Alex Jones proposes $55 million legal debt settlement to Sandy Hook families
Alex Jones proposes $55 million legal debt settlement to Sandy Hook families
The conspiracy theorist has proposed paying the families of Sandy Hook victims a fraction of the nearly $1.5 billion which they were awarded in judgements against him.
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' latest bankruptcy plan would pay Sandy Hook families a minimum total of $55 million over 10 years, a fraction of the nearly $1.5 billion awarded to the relatives in lawsuits against Jones for calling the 2012 Newtown school shooting a hoax.
The families, meanwhile, have filed their own proposal seeking to liquidate nearly all of Jones' assets, including his media company Free Speech Systems, and give the proceeds to them and other creditors.
The dueling plans, filed late Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston, will be debated and challenged over the next two months, with hearings scheduled for February that will result in a final order saying how much Jones will have to pay out.
Sandy Hook Families' response:
Honestly, if they accept this I will be fucking amazed.
138Yeah, I get the impression that they are out to crush him, make an example of him.
90Very much so. Here are a couple of their responses after the verdict:
“I know that this is not the end of Alex Jones in my life. I know that his hate, lies and conspiracy theories will follow both me and my family through the rest of our days,” Erica Lafferty said. “But I am hopeful that it may save other families from high profile tragedies from the cycle of abuse and re-traumatization that we have all been put through.”
“The internet is not the wild, wild west, and that your actions have consequences,” William Sherlach, relative of a shooting victim said. “Going forward, because unfortunately, there will be other horrific events like this, people like Alex Jones will have to rethink what they say.”
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The families aren’t actually interested in any money. They went to crush Alex Jones, and they are never gonna settle for less.
119Good. They should push to make such a devastating example of this piece of shit that no one ever tries something similar again. Let him live the rest of his days in squalor. He has earned it.
62It's not about the money... It is about sending a message.
8Be sure to drink your Ovaltine.
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The families aren’t actually interested in any money
That can’t be entirely true. These families need to pay for security to protect them from the frothing hordes of Infowarriors who continue to harass them to this day. They probably also need PR support to protect their names from being defamed further.
Don’t get me wrong, I hope that they leave Jones penniless.
7They'd only get a $20 gift card to his merch store anyways.
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Didn't the judge rule that he can't use bankruptcy to get out of the debt awarded by the courts here? So what incentive do the families have to let him off the hook, exactly? He has to pay. This is just one more time where Alex Jones can fuck all the way off. That soulless piece of shit can pay up and die in poverty.
72His leverage is he can earn more money and thus pay them more money if left with his business intact. The question is whether the people need/want money more than justice. I couldn't blame them if they do, but I hope they hold his feet to the fire until he is nothing but ash.
24I believe at least 1 or 2 of them said specifically their goal was to take all his money to remove his ability to create further harmful content.
29Hot take: what Alex would do to earn more money to pay the families will cause more damage to the world than paying them nothing and forcibly sewing the gay frog’s mouth shut as payment
21Let me just slander you and your family some more and I'll pay what ever bill ya wanting.
12I think the point of the 1.5 billion was more about shutting him up forever. There's no way they want the money more than making sure he stops his program.
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The wrong people are destitute and homeless.
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If he can’t afford to pay, then maybe Alex should have kept his big mouth shut instead of lying about these families and their kids.
59He can afford to pay. He's living it up, spending to the tune of 100k per month, still spreading misinformation, still going on shows, still making money.
If any of us owed even a couple hundred bucks, they'd garnish our wages and put us out on the street. But rich people get to keep eating steak every night and living in luxury, while crying poor.
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There are a lot of pieces of shit out there. This guy is one of the kings of turds.
41Alex Jones can swallow an handful of rusty nails and broken glass
38I don't think he can afford rusty nails and broken glass at this point...
8Despite the judgement, this guy still lives a millionaire's lifestyle. Consequences are for poor people. Poverty is for poor, unconnected people. You'll see. The system is set up by and for people like Jones. He has hordes of people working out the loopholes and delays and deals that will let him wriggle out of actually just being fucked by the law.
10I can donate to the cause.
4Find some on the side of the road near a construction site, then.
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How can you negotiate with money that is not yours?????
29This piece of shit needs to live the rest of his life on minimum wage. I hope the victims never settle.
18Won't someone rid us of this meddlesome priest?
13Why is space Karen helping Alex?
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