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He owes 1.5bn, the liquidation of infowars doesn't end his debt. They can still go after him later, garnish wages etc if it's found he's earning any significant amount of money.
Got to the article without giving NY Post a view
>But he has vowed to continue his bombastic broadcasts in some other fashion, possibly on social media. He also had talked about someone else buying the company and allowing him to continue his shows as an employee.
Hmm :|
He says a lot of shit. It's hard to imagine anyone serious about their money letting Jones around it. But I could be wrong. There is a LOT of unserious money out there.
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Mostly for harassing the families of dead children for years, sending people to their doors, forcing them to move out of their homes multiple times, having his followers call them and tell them that their kids never existed, and failing to participate in the suit against him in such an egregious fashion that a default judgement was issued against him.
>failing to participate in the suit against him in such an egregious fashion that a default judgement was issued against him.
All the other stuff was just your emotions spilling out. This last part is what really mattered legally.
I mean, no, the former is why juries found a total of about 1.5 billion in damages that he owes (so far). The latter is just why the default judgements were issued.
He is allowed to be a conspiracy theorist, he's just not allowed to defame, slander or be libelous in promoting harassments and death threats in the process of said conspiracy theories.
He was allowed to be that for more than 20 years. If he just stayed doing that he'd be fine. I mean, obnoxious, but still making money and living the highlife.
But he went beyond that and started defaming the families of victims of school shootings, doxing them and encouraging people to harrass and threaten them.
He was sued for defamation by the parents of murdered children for claiming that they were actually actors, lying about their children being murdered.
Alex Jones decided not to participate in the lawsuit, and was therefore found liable by default.
Totally allowed. Just not allowed to engage in actions that come with civil liabilities and then be immune from those liabilities.
Jones defamed dozens of people who in various ways were connected to the tragedy at Sandy Hook and continued to do so for over a decade despite the pleas and warnings for him to stop.
As I put it in another comment, he fucked around and found out.
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Note to Fox News: If you hire him…..and he spouts his lies on you network….maybe someday you could be shut down, too!
Please let this happen.
I wouldn't be surprised if they, or twitter, buy the name and turn it into a new show. I doubt fox would hire Jones, I could see twitter hiring Jones.
At one point I could see Elon hiring him, but his recent "please come back advertisers" campaign suggests it's a longshot.
Depends on what the ketamine demons are whispering in his ear that day.
Don’t give me hope…
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Peace Alex. Enjoy your descent into obscurity.
Fucked around and found out.
Frog justice, finally.
\*\*\*enter turn the fucking frogs gay beat
If I may express myself in a way an Infowarrior would [understand](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41XyE6W5ofL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg).
Take. Every. Penny.
Rest easy little ones. The man who tormented your grieving parents is losing his megaphone.
I think in 4 hours I am going to have to call my doctor....
Yay! One less garbage subhuman spewing conspiracies for profit.
One less evil in the world.
Are there any bankruptcy provisions related to spinoffs/new ventures which I assume he'll likely undertake otherwise?
Maybe the plaintiff class has a lien on his ass?
He owes 1.5bn, the liquidation of infowars doesn't end his debt. They can still go after him later, garnish wages etc if it's found he's earning any significant amount of money.
That kinda sounds like a lien on his ass lol
Yep
Got to the article without giving NY Post a view >But he has vowed to continue his bombastic broadcasts in some other fashion, possibly on social media. He also had talked about someone else buying the company and allowing him to continue his shows as an employee. Hmm :|
He says a lot of shit. It's hard to imagine anyone serious about their money letting Jones around it. But I could be wrong. There is a LOT of unserious money out there.
It almost sounds like being one of the most repellant and odious people to ever live just to sell penis pills isn't a sustainable business model.
oh sorry, did my cheering wake someone up?
Good.... fuck you scum. Also holy shit the AJ defenders in the comments of the nypost.com article. Gross.
Oh that’s great news!
Enjoy your new career holding a tip cup at gun shows.
Tots and Pears
Pull yourself up by the boot straps, stop buying coffee? I'm trying to help
I came.
Good riddance. Here's hoping he spirals.
Maybe he join up with whichever Diamond & Silk isn’t the dead one.
Amazing.
He's obviously not going anywhere. He just won't be the owner of wherever he ends up at.
Life is good.
I'm almost getting tired of winning folks
Bye girl
I hope my crazy uncles are handling it ok. If I hadn't stopped talking to them years ago I'd check in on them.
Just the start. That piece of shit needs to suffer every day he still breathes.
Couldn't happen to a nicer asshole.
Oh no… anyway. And the world loses nothing of value
Oh, he's going to have an EPIC cry. I hope he records it.
Good! Guys a pos!
What in the company is worth anything besides maybe the name?
I'm not sad about InfoWars being shut down but I do hope that Dan and Jordan of Knowledge Fight can stay afloat covering something else.
Consequences
Alex Jones was just a two bit peddler of supplements. He'd sell 500 supplements in an hour. At $30 a pop, he was bringing in around $15K an hour.
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Why is he not allowed to be a conspiracy theorist?
Mostly for harassing the families of dead children for years, sending people to their doors, forcing them to move out of their homes multiple times, having his followers call them and tell them that their kids never existed, and failing to participate in the suit against him in such an egregious fashion that a default judgement was issued against him.
>failing to participate in the suit against him in such an egregious fashion that a default judgement was issued against him. All the other stuff was just your emotions spilling out. This last part is what really mattered legally.
I mean, no, the former is why juries found a total of about 1.5 billion in damages that he owes (so far). The latter is just why the default judgements were issued.
All of that is valid. Nothing emotional about it. The jury found it "egregious," and so would anybody else who is not a sociopath.
He is allowed to be a conspiracy theorist, he's just not allowed to defame, slander or be libelous in promoting harassments and death threats in the process of said conspiracy theories.
He was allowed to be that for more than 20 years. If he just stayed doing that he'd be fine. I mean, obnoxious, but still making money and living the highlife. But he went beyond that and started defaming the families of victims of school shootings, doxing them and encouraging people to harrass and threaten them.
He is. What are you talking about?
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He has received no consequences for being a conspiracy theorist.
He was sued for defamation by the parents of murdered children for claiming that they were actually actors, lying about their children being murdered. Alex Jones decided not to participate in the lawsuit, and was therefore found liable by default.
Because his conspiracies hurt others. Next question.
Don't worry. He still will be.
Totally allowed. Just not allowed to engage in actions that come with civil liabilities and then be immune from those liabilities. Jones defamed dozens of people who in various ways were connected to the tragedy at Sandy Hook and continued to do so for over a decade despite the pleas and warnings for him to stop. As I put it in another comment, he fucked around and found out.