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Was it? The constitution lays out slander and libel as types of speech that can be censored. The trashy Jones then knowingly and maliciously lied about people f
by sophacles 2y ago
Was it? The constitution lays out slander and libel as types of speech that can be censored. The trashy Jones then knowingly and maliciously lied about people for profit - aka libel and slander. Seems reasonable to take the money he made as well as punitive damages.
How is censorship?
- rs999gti 2y ago> How is censorship? How does he make future money, you know for living? The judgement basically means the courts get to garnish his wages until the judgement is paid. Jones is a goof to me and I like seeing him rant and rave and wear foil hats. But I don't think anyone should have their livelihood taken from them by censorship of the courts. EDIT: remember all judgments and penalties cut both ways. Today Jones tomorrow someone you follow in the media. Lower the judgement to 1M USD (EDIT: or something reasonable) and let's move on.
- egoisticalgoat 2y agoNot sure how it works in the US, but e.g. in germany only a certain portion of your wages go towards debts, they let you have a certain portion for yourself since you need it to live.
- sophacles 2y agoHis livelihood wasn't taken. His assets were taken because he did damages and has to pay for those damages. He can go get all sorts of jobs. Yeah his wages will be garnished, but that doesn't mean his whole paycheck - just the lesser of 25% of the paycheck or 30x minimum wage. He can make money and a living with that just fine. Same as I'd expect for anyone intentionally lying and hurting people for money - whether I "follow" them or not. Perhaps you should find some reputable sources for information, instead of relying on the proven liar to tell the truth about his situation?
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- tptacek 2y agoIt's OK to have an unpopular opinion here, but not OK to cast aspersions on people who object to that opinion.
- sophacles 2y agoInteresting position... You dont like cancel culture, but support Jones - a person who is literally being discussed for encouraging his followers to shut down the people saying their kids were killed. I mean the statements about crisis actors and whatnot were maliciously false, and pure slander. But to those who beleived them, Jones was advocating for them to be cancelled - that is they should be stopped from spreading lies and that they should be locked up and sent away. Odd juxtaposition.
- jazzyjackson 2y agoWell you see, he wasnt being serious when he was calling the parents of slain children crisis actors, he was just being entertaining.
- triceratops 2y ago> Today Jones tomorrow someone you follow in the media Anyone who knowingly spreads lies about a person and causes them harm should face legal consequences.
- result2vino 2y ago> Today Jones tomorrow someone you follow in the media. Christ. As a non-American, this comment says a lot about the hilariously broken state of your political landscape. “It could happen to one of your guys, and that somehow makes it bad!” Anyone that does what Alex did deserves his punishment, and I’d be against anyone that did what he did, even if I previously “followed” them.
- tptacek 2y agoThe constitution lays out slander and libel as types of speech that can be censored I don't think defamation law is unconstitutional, but, no it doesn't.