Posted on 12/27/2020 7:04:14 AM PST by marshmallow
(CN) — Defamation and harassment claims brought by students at Kentucky’s Covington Catholic High School against CNN, the Washington Post and NBC were dismissed by a federal judge Wednesday after he found that none of the twelve plaintiffs had been defamed or unlawfully threatened.
The suit stems from a confrontation at the Lincoln Memorial in January of 2019 during the annual March for Life, and followed on the heels of CNN’s settlement with fellow student Nicholas Sandmann.
Sandmann’s tense encounter with Native American activist Nathan Phillips at the march went viral, sparking widespread ire on social media from commenters who objected to the school group’s alleged chants of “Build the wall” and “It’s not rape if you enjoy it” — which the students say were fabricated — and to perceived disrespect of Phillips, a former Marine Corps reservist whom the complaint called a “phony war hero.”
Phillips had previously claimed to have been a “Vietnam-era” veteran, and all three outlets reported that he served in the war there.
The students, meanwhile, said that they started chanting school fight songs in response to taunts from a group of Black Hebrew Israelites — a religious group that believes African-Americans are descendants of the ancient Israelites, some of whom hold extreme anti-Semitic and Black supremacist views. Phillips faced down Sandmann while singing and playing a drum, Sandmann said, and made no effort to get around him.
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My first thought was, there aren’t enough supporters for a revolution. Then, I remembered that in the first revolution, only about 1/3 were pro-revolution. Another 1/3 sat on the fence and the remaining third supported Great Britain.
My ancestors were in the latter group, so they ended up in NS, eventually moving to ON. With the way that Kanadahar has turned, in hindsight, my ancestors should have supported that Washington fellow, rather than that Hanoverian George fellow.
This is separate from Sandman. And the judge ruled it right.
Lefty SJWs were trying to get their parents fired and otherwise attacked them.
We Are !!!!
And you can bet you shall see a lot of the elite vanish from their normal places to SHTF retreats as we get closer to the Steal date.
Xyz just going on holiday/planned housing maint. Shift/Government retreat etc etc
We scare then, they know we. Outnumber them and we are Patriots.
Sandman was the one singled out......he rightfully sued and won.
But Sandman was singled out for ridicule and harassment.
Well he got paid. The rest of them didn’t.
That was singing? Phillips was more like chanting.
Anyway, this is what appeals courts are for. To try to twist this into the Covington kids being the defendants is 180-degrees out of reality. Much like Delaiden who is getting raked by the courts for ratting on their precious innocent Planned Parenthood over admitting they sold baby parts.
Our laws are weak. Who makes them?
From whom?
I believe Nicholas settled for a lot of $$$ but the others were not sufficiently evidenced to get a settlement.
Well, I presume this does not affect any settlements he’s gotten so far?
The attorney picked the wrong judge to have the hearing.
Democrat Marxist judge.
that’s right, doesn’t affect any of the sandman judgements or settlements
The judiciary in this country is just as corrupt as the Congress. There is no where to turn for justice any longer.
“But the kid was defamed and ridiculed so I guess that was okay.”
Actually. . .
“But the WHITE kid was defamed and ridiculed so I guess that was okay.
Defamation laws in the United States are useless. Britain actually has some serious laws in effect which is probably why their newspapers are less sensationalist.
This article appear to be about 12 other students that were not the focus of the media. The kid that was ridiculed was far more successful in his suits.
I see an appeal being filed in 5..4..3..2.........
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