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> If you actually cared one about about victims, you would not be putting on "it is just about fuzzy feelings" bullshit on. Ad hominem. Personally I think Alex
by kypro 6mo ago
> If you actually cared one about about victims, you would not be putting on "it is just about fuzzy feelings" bullshit on.
Ad hominem. Personally I think Alex Jones deserves far worse than this judgement.
> Also, this is the kind of case where USA allows Alex Jones kind of bad actors a lot more leeway then most of world countries.
Not an argument. I'm from the UK, I understand other countries police feelings more aggressively. That isn't justification.
My opinion on this is strictly in regards to what I feel is appropriate punishment from the government given what Jones did. I don't like the idea that you can be fined by the government for lying (even if those lies hurt peoples feelings). I could accept it if the fine was reasonable, but $1b isn't reasonable in my opinion.
We can disagree on these things without being mean to each other =) I appreciate your view. I guess I just disagree.
- linkregister 6mo agoThe government did not fine Mr. Jones or Infowars. The plaintiffs recovered damages from the defendants for the tort of libel. The foundation of society is trust. If people abuse trust by committing fraud or by wrongfully harming a person's reputation, the impacted party needs compensation. The plaintiffs incurred expenses from moving, loss of employment, and emotional distress from receiving death threats. It is practical to expect the responsible party to compensate the harmed person. It is true that the government enforces civil law.
- watwut 6mo agoThat is not what ad hominem is. I did addressed exactly what you wrote and how you wrote it. > Not an argument. It was an argument. You really framed your whole comment in American stereotypes, so it is entirely valid to address that.