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Oklahoma Newspaper Must Pay $25 Million to Man They Smeared As Racist
Red State ^ | 7 February 2024 | Ben Kew

Posted on 02/07/2024 8:59:43 AM PST by Sam77

Oklahoma's largest newspaper must pay out a staggeringly large settlement to a sports broadcaster they wrongly identified as being a racist, it was announced on Tuesday.

The Oklahoman, the state's largest newspaper, was ordered by a jury to pay $25 million to Scott Sapulpa after they accused him of engaging in a racist tirade against high school basketball players. The incident in question took place in March 2021, when players from the Norman High School girls basketball team "took the knee" in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. As the protest took place, audiences were astonished to hear one of the live commentators launch into a rant filled with racial slurs directed at the kneeling players.

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: 1619project; anthem; blackkk; blackliesmanors; blackliesmatter; blacklivesmatter; blm; criticalracetheory; crt; lawsuit; media; normanhigh; oklahoma; scottsapulpa; sports; theoklahoman

1 posted on 02/07/2024 8:59:43 AM PST by Sam77
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To: Sam77

The NFL needs to be sued over their racist anthem crap.


2 posted on 02/07/2024 9:02:13 AM PST by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: blackdog

It probably won’t happen, but I really hope a white player takes a knee when that black song gets played.


3 posted on 02/07/2024 9:04:26 AM PST by ClearCase_guy
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To: Sam77

The Oklahoman is doomed..............


4 posted on 02/07/2024 9:05:29 AM PST by Osage Orange (I miss Rush)
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To: Sam77

“Staggeringly”

Kinda like $83M for denying an accusation from a loony bin slut?


5 posted on 02/07/2024 9:06:47 AM PST by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: blackdog

And so do other woke corporations.


6 posted on 02/07/2024 9:10:08 AM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: ClearCase_guy

So do I.


7 posted on 02/07/2024 9:10:23 AM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: No name given

If New York can rig their court system to favor their sicko leftists and perverted progressives, why can’t judiciaries in Red States fight back?


8 posted on 02/07/2024 9:20:49 AM PST by EliRoom8
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To: ClearCase_guy

for sure 👍💯


9 posted on 02/07/2024 9:28:59 AM PST by thesligoduffyflynns (WHEN 💎GOING THROUGH KEEP GOING💎 IF IT DOESNT KiILL YOU IT will MAKE YOU STRONGER💎)
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To: EliRoom8

Exactly!


10 posted on 02/07/2024 9:40:30 AM PST by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: Sam77; woodpusher
Oklahoma Newspaper Must Pay $25 Million to Man They Smeared As Racist

Another ridiculous ruling by our dysfunctional court system.

The Jury needs to go to jail.

11 posted on 02/07/2024 9:49:14 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Sam77

Newspaper says they will appeal.


12 posted on 02/07/2024 10:45:03 AM PST by plain talk
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To: Sam77

This is good news. Now, if we can just get some justice for Doug Adler.


13 posted on 02/07/2024 12:00:50 PM PST by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
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