Posted on 01/21/2019 6:50:59 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
FULL TITLE: Lawyer for Covington Catholic HS Families Threatens Lawsuits Against Media Unless They Retract False Stories
Thanks to the sloppy, one-sided reporting of the malicious, agenda-driven media, a group of Catholic high school teenagers and their families have become the subjects of threats and harassment from a hateful online outrage mob. Their only sins? Being white, Catholic, and supporters of the president.
The full story has emerged in the wake of the fake news blitzkrieg over the weekend, and the media outlets that spread defamatory smears against the kids are now being warned to correct and retract their stories or face a lawsuit. Contrary to the media's malicious narrative, the kids were not racist rednecks mobbing a Native American elder with hateful slurs. It was quite the opposite.
Los Angeles-based trial lawyer Robert Barnes offered to represent the Covington families for free should they decide to sue the New York Times.
Barnes told PJ Media that he was working with the families to sue the media outlets that defamed them.
He said that "anyone who doesn't correct and retract" their false smears would be subject to a lawsuit and that updated stories merely indicating "a more complex picture has emerged" would not necessarily be enough.
When asked if such stories would count as a retraction, he replied that it "depends."
According to his website, Barnes has a history of taking on causes of underdogs: "Fighting for individuals against unethical law firms, corrupt banks, and rogue government agents, Barnes continues the family tradition his great-grandfathers started centuries ago, fighting for the freedoms that founded America."
(Excerpt) Read more at pjmedia.com ...
Now here’s a thought that will guarantee me a good night’s sleep tonight.
Thank you, Mr. Lawyer, for having some integrity where there is a paucity of it.
The school defended the students. The Archdiocese was the one who threw them under the bus.
The family of the innocent boy falsely identified, and who then faced violent threats, should sue the papers for whipping up the false narrative irrespective of any apology or retraction; had the media not pushed the false narrative, this family would never have been doxxed, harassed, and also threatened, putting liability squarely on the media.
Sue this moron. Can’t even call him an idiot, that’s giving him too much credit. First, the kids’ dads should have a free-for-all with baseball bats on this pile of feces. Then he should be sued into oblivion and jailed, for defamation of character and threats of harm to the kids.
Sue, sue, sue. It is richly deserved and will serve as their college money.
What's this "unless" crap? The provocateurs need to be punished.
Statement on the actions of Covington Catholic High School students
The Diocese of Covington and Covington Catholic High School have issued the following statement:
“You’re probably right. I’m just glad that he posted something.”
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Something is better than nothing, I suppose. Unless he’s gotten up to speed it seems Drudge is clueless and has no links to this matter.
Anyway, I think DJT opening words were a bit too tentative:
“Looking like Nick Sandman & Covington Catholic students were treated unfairly”
I don’t expect Trump to invite any of the falsely accused kids to White House as Obama did with Islamic Clockboy, but I hope he’s not done speaking out against this shameful media mob display.
“What’s this “unless” crap? The provocateurs need to be punished.”
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Well, they’ll have to cough up either a public apology via a retraction or they’l have to cough up cash. But ones that called for physical violence should be criminally charged.
Don’t threaten, DO IT!
A waste of my two votes for sure.
And do not settle out of court.EVER
Mark Steyn on Tucker today said they should sue CBC.
same goes for ABC Australia, and others in the Australian media.
BBC too:
20 Jan: BBC: Video of US teenagers taunting Native American draws fire
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46935701
This image of the wood chipper is virtue signalling gone to its ultimate limit. When people start acting on it, we will have an out-of-control situation. We can’t let what Jack Morrissey posted slide by. There has to be consequences to set an example.
Kentucky has punitive damages.
This means a jury so inclined could award these kids bigly. Hundreds of millions. Heap big wampum.
The various celebs need to have their faces sued off as well.
Haggie Maybeman - Great name for this POS possible tranny (according to Harry Reid), hatemongering, fishmongering race-agitator and swamp land salesthing.
Re “Journalists and celebrities behind bars. Wow, what a zoo that would make”.
Two things:
1. Name it the CelebLibs and JackelJournalists Zoo.
2. You’re gonna need a much bigger ZOO!
#40. Re Sue eat popcorn. Same for Discovery, Trial, Appeal.
You left out Execution: Eat cotton candy!
That would be sweet!!!!
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