Can someone please cliff note the Alex Jones case?
I understand that he said sandy hook was a hoax, and this allegedly caused the families pain and suffering. But how exactly did it cause those things? And I've heard stuff about his comments causing threats to the families?
What was the supposed money shot that was used to convict him?
There was no jury that decided his guilt. A judge did that. No trial, no evidence presented.
The jury in a separate trial decided only "damages," after the judge essentially disallowed Jones from saying anything in his defense, at the threat of imprisonment for a contempt of court charge.
The whole thing was a farce. Viva Frei and Robert Barnes have some good discussion of how it all played out.
The Alex Jones verdict was the starter pistol signaling all out assault on the first amendment.
Can someone please cliff note the Alex Jones case?
I understand that he said sandy hook was a hoax, and this allegedly caused the families pain and suffering. But how exactly did it cause those things? And I've heard stuff about his comments causing threats to the families?
What was the supposed money shot that was used to convict him?
There was no money shot. The judge claimed he didn't provide evidence he says he provided. The jury awarded a default judgement.
There was no jury that decided his guilt. A judge did that. No trial, no evidence presented.
The jury in a separate trial decided only "damages," after the judge essentially disallowed Jones from saying anything in his defense, at the threat of imprisonment for a contempt of court charge.
The whole thing was a farce. Viva Frei and Robert Barnes have some good discussion of how it all played out.
Yep. The more you look into it the more obvious it is that he got railroaded.
The GOOD news is that his appeal will be so, so easy due to the insanely high damages and there is a case to get that judge removed.
Will that actually happen? Depends on the blowback.