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PatSeg

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25. Good point
Fri Feb 22, 2019, 01:18 PM
Feb 2019

You'd think suing the school for not properly supervising the teens on an out-of-state trip would be more logical, but suing anyone is pretty ludicrous, when the problem is how they raised their disrespectful, bigoted son.

I'm sure The Washington Post and Bill Maher appreciate the free publicity though.

Yes this is facist thinking and actions if they proceed. mountain grammy Feb 2019 #1
They do not have a case and they know it. This is just to generate publicity. Curious why they still_one Feb 2019 #2
Good point PatSeg Feb 2019 #25
Their school AND their local Bishop who jointly threatened expulsion... IllinoisBirdWatcher Feb 2019 #36
Ehhhhhhhh......I think they have a case theboss Feb 2019 #38
So you are saying they can prove actual "malice", because that is the criteria setup by the Supreme still_one Feb 2019 #43
He's not a public figure theboss Feb 2019 #45
fine. Can they prove the statements that were made knowing they were false or made with reckless still_one Feb 2019 #50
Kentucky Cowards Rover1 Feb 2019 #3
They encouraged it. n/t gldstwmn Feb 2019 #40
As Cody Johnston asked: Where are the parents? Saviolo Feb 2019 #4
Their parents would likely join them Wednesdays Feb 2019 #29
Right, but they also can be held accountable. Saviolo Feb 2019 #54
Hate profiteering C_U_L8R Feb 2019 #5
I hope that smirking little prick gets hit by a meteor. Aristus Feb 2019 #6
Two words Traildogbob Feb 2019 #15
I was thinking the exact same thing. Aristus Feb 2019 #22
This... Duppers Feb 2019 #55
👏🏽👏🏽 Traildogbob Feb 2019 #56
Yes, they should! Duppers Feb 2019 #57
I am a Catholic and I just want to smack him in the face to wipe off his smirk katmondoo Feb 2019 #7
I'm an ex-Catholic 47of74 Feb 2019 #11
Me too rurallib Feb 2019 #35
You want to smack a teenage kid in the face? Bonx Feb 2019 #41
Just think what's going to happen when he applies to college? kimbutgar Feb 2019 #8
He's got money and went to a fancy private high school. He'll get in to a good college. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #26
Liberty U. and Regents U. would grant him a full-ride scholarship Wednesdays Feb 2019 #30
If he had just shut up, it would have died a natural death in the 24 hour news cycle TexasBushwhacker Feb 2019 #33
For Newspapers to be sued for a story they have to show their was malicious intent, and the paper still_one Feb 2019 #46
That's not an element for a private citizen, only a public figure theboss Feb 2019 #48
Still they have to prove that the paper made statements knowing they were false, with reckless still_one Feb 2019 #51
I'm pretty sure they just reported the event TexasBushwhacker Feb 2019 #59
It will be interesting to see what the courts decide still_one Feb 2019 #62
Ok...how's this... dhill926 Feb 2019 #9
I second that motion. 47of74 Feb 2019 #28
They will lose as others before have and Maher will have a field day with their attempt as always Major Nikon Feb 2019 #10
The Trump strategy. Threaten litigation to everyone, to silence critics. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #12
It's more opportunistic than fascistic though that mindset does underlie school & lawyer outlook. nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2019 #13
This is all just a distraction ScratchCat Feb 2019 #14
This attorney Wood seems to be all over the map. Archae Feb 2019 #16
Lin Wood..... LovingA2andMI Feb 2019 #17
Yes, he protects the tender reputations of the well-to-do. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #24
Fucking snowflakes. Initech Feb 2019 #18
If Maher had a dollar for everyone of these "defamation" cases... LakeArenal Feb 2019 #19
Fuck Sandmann. This punk is not the only one with 1st Amendment rights. nt SunSeeker Feb 2019 #20
What the hell!!! PatSeg Feb 2019 #21
Done purely for headlines. One might suggest the Church might have bigger problems at home ... marble falls Feb 2019 #23
Thinking that someone like Pope Francis would support this would be a huge stretch Wednesdays Feb 2019 #32
I think Francis has real fires to put out right this minute at the Vatican. marble falls Feb 2019 #34
The parents checks must be good. Corgigal Feb 2019 #27
Assholes working hard to breed a new generation. Nick Sandmann: Squinch Feb 2019 #31
Sandmann is certainly a delicate snowflake. LanternWaste Feb 2019 #37
Would you enjoy being the overnight national focus of unsolicited rabid hatred? Bonx Feb 2019 #42
And even easier is rationalizing an implicit defense of dipwad on a message board LanternWaste Feb 2019 #44
'Self-righteousness' is not bandwagoning hatefulness towards unwitting teen. Bonx Feb 2019 #53
Or in the words of Arrested Development: Initech Feb 2019 #58
First the WaPo and now Maher? gldstwmn Feb 2019 #39
I hope the judges in thes cases make them pay legal costs pecosbob Feb 2019 #47
I think this settles quietly out of court theboss Feb 2019 #49
Many first ammendment attorneys do not think they have a case. One notable exception still_one Feb 2019 #52
This is crazy. The kid had a choice to stand there smirking or walk away. There is no accountability Pisces Feb 2019 #60
The Westboro Baptist Church business model works great. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2019 #61
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