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Defamation is free speech now?

• d357r0y3r 2y ago
  It's not, as defamation should have legal consequences. A one billion dollar payout verdict is just orders of magnitude off in terms of proportionality. Unfortunately, Alex Jones the person and the nature of Sandy Hook means that most people won't be able to look at this situation with any sort of sanity. The verdict could have been 100 trillion and people would have said it was deserved.
  • Eisenstein 2y ago
    I'm not sure that is the argument that you think it is. If a jury awarded it after seeing all the evidence and the majority of people agree with it, wouldn't that indicate that it is fair? What criteria do you have that overrides the vast majority of people's sense of fairness?
    • AustinDev 2y ago
      A jury isn't involved in a default judgement afaik
      • Eisenstein 2y ago
        They come up with damages.
• hajile 2y ago
  No defamation was ever proven in court. It was a default judgement.
  • russdill 2y ago
    Allowing a default judgement in a civil case is equivalent to pleading guilty in a criminal case