Posted on 08/01/2020 11:23:22 AM PDT by therightliveswithus
Something rare just happened. A young person who doesn't follow the liberal orthodoxy defeated a major liberal news outlet. Two, in fact. How did these things happen following hours and hours of blistering news coverage? The case of Nicholas Sandmann and the resulting legal battle is one that scholars will be reading about and studying for decades. It might also be one that news organizations rue for even longer. I wrote about the topic on my legal blog and discussed some of the major cases of precedent prior to this one. While the government is restricted by law and precedent from most forms of libel protection, there are important elements for the common person. This goes double for individuals who are not in the public eye. Nicholas Sandmann was not a public official. He was not a public figure. The attention by the major media types attempted to make him into a national figure. However, he just wanted to go back to Covington high school and finish his studies. The media made this into a classic circus. This is troubling in many ways that I will discuss below. Even more important for Sandmann and for future aspirants in libel cases, there is a new precedent. One that will likely challenge the existing liberal media establishment.
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Sorry this boy, was just a boy, period. If you can't vote, you sign a contract (without the approval of a guardian) etc., your just a boy.
I understand the family wanting to settle and move on with life. But Wash comPost was the most vicious to the CovCath kids.
I was hoping the family would force a trial, get the guilty verdict and compensation.
The every other CovCath student at that rally would line up in court with their guilty verdict resulting in forcing Bezo to bankrupt the comPost.
But again, I understand.
Goliath is getting his @$$ kicked.
Gives us hope.
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