Posted on 09/25/2024 5:57:26 AM PDT by RandFan
A Houston bankruptcy judge ruled on Tuesday that assets from the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s Infowars empire can be auctioned off to help pay families of the Sandy Hook mass shooting victims the defamation awards he owes them.
The auction, set for mid-November, will include Infowars’ website, social media accounts, broadcasting equipment, product trademarks and inventory owned by Free Speech Systems, Infowars’ parent company.
Mr. Jones’s fate as a broadcaster most likely depends on who buys his business. Though the Infowars name and assets are potentially of interest to a range of entities on the far right, under the terms of the sale anyone can bid.
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No, not everything he said was true.
But if you think saying those untruths was the real reason he was shut down, then you are just not paying attention.
Saying something that’s untrue doesn’t get you cancelled - if that were the case it would be voices n the Left who would be cancelled, not those on the Right.
What got Alex Jones cancelled was exposing deep state disinformation on a daily basis, not what he said about Sandy Hook.
“These are Nazis. They are using the power of the state to crush dissent under the pretense that his silly commentary actually hurt someone.
It didn’t, and certainly not to the extent of a billion dollars.”
Exactly. And those (supposedly) on our side that are A-OK with this judge’s ruling are dead wrong on this. And I posit that they are also not really “on our side”.... ie the right side against the Marxist left.
We live in a different world now where just words from certain influencers can rile up millions of unstable people all over the globe to track and target someone. There were 26 entire families impacted here by Jones’ lies told to his followers. During one of the most terrible events a family can experience.
For me, NO amount of money is enough to live as a ghost, lose all my friends and forever look over my shoulder for crazies. To forever wonder if my remaining family will also be killed one day because of some lies. If you really love your life and family, NO amount of money is enough so I fully understand asking for so much.
If this happened to me I would also sue who did it into the poor house for so much that they could also never live normally again nomatter what. Even with several billions to myself I wouldn’t be satisfied and still wish it never happened. The billions would be for vengeance and to stop the same from ever happening to others. Even if the SOB wins a billion in the lottery I want him to lose every single penny and NEVER live normally ever
“Alex Jones is scum yet you try to defend him?”
Funny, but.... I believe I’ve heard and seen the rabid left say the same about Trump, as they have used lawfare to go after him in the exact SAME WAY.
So, with you it’s....No 2nd Amendment for you. NEXT!
I think in most cases you’re correct though. But I will say, I would find it extremely difficult to convict anyone if the FBI was in on the case in any capacity. It’s some point an organization can be so corrupt that you simply cannot rely on it anymore.
Tucker and Elon will be next up after they steal it for Heelzup…
“What got Alex Jones cancelled was exposing deep state disinformation on a daily basis, not what he said about Sandy Hook.”
Right, as a threat to the Marxist agenda, Jones was “taken out” and the threat eliminated (they think). Just more lawfare aimed at their opposition, IOW.
No, it's not an "over reaction" if someone strikes me or my wife. This is why offensive criminals are getting bolder. They know that people with your passive attitude will do very little or nothing if they are slapped. So, they keep getting bolder and more offensive. That's why they like sneaking up on old people and bashing them in their heads in broad daylight. Beat them to a pulp or near death, and, if they survive the ordeal, they might think twice about "slapping" another individual.
Alex Jones knew no bounds. But, he does now. And, it appears the court went the extra mile to make sure he wouldn't defame any private citizens again.
DesertRhino wrote: “OK. Prove me wrong. Post a video of him definitively saying that it was a hoax and a false flag. Not that some people are saying that or having a guest on who believed that. It should be easy for you, there must be a video of him saying this was a fake event and never happened. Moron.”
Here’s his testimony in court where he admitted: “On Thursday, Jones admitted calling parents “crisis actors” on his show and saying the shooting was “phony as a three-dollar bill.””
But go ahead and keep defending the scumbag. BTW, I don’t watch vidoes, I don’t do video.
Great, The families will all get $1
He defamed them to make money. He didn’t believe what he was saying. He just said it to get a reaction.
I'm old, and the decline in our state of affairs has been so drastic, and conservatives' response so anemic, they're going to win. Ultimately.
When my generation, the Baby Boomers, have all passed, there will be no one who remembers what a free, law abiding and safe America was like.
There is nothing in there except a judge is for bidden him to testify honestly, and it most certainly does not have him saying what you said. There’s a prosecutor saying that an article in Rolling Stone said he said that. Again, if he actually set it on the air on his TV show, I would think there would be massive evidence. It would be incontrovertible… That video would be replayed constantly every time stories about him were featured.
I’m laughing at how hard you tried to find a video and couldn’t. There isn’t one lol.
I agree.
Well, according to Desert Rhino, Alex Jones never said any of this.
Secondly, it is a great leap to think that Alex Jones should be held accountable for the possibility that some of his listeners are crazy to the extent of wanting to harm these people, and might actually do it.
This is not a standard that has ever been applied to liberals stirring up "Black Lives Matter" or ANTIFA riots.
And the idea that "no amount of money" is adequate is just nonsense. There are no *REAL* damages to these people. None of them have been hurt or injured and the theory that they might be hurt, is not a rational basis for giving them a billion dollars.
Even with several billions to myself I wouldn’t be satisfied and still wish it never happened.
I would bet you would get 99% of the people in America to agree to "suffer" what those families went through for just a million dollars, let alone a billion.
Even if the SOB wins a billion in the lottery I want him to lose every single penny and NEVER live normally ever
I don't see this as rational or reasonable at all. I see it as excessively and ridiculously punishing people for a "thought crime" and not a real crime.
The whole Sandy Hook narrative remains fishy. It was an exercise to trigger gun control and assault weapons ban.
Actually the difference is that Trump is a “public figure” and there is an expectation that people will voice opinions about them.
The Parents and families at Sandy Hook were not.
I know people don’t like that view, but that is the basis for the law.
The judge had the ability to tone down the award. And the appeals could have toned down the award. They didn’t and they haven’t.
Jones put himself in this position. He could have settled this at the outset. I am guessing he thought he could use the notoriety for profit. He guessed unwisely.
DesertRhino wrote: “I’m laughing at how hard you tried to find a video and couldn’t. There isn’t one lol.”
As i said I don’t do videos. BTW, the article I posted includes statements by Jones about his statements. Multiple articles where Jones admits he called Sandy Hook a hoax.
“Actually the difference is that Trump is a “public figure” and there is an expectation that people will voice opinions about them.”
“Jones put himself in this position. He could have settled this at the outset. I am guessing he thought he could use the notoriety for profit. He guessed unwisely.”
I guess the question based on your comment would be... is Jones a “public figure”. He hasn’t run for public office that I know of. But he has given the rabid, radical left many headaches. I see this as just one more instance of the Marxist left eliminating their opposition by any means necessary, even if it’s just via lawfare. And I am 100% against it.
Your stance on this is duly noted.
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