Alex Jones told to pay $965m damages to Sandy Hook victims' families

[Scott]

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $965m (£869m) in damages after falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.

The families of eight victims, and an FBI agent who responded to the attack, had sought at least $550m in the defamation trial in Connecticut.

They alleged the right-wing radio host's misinformation led to a decade's worth of harassment and death threats.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63237092

[pegman]

 I don't think taking every red cent this  vile creature has is good enough.  He has to go on criminal trial and do a lengthy stretch in prison to make up for his  despicable actions. 

[JohnOFphon]

Include a life sentence in a mental institution. Incommunicado with the outside world.

[Bkk Brian]

A deplorable who shows no remorse. Lets hope he's broke for the rest of his dark and obnoxious life.

[Chomper Higgot]

"I've already said I'm sorry hundreds of times, and I'm done saying I'm sorry," 

 

You’re not done yet Jones, hand over $965,000,000.

 

 

[Berkshire]

I understand Jones has managed to hide his millions.  It was such an obvious ploy to escape paying court judgements.  I hope the authorities can see through this and bleed this vile human being dry.

[Bluespunk]

From linked article. 
 

“Jones broadcast himself watching Wednesday's verdict and scoffing at the court proceedings. He also appealed to his followers to make urgent donations, and pledged that the money would not be used towards his legal costs. 

 

"The money does not go to these people," he said. "It goes to fight this fraud and it goes to stabilise the company." 

His lawyer Norm Pattis told reporters that they will appeal the decision. 

“Candidly, from start to finish, the fix was in in this case," he said outside the court. “

Now that all sounds so familiar…

[bendejo]

You can be sure there are some slimy characters out there watching all this, doing cost/benefit analysis.  With the cost reaching over $1 billion this sort of influencing does not come off as lucrative.

 

Give him Time Magazine's Most Odious Man of the Year award.  He should have everything of value he owns taken away and made a ward of the state, made to live in a public housing project* on a stipend, with strict policing on his spending, as in some areas of the US where people on public welfare have to deal with drop-in inspectors going through their closets etc.  "Oh ho, what's this, a new jacket?  How did you pay for it?" and so on. 

I don't think he has what it takes to go into exile, but I would suspect he has a honey pot somewhere.

 

 

*preferably one with a high crime rate

 

 

[Peterw42]

Proof that there is a god.

 

[Scott]

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