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Alex Jones ordered to pay $4.1 million to Sandy Hook parents in defamation case
Washingtonexaminer. ^

Posted on 08/04/2022 2:44:28 PM PDT by navysealdad

A jury in Austin ordered Alex Jones to pay $4.1 million to the parents who lost children in the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School who sued the InfoWars host for defamation.

Jones was sued by the parents after the radio host and conspiracy theorist said the Sandy Hook massacre, the deadliest mass shooting at a U.S. elementary school, was “completely fake” and a “giant hoax” during a 2017 radio show. Opening statements and testimony for the trial began last week, and the jury broke for deliberations on Wednesday.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alexjones; infowars; sandyhook
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1 posted on 08/04/2022 2:44:28 PM PDT by navysealdad
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To: navysealdad

Ouch and damn.


2 posted on 08/04/2022 2:45:53 PM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave)
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To: navysealdad

Bear in mind that these are compensatory damages. There will be another hearing to establish punitive damages.


3 posted on 08/04/2022 2:47:48 PM PDT by Coronal
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To: Coronal

Yes, this is just the beginning. What a lout.


4 posted on 08/04/2022 2:48:32 PM PDT by babble-on
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To: navysealdad

Looks like he’s getting off easy.


5 posted on 08/04/2022 2:48:41 PM PDT by Lower Deck
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To: navysealdad

I didn’t follow this case, and I have no idea what Alex Jones said because I don’t listen to his show.

Did he slander or defame someone?


6 posted on 08/04/2022 2:52:30 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: navysealdad

In spite of Mr Jones aleging a real event was a scam or a hoax, and in spite of deaths that occurreed in the event, since when do mere feelings about those things constitute “defeamation”.

I’ll put it this way. If ABC/CBS/CNBC/CNN/MSNBC/NBC/NPR first reported, from some anonymous sources, that the Sandy Hook event was a hoax or scam (no matter if they later retracted that reporting), would we now be seeing a defamation suit against ABC/CBS/CNBC/CNN/MSNBC/NBC/NPR? I don’t think so.


7 posted on 08/04/2022 2:52:55 PM PDT by Wuli
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HAHAHHAHA. Far short of the 150 million they were asking. Good luck next time.


8 posted on 08/04/2022 2:52:55 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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Don’t be so quick to laugh. This was the compensatory damages phase of the case. There will be another hearing to establish punitive damages.


9 posted on 08/04/2022 2:57:16 PM PDT by Coronal
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To: navysealdad

Because he voiced his personal opinion? This country sure as hell isn’t free anymore.


10 posted on 08/04/2022 2:57:30 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne )
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To: navysealdad

Maybe he can build solar panels


11 posted on 08/04/2022 2:57:56 PM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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To: V_TWIN

Bear in mind that this sets president for law suits against the provocateurs on the left. Sometimes these victories get pyric. It will be hard for this or the coming punitive damages to stand well on appeal.


12 posted on 08/04/2022 2:59:45 PM PDT by Steamburg (Other people's money is the only language a politician respects; starve the bastards)
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To: Coronal

How likely is that number to be larger?


13 posted on 08/04/2022 3:01:57 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: Lower Deck

Bear in mind that these are compensatory damages. There will be another verdict to establish punitive damages.


14 posted on 08/04/2022 3:02:45 PM PDT by Coronal
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To: ought-six

He said it was a hoax and all the parents were actors.


15 posted on 08/04/2022 3:03:22 PM PDT by Truthsearcher
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To: Coronal
Bear in mind that these are compensatory damages. There will be another hearing to establish punitive damages.

And this is just one trial for (I think) one set of parents. There are another two trials coming soon, one of which he's already been found at-fault in. Could be hundreds of millions in liabilities.

16 posted on 08/04/2022 3:04:19 PM PDT by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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To: proust

If they’re going to award punitive damages, it’ll be substantially higher. I would guess at least mid double digit millions.


17 posted on 08/04/2022 3:04:30 PM PDT by Coronal
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To: Steamburg
Bear in mind that this sets president for law suits against the provocateurs on the left

You're funny.

18 posted on 08/04/2022 3:05:09 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ought-six

He didn’t actually name any of the parents though which makes this case interesting.


19 posted on 08/04/2022 3:05:22 PM PDT by miliantnutcase
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To: Coronal

Punitive damages are by their very nature and intent excessive, they should not exist in this country. There should only be monetary damages.


20 posted on 08/04/2022 3:09:05 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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