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In reply to the discussion: A jury finds Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay $45.2 million in punitive damages [View all]LudwigPastorius
(9,139 posts)65. Jones is benefitting from years of Texas businesses buying "tort reform" from their state Reps.
I'm hopeful that more and more Sandy Hook parents will sue him, making for a meaningful amount of economic damage.
I'm afraid that, ultimately, Jones is like one of those TV evangelists who lose their empires due to personal scandal, he'll be back spewing his insanity and rolling in money again soon enough because there's no end to the number of gullible fools out there.
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A jury finds Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must pay $45.2 million in punitive damages [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Aug 2022
OP
I hope that everyone who supported him is learning that there's a cost to
Baitball Blogger
Aug 2022
#5
Do you have a link explaining your claim that the award will be limited to $1.5 million? n/t
pnwmom
Aug 2022
#15
A middle finger to you Roger Stone and the lying a$$hole Alex Jones. Decent man what a LOL.
usaf-vet
Aug 2022
#42
I hope you're right about the limit. That way, there'll be enough ...
JustABozoOnThisBus
Aug 2022
#52
Of course they will. That one couple, and their lawyer, want the max.
JustABozoOnThisBus
Aug 2022
#62
the radio blowhards have been selling 'replacement theory' for years to push voter suppression legis
certainot
Aug 2022
#60
Maybe this will force some of the Jones copycat hate radio shock jocks to stop some of their lies.
Lonestarblue
Aug 2022
#11
Jones is benefitting from years of Texas businesses buying "tort reform" from their state Reps.
LudwigPastorius
Aug 2022
#65
now get the rest of the RW/libertarian/plutocrats/assholes who funded this bloated tick
erronis
Aug 2022
#29
I hope they get everything he owns, everything he ever COULD own, and put liens on any possible
COL Mustard
Aug 2022
#56
Alex Jones is a swollen, raging rhinoceros scrotum in a pair of Florsheim's.
LudwigPastorius
Aug 2022
#66