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30. The Alex Jones trial has an awesome ripple effect

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Tue Oct 18, 2022, 05:57 PM

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NEW: George Floyd's Family Announces $250 Million Lawsuit Against Kanye West [View all] spanone Oct 2022 OP

Add Candace Owens as a co-defendant. no_hypocrisy Oct 2022 #1

Yes! Samrob Oct 2022 #53

"Kanye is garbage but so is this lawsuit." mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 #2

There's such a thing as defamation/libel/slander. We all saw the cop... brush Oct 2022 #7

You can't defame or slander the dead The Protagonist Oct 2022 #39

You can his family and young daughter. brush Oct 2022 #42

I guess I didn't hear the full quote The Protagonist Oct 2022 #44

You didn't hear it and you're commenting? brush Oct 2022 #45

I replied to comment #7 The Protagonist Oct 2022 #47

The family's lawyers seem to think so as they took the case. brush Oct 2022 #55

You can't defame a dead person. They no longer have a reputation. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2022 #46

You can his young daughter and family. brush Oct 2022 #48

Jones defamed the parents by accusing them of being crisis actors and faking their kids' deaths. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2022 #50

We'll see what happens. The family's lawyers feel they have a case. brush Oct 2022 #51

Either way. I'm all about him getting dragged. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2022 #52

"especially for such a publicly debated case"--no, fully litigated in MULTIPLE criminal trials hlthe2b Oct 2022 #57

How is it defaming the kids by saying their dad died from fentanyl? (As wrong as that is) Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2022 #60

You are confused about what was said (in multiple outings), what the family has said and the hlthe2b Oct 2022 #61

Words matter. These are words you wrote: Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2022 #62

And YOU CLAIMED they were trying to bring defamation against a dead man. NOT TRUE hlthe2b Oct 2022 #63

+1 happy feet Oct 2022 #64

Maybe follow how this sub-thread started and use more precise words. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2022 #65

Back at ya. As others here have told you. hlthe2b Oct 2022 #67

What "others"? Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2022 #69

Good, sue him into oblivion. blueinredohio Oct 2022 #15

The First Amendment leftieNanner Oct 2022 #20

Amen to this! ShazzieB Oct 2022 #23

Right. nycbos Oct 2022 #26

that was because the government couldn't block them moonshinegnomie Oct 2022 #38

To my understanding a parents of a servicemember killed in action... nycbos Oct 2022 #41

Snyder v. Phelps (2011) mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 #58

Try deramation of his daughter and family. brush Oct 2022 #43

Tell it to Alex Jones AntivaxHunters Oct 2022 #56

Good.. Hold that Psycho's Mouth Cha Oct 2022 #3

Then why is that killer cop in jail.. Cha Oct 2022 #4

Kanye, desperately striving to be relevant after Kim Kartrash humiliated him. Comfortably_Numb Oct 2022 #5

Yea, Traildogbob Oct 2022 #12

Where are the white women at? nycbos Oct 2022 #16

Classic!!! Traildogbob Oct 2022 #22

Good K&R n/t OneGrassRoot Oct 2022 #6

Good. These high-profile mfers need to realize they could face consequences Sky Jewels Oct 2022 #8

Unfortunately, even Alex Jones hasn't learned that lesson yet. calimary Oct 2022 #10

It's hammer time. BlueIdaho Oct 2022 #9

I don't know about the chances of this lawsuit going anywhere, but he has money because 70sEraVet Oct 2022 #11

K&R - good, they ought to go higher UTUSN Oct 2022 #13

No rest for West peppertree Oct 2022 #14

LIKE republianmushroom Oct 2022 #17

Kanye WILL LOSE, guaranteed Obvious85 Oct 2022 #18

Wouldn't it be sad if Ye went the way of Alex Jones Blue Owl Oct 2022 #19

Kanye will be forced to settle, a big amount, undisclosed TomDaisy Oct 2022 #21

The Floyd family should start a GoFundMe for legal costs. tanyev Oct 2022 #24

Good. nt SunSeeker Oct 2022 #25

Kanye is not defended on 1st amendment. It doesn't cover hate speech nor ignorance. Ford_Prefect Oct 2022 #27

Actually... CaptainTruth Oct 2022 #31

Thanks for making that distinction clear. Ford_Prefect Oct 2022 #34

You can't defame a dead person The Protagonist Oct 2022 #40

Whoever is filing the suit seems to think there is significant basis to file. Courts don't usually Ford_Prefect Oct 2022 #49

Clerks don't filter anything and most suits are filed electronically. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2022 #66

As you say, Nothing is on file ATM. The headline and the outlet it is from are both bogus. Ford_Prefect Oct 2022 #68

Did they file this too quickly Johonny Oct 2022 #28

Kanye is not even a musician at all GenXer47 Oct 2022 #29

The Alex Jones trial has an awesome ripple effect AwakeAtLast Oct 2022 #30

I sure hope so. spanone Oct 2022 #32

This was undoubtedly inspired by the Alex Jones judgement localroger Oct 2022 #33

KW needs a guardian assigned. He is really unhinged. ecstatic Oct 2022 #35

4 years ago I said Kanye is a Rat Fucker. Yep, still is. Baked Potato Oct 2022 #36

as much as i'd like to see this win, as others have pointed out, this suit goes nowhere Takket Oct 2022 #37

Kanye has that in his wallet right now JuJuChen Oct 2022 #54

Regarding the Alex Jones precedent forthemiddle Oct 2022 #59