Far-right talk show host Alex Jones should pay eight families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims and one first responder nearly $1 billion in compensatory damages, a Connecticut jury decided. CNN’s Brynn Gingras describes what it was like inside the courtroom as the verdict was read. #CNN #News
Jury awards nearly $1 billion to Sandy Hook families in Alex Jones case
Dude just learned that “Freedom of Speech” is not “Freedom from Consequences.” And he deserves the worst consequences possible.
Agreed! Freedom of speech does not mean freedom to lie and defame.
Still we can see on Youtube that Robbie Parker appeared for interview with big smile and said “Let’s start!”. He had a deep breath and changed his mood to the father of killed daughter. It was amazing! He should have gotten Oscar!
I’m not a follower of Jesus but they crucified him for spreading “false claims”. It’s crazy how we’re still being punished for our words and our beliefs.
The point is not how much the families will receive, but how much Alex Jones must pay for the evil he has done.
@All Things Paranormal No, he was speaking from a place of evil. And his vile listeners who also harassed these poor parents are evil as well.
@James Guy Photography agreed.
@Extreme Responsibility accountability? Did u hear the lawyer at the end he’s not paying anything
@Ruthless Goat the consequence will be that the community will know what kind of person you are and isolate and ignore you substantially losing your credibility.
The facial expression of Alex Jones when he realized his lies cost him $1 billion = priceless.
Those families are going to see nowhere near that money. I’d be surprised if they even see 1% of that money
He ran a million different amounts he could actually handle through his mind. This was a chainsaw to the kneecaps.
Didn’t Dominion sue Fox, Sidney Powell, and Giuliani for a billion too? Hopefully the results will be the same there too
@Alyson onOahu there isn’t
It’s about time some of these disgusting individuals be held accountable. Wish he could get some jail time as well.
I love it, accountability.
Only a horrible human being would Intentionally hurt parents who lost their children to a violent act.
Justice!
Like Qanon right ?
If Charles Manson had a show like InfoWars, half the country would be gone.
Put him in jail until he pays, see how fast that money shows up.
We don’t have debtors prisons. You, obviously, didn’t get the memo
A good idea
@700composer who will
I don’t want Alex Jones to be able to afford to buy a used piece of dental floss. He has money. It’s all hidden. He’s a monster.
No amount of dollars will bring to Jones the pain he has brought to those families.
Those parents are as happy as clams. They are getting so much free money that they forgot the reason.
But a billion dollar in penalty will do in a pinch.
They should just immediately seize his bank accounts. Whatever he has, take it. His money, his homes, his cars, all of it. Let him live in a box.
When you have a great reach, you have a greater responsibility for truth. Let this be the start of holding accountable those who knowingly spread such lies.
He was seeking the truth and stopped when he realized it
I love it, accountability.
Only a horrible human being would Intentionally hurt parents who lost their children to a violent act.
Justice!
It’s only accountability if it ever plays out to completion. Which it likely won’t.
@TheRubberStudiosASMR And Manson was never proven to have killed anybody.
@TheRubberStudiosASMR Hitler didn’t go personally for each Jew the nazis slaughtered either, but he was their leader. The same applies to Alex Jones.
Even if it’s just symbolic, it’s a huge win. These poor families, I can’t imagine the utter hell they’ve been through.
Splitting $1B must be so hard and unbearable..
@Aisha bint Abu Bakr you don’t have kids do you?
Early merry Christmas to Alex Jones.
No one has ever deserved it more.
The Decade anniversary of Sandy Hook will be THIS year, December 14th, and it shakes me to my core 😢 😭 💔. I am happy that this ruling happened, but My heart still breaks for the families.
Now if only accountability went to politicians.
It shows the utter disgust and contempt Alex Jones is held in by ordinary people and I hope the families get whatever he has
I stand ovation to applaud the work of jury. Justice has been served. This kind of behavior must be punished – Otherwise, our children will grow up – living in friction. No right no wrong
If u cant decide right from wrong, i feel sorry for you and your children. There will always be liars and people saying hurtful things. Shame on you if you cant decide what to believe, whats right and wrong, and if you let words get to you and hurt you.
@M ACJ Oh knock off the phony ‘I feel sorry for you’ shtick. If the words didn’t lead to more, then it wouldn’t be an issue. But going by what you are trying to insinuate is your view, then libel and slander shouldn’t be an issue. Let people say anything they want with no repurcussions because hey… they’re just words, right?
@Dennis The money is secondary. The important thing for everyone here is the precedent. Bet it would make other right-wing personalities think twice and get good legal advice before they wanna spread their bullsh!t.
@Rahim Majid this👆
I followed some of the trial – and the comments about the families by the Jones supporters were so obscene that the channel decided to turn off all comments for the duration. What’s wrong with these people? They seem to have lost all contact with reality and with normal human decency. At least Jones has had his wings clipped, but he is tapping into something very unsettling and dangerous.
Some of the comments under other news outlets videos were shocking. Awful.
A decade of this , bless these families both an inspiration and leaders for us all
This is an amazing life-changing victory for the families, a massive win against these cruel & sadistic conspiracy theorists. No amount of money can ever replace their precious children, however. Any loving parent would give it all away to have their child back.
Its a disgrace that these bereft families even had to sit in a court and recount their experiences all over again. Hopefully they can have some peace now.