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Does anyone think this kind of action will backfire? Anyone who believes in this kind of conspiracy will just think government action gives validity to their cl

Does anyone think this kind of action will backfire? Anyone who believes in this kind of conspiracy will just think government action gives validity to their claims. And this isn't just an assumption. I know a few of these people in real life and that's how they think. Personally, I think it would be a better move to just ignore this completely.

danso 6y ago
Backfire to whom? This ruling is a result of a civil defamation suit.
- mStreamTeam 6y ago
  The Rich family. This kind of move might win them some money, but it will just fire up the conspiracy theorists who have been harassing them.
  - komali2 6y ago
    Oh, my other comment was on the wrong track. This idea smacks of "don't tattle on your abuser for fear of further abuse." If this riles up conspiracy theorists, Butowsky and friends should simply be made to pay for further shielding for Rich's family. It's not the Rich's fault this conspiracy theory spread like wildfire.
    - mStreamTeam 6y ago
      If you tattle on your abuser to someone who supports your abuser, youre just going to get abused more... If you're going to tattle, you have to be smart about how you go about it. For example, their lawyer could avoid unneeded attention by not pushing for motions that generate national news headlines and fire up the conspiracy theorists.
ceedan 6y ago
No
komali2 6y ago
It's immaterial whether it backfires against "the government," whatever that is. This is a civil suit: Arron Rich v Edward Butowsky and friends. The government really doesn't have a say in this matter beyond enforcing law.
save_ferris 6y ago
So you're essentially arguing that the legal system and individuals generally should behave in accordance with what conspiracy theorists believe? This makes no sense to me. It doesn't matter if conspiracy theorists get upset, many of them were convinced that there was a child sex dungeon in a pizza shop. If everybody started basing their actions on trying not to upset conspiracy theorists, society would completely stop functioning.
NoPicklez 6y ago
But if they did ignore it, then perhaps the government is ignoring it on purpose because it knows and is hiding something. You can't win with conspiracy theorists.
rsynnott 6y ago
It might not convince the conspiracy loons on this particular matter, but Fox might think twice before running with the next document provided by @DefinitelyTheFBIIPromise.

danso 6y ago

Backfire to whom? This ruling is a result of a civil defamation suit.

mStreamTeam 6y ago
The Rich family. This kind of move might win them some money, but it will just fire up the conspiracy theorists who have been harassing them.
- komali2 6y ago
  Oh, my other comment was on the wrong track. This idea smacks of "don't tattle on your abuser for fear of further abuse." If this riles up conspiracy theorists, Butowsky and friends should simply be made to pay for further shielding for Rich's family. It's not the Rich's fault this conspiracy theory spread like wildfire.
  - mStreamTeam 6y ago
    If you tattle on your abuser to someone who supports your abuser, youre just going to get abused more... If you're going to tattle, you have to be smart about how you go about it. For example, their lawyer could avoid unneeded attention by not pushing for motions that generate national news headlines and fire up the conspiracy theorists.

ceedan 6y ago

komali2 6y ago

It's immaterial whether it backfires against "the government," whatever that is. This is a civil suit: Arron Rich v Edward Butowsky and friends. The government really doesn't have a say in this matter beyond enforcing law.

save_ferris 6y ago

So you're essentially arguing that the legal system and individuals generally should behave in accordance with what conspiracy theorists believe? This makes no sense to me. It doesn't matter if conspiracy theorists get upset, many of them were convinced that there was a child sex dungeon in a pizza shop. If everybody started basing their actions on trying not to upset conspiracy theorists, society would completely stop functioning.

NoPicklez 6y ago

But if they did ignore it, then perhaps the government is ignoring it on purpose because it knows and is hiding something. You can't win with conspiracy theorists.

rsynnott 6y ago

It might not convince the conspiracy loons on this particular matter, but Fox might think twice before running with the next document provided by @DefinitelyTheFBIIPromise.