES: Because these are all private citizens and many of them minors and kids the law is that saying anything about them is libel. And you dont have a defense of actual malice all you have to prove is negligence. So a lot of these journalists who have been saying false statements about these kids, false statements about the kids at the Lincoln Memorial, false statements about various photographs that are related to the school, slurring and libeling the entire school and all the alumnae of the school and all you have to prove is that they were negligent in doing so. At this standpoint at this point in time it is clear that anyone who continues to libel about these kids has done so illegally and can be sued for it.
FOX and Friends: Why do you want to do this? Why do you want to help the families?
BARNES: Well the nature of libel lawsuits is that they generally are very hard to bring. They cost between a quarter of a million and a million dollars to bring. Thats how much powerful people will use for their legal fees to defend such suits. So I wanted to equalize the playing field. These are people who couldnt afford to bring this claim on their own behalf. Thats why I offered my services for free because somebody needed to stop this from occurring to other kids across the country Everybody is now
FOX and Friends: I understand you want to give 48 hours notice. Thats your plan.
BARNES: Everybody is now on 48 hours notice. So by Friday everybody needs to retract and correct any false statements they have issued about these kids. That means any major member of the media. That means any celebrity. That means anybody with a substantial social media platform. If you have said anything false about these kids. They are willing to to offer you a 48 hour time period, a period of grace, consistent with their Christian faith, for you to through confessions get redemption to retract and apologize. If you do not in the next week you may be a defendant in a lawsuit.
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Delete does not equal Retract!
I have no doubt he is “smarter” with respect to the formal practice of law than myself and most on this site.
That would not make him categorically “smarter” than all, or even any, of us outside of the specific practice of law.
Personally, I said the day Donald Trump announced that he would decisively win, as long as he stayed the course, and as long as the treacherous RINOpublicans did not enable unprecedented voter fraud by the DemoKKKrats.
I did not win any financial bet because I am an ordained minister who chooses not to gamble.
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My husband said same thing as you when trump announced his candidacy. I thought he was crazy.
The betting odds were 4 to 1.
Popcorn days are here again!
As the attorney pointed out, it’s the Christian way to allow one who’s offended you to apologize before pursuing legal action, so he’s given them 48 hours to make their apologies. It’s also taking the high ground.
There will be those who will not comply.
BTTT for the Covington kids.
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I saw this guy on tv last night. He is serious. GOOD!
Related:
” Heads Should Roll at National Review”
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3722448/posts
Sue them all for millions in punitive damages.
These students were minors and they perpetrated child abuse!
I hope so...
Feelgood story of the day. Barnes is legit.
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