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"Barlow found Mitchell did have an existing reputation as a cheat and for suing people who alleged he was a cheat, and found that Mitchell had expressed joy whe

"Barlow found Mitchell did have an existing reputation as a cheat and for suing people who alleged he was a cheat, and found that Mitchell had expressed joy when he believed – incorrectly – on an earlier occasion that Apollo Legend may have died. But Barlow found Jobst had severely damaged Mitchell’s reputation and caused distress." Honestly, this judgment makes no sense to me. Mitchell was an absolute joke before Jobst's video and is still an absolute joke today. There is no way Jobst "further damaged" Mitchell's reputation.

alt227 2y ago
He was known as a dick and a cheat before, Jobst went a step too far and inferred that he was responsible for somebodies death. That is a lot worse reputation than a cheater at video games and a serial lier.
- schlauerfox 2y ago
  I met Billy Mitchell briefly in 2015 at the now defunct Museum of Pinball in Banning, CA. He was promoting the world record for most people playing pinball simultaneously we participated in. I asked him about his depiction in the documentary and he replied something like "it's all true" with a lot of smirk and theatrical swagger. I got the impression he was a ruthless self promoter in all things he does, with his sauce business and his public ego and all the theater around the videogame records and most of what he was doing was all kayfabe as a heel, to use a wrestling term. Later he handed off a high level game of Ms. Pacman he was playing to me in good fun. He really is very good at the games. (I didn't last long). People are complicated.
  - TehCorwiz 2y ago
    I'm half inclined to believe that all the controversy is part of the persona and the self-promotion. Andy Kaufman demonstrated it pretty well, the world love to hate a bully and they'll pay for the privilege.
  - arresin 2y ago
    I’m glad I scrolled to see this. Really appreciate the insight thanks.
Suppafly 2y ago
>There is no way Jobst "further damaged" Mitchell's reputation. There should be a legal class of people where it's acknowledged that nothing you say about them damages their reputation any worse than it already is.
- tveita 2y ago
  The US has the "libel-proof plaintiff". https://www.haynesboone.com/news/publications/the-libel-proof-plaintiff-doctrine https://www.haynesboone.com/news/publications/the-libel-proo...
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alt227 2y ago

He was known as a dick and a cheat before, Jobst went a step too far and inferred that he was responsible for somebodies death. That is a lot worse reputation than a cheater at video games and a serial lier.

schlauerfox 2y ago
I met Billy Mitchell briefly in 2015 at the now defunct Museum of Pinball in Banning, CA. He was promoting the world record for most people playing pinball simultaneously we participated in. I asked him about his depiction in the documentary and he replied something like "it's all true" with a lot of smirk and theatrical swagger. I got the impression he was a ruthless self promoter in all things he does, with his sauce business and his public ego and all the theater around the videogame records and most of what he was doing was all kayfabe as a heel, to use a wrestling term. Later he handed off a high level game of Ms. Pacman he was playing to me in good fun. He really is very good at the games. (I didn't last long). People are complicated.
- TehCorwiz 2y ago
  I'm half inclined to believe that all the controversy is part of the persona and the self-promotion. Andy Kaufman demonstrated it pretty well, the world love to hate a bully and they'll pay for the privilege.
- arresin 2y ago
  I’m glad I scrolled to see this. Really appreciate the insight thanks.

Suppafly 2y ago

>There is no way Jobst "further damaged" Mitchell's reputation. There should be a legal class of people where it's acknowledged that nothing you say about them damages their reputation any worse than it already is.

tveita 2y ago
The US has the "libel-proof plaintiff". https://www.haynesboone.com/news/publications/the-libel-proof-plaintiff-doctrine https://www.haynesboone.com/news/publications/the-libel-proo...

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