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"CIVIL-RIGHTS LAWYER NARRATOR: But punitive-damages awards aren’t dischargeable in bankruptcy. So Alex Jones will be paying off these debts from wage garnishmen

"CIVIL-RIGHTS LAWYER NARRATOR: But punitive-damages awards aren’t dischargeable in bankruptcy. So Alex Jones will be paying off these debts from wage garnishments, attachments, & sheriff’s sales of his stuff for the rest of his wretched, pathetic, worthless life." from: https://twitter.com/SubodhChandra/status/1580285453348921344 https://twitter.com/SubodhChandra/status/1580285453348921344

tptacek 4y ago
These aren't punitive damages, though the bankruptcy code cite there seems really to be about damages from any intentional tort. My understanding --- someone has been following this part of the case more closely than me and can correct --- is that the bankruptcy stuff isn't as much about shielding Jones or Free Speech Systems directly as it is about facilitating moving most/all of Jones and FSS's assets off their books.
donatj 4y ago
Honest question - could Jones sue Subodh Chandra for defamation given that his life was just valued at at least a billion dollars by a jury?
- Taniwha 4y ago
  Pretty sure it was the jury that decided that
- Hamuko 4y ago
  Pretty sure his life wasn't just valued at a billion dollars, but rather the amount of damage he has caused. But I'll be generous and give that lawsuit a 0.01% chance.
- advisedwang 4y ago
  Anyone can sue anyone. But he'd lose.
- tedunangst 4y ago
  Worthless life is clearly opinion.
- probably_wrong 4y ago
  Counterpoint: Alex Jones' life is now valued at minus a billion dollars. So "worthless" would be an inaccurate statement because it should actually be "less than worthless". But less tongue in cheek, I think Hamuko's comment has the right idea.
- bakugo 4y ago
  He could try, but he'd lose because he's on the wrong side of the political spectrum.
  - Kye 4y ago
    What side do you imagine he's on? I haven't seen a poll, but I haven't heard any of the same nonsense out of Republicans. Their main point of difference with Democrats on the issue seems to be how to respond to the real thing that everyone agrees happened.

tptacek 4y ago

These aren't punitive damages, though the bankruptcy code cite there seems really to be about damages from any intentional tort. My understanding --- someone has been following this part of the case more closely than me and can correct --- is that the bankruptcy stuff isn't as much about shielding Jones or Free Speech Systems directly as it is about facilitating moving most/all of Jones and FSS's assets off their books.

donatj 4y ago

Honest question - could Jones sue Subodh Chandra for defamation given that his life was just valued at at least a billion dollars by a jury?

Taniwha 4y ago
Pretty sure it was the jury that decided that
Hamuko 4y ago
Pretty sure his life wasn't just valued at a billion dollars, but rather the amount of damage he has caused. But I'll be generous and give that lawsuit a 0.01% chance.
advisedwang 4y ago
Anyone can sue anyone. But he'd lose.
tedunangst 4y ago
Worthless life is clearly opinion.
probably_wrong 4y ago
Counterpoint: Alex Jones' life is now valued at minus a billion dollars. So "worthless" would be an inaccurate statement because it should actually be "less than worthless". But less tongue in cheek, I think Hamuko's comment has the right idea.
bakugo 4y ago
He could try, but he'd lose because he's on the wrong side of the political spectrum.
- Kye 4y ago
  What side do you imagine he's on? I haven't seen a poll, but I haven't heard any of the same nonsense out of Republicans. Their main point of difference with Democrats on the issue seems to be how to respond to the real thing that everyone agrees happened.