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Commentary: Why are you, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, defending Alex Jones?
This editorial is from Juanita Jean's son, Mark Bankston. Mark is one of the lawyers representing two sets of plaintiffs suing Alex Jones. https://www.mystatesman.com/news/opinion/commentary-why-are-you-sen-ted-cruz-defending-alex-jones/Rgdlpn3a4oxObMMCCb2XOK/
Dear U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz,
We ask that you reconsider your recent statements about InfoWars host Alex Jones. Over the past month, you have repeatedly defended Jones against Facebook’s decision to ban his account. Just a few days ago, you wrote yet another tweet defending InfoWars against what you called “tech censorship online.”
When it comes to Jones, we can only presume that you are speaking from ignorance and that you do not know the nature of the conduct you are now zealously defending, nor the harm that has befallen my clients and many others. This is not a question of free speech. This is not a question of disagreeing with a person’s political views. This is a question of just how much damage we’re prepared to let a madman inflict on the lives of innocent victims through malicious lies and willful harassment....
You’ll learn that InfoWars maliciously accused an innocent young man of being the Parkland High School shooter based on a tip from neo-Nazi trolls on a gutter website famous for child pornography and other illegal activity. After InfoWars spread his image to millions, and as Jones insisted Parkland was a “false flag,” conspiracy fanatics harassed this young man and threatened his life, alleging he was a “crisis actor.”
Nor does it stop with the cases we are handling here in Texas. Jones also faces lawsuits in Virginia, Connecticut and Ohio. An armed InfoWars follower opened fire inside Comet Pizza following Jones’ bizarre lies about a pedophile dungeon in the basement run by Washington, D.C., elites. Jones told his followers that “you have to go investigate it for yourself.” After Jones told his viewers that the Sutherland Springs church shooting was an operation ordered by the “deep state,” conspiracy fanatics yelled violent threats at the pastor.
We ask that you reconsider your recent statements about InfoWars host Alex Jones. Over the past month, you have repeatedly defended Jones against Facebook’s decision to ban his account. Just a few days ago, you wrote yet another tweet defending InfoWars against what you called “tech censorship online.”
When it comes to Jones, we can only presume that you are speaking from ignorance and that you do not know the nature of the conduct you are now zealously defending, nor the harm that has befallen my clients and many others. This is not a question of free speech. This is not a question of disagreeing with a person’s political views. This is a question of just how much damage we’re prepared to let a madman inflict on the lives of innocent victims through malicious lies and willful harassment....
You’ll learn that InfoWars maliciously accused an innocent young man of being the Parkland High School shooter based on a tip from neo-Nazi trolls on a gutter website famous for child pornography and other illegal activity. After InfoWars spread his image to millions, and as Jones insisted Parkland was a “false flag,” conspiracy fanatics harassed this young man and threatened his life, alleging he was a “crisis actor.”
Nor does it stop with the cases we are handling here in Texas. Jones also faces lawsuits in Virginia, Connecticut and Ohio. An armed InfoWars follower opened fire inside Comet Pizza following Jones’ bizarre lies about a pedophile dungeon in the basement run by Washington, D.C., elites. Jones told his followers that “you have to go investigate it for yourself.” After Jones told his viewers that the Sutherland Springs church shooting was an operation ordered by the “deep state,” conspiracy fanatics yelled violent threats at the pastor.
Mark is doing a great job in this case
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