Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones cannot use his personal bankruptcy to escape paying at least $1.1 billion in defamation damages stemming from his repeated lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school massacre, a U.S. bankruptcy judge ruled Thursday.
Look, I’ll believe it when money changes hands. The whole damn system is designed to protect rich assholes from having to follow law (or court judgements).
None of this, not the default judgements, not the enormous damages and restitution, and not the sharp words from the judges, is justice. He hasn’t lost yet. Until money changes hands, none of this is worth celebrating. It’s all theater.
He’s got a huge mansion in Florida. Just like lots of other wealthy scumbags who stole their money. They do that because in Florida, you can’t be forced out of your primary residence to pay legal obligations - like a $1.1B judgement for being a total scumbag.
Look, I’ll believe it when money changes hands. The whole damn system is designed to protect rich assholes from having to follow law (or court judgements).
None of this, not the default judgements, not the enormous damages and restitution, and not the sharp words from the judges, is justice. He hasn’t lost yet. Until money changes hands, none of this is worth celebrating. It’s all theater.
He’s got a huge mansion in Florida. Just like lots of other wealthy scumbags who stole their money. They do that because in Florida, you can’t be forced out of your primary residence to pay legal obligations - like a $1.1B judgement for being a total scumbag.