Alex Jones Ordered to Pay $473M More to Sandy Hook Families

Newsmax ^ | Thursday, 10 November 2022

[conservative98]

Infowars host Alex Jones and his company were ordered by a judge Thursday to pay an extra $473 million for promoting false conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook school massacre, bringing the total judgment against him in a lawsuit filed by the victims' families to $1.44 billion.

Connecticut Judge Barabara Bellis imposed the punitive damages on the Infowars host and Free Speech Systems.

[cgbg]

They won’t quit until every American sits down and shuts up.

[EEGator]

Ridiculous.

[joshua c]

let this be an example for you

stay in line

or this will happen to you

[noiseman]

Sure, why not. What’s another $473 million? How about infinite “damages?”

[Sacajaweau]

so much for freedom of speech....but the media can do it...and get a pat on the back, too.

[SauronOfMordor]

Eighth Amendment

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

[PGR88]

[fightin kentuckian]

Who in hell are these idiot judges.

[Sicon]

Awww, you’re so cute, thinking the leftists give a crap what the constitution says.

[fwdude]

This is nothing but political vindictiveness. Therefore, the entire case should be thrown out because it’s based on nothing but animus.

[EEGator]

Just as reasonable.

[kabar]

Alex, get the checkbook out. Take it out of petty cash.

[Lockbox]

No, this is the example of what we need to do to them when we are back in power.

[Round Earther]

It does not appear this was a criminal case, there were no fines, therefore this must be a civil case and the 8th Amendment does pertain to civil cases.

[Jan_Sobieski]

The punishment MUST fit the crime of wrongthink! I am starting to think Alex has been right ALL ALONG!

[I want the USA back]

Refresh my memory. Did jones rob a bank? Did he defraud widows of their life savings? Did he evade taxes?

He said something false. He lied.

The precedent has now been set. Your life savings can be redistributed for your words.

[SauronOfMordor]

A case can be made that punitive damages are effectively fines.

[thegagline]

Perhaps the plaintiffs will accept payment in the form of male vitality pills

[glorgau]

Why not order him to pay off the national debt? $31 trillion and change.