Sandy Hook Family Seeks $150M In Damages From Alex Jones | The Katie Phang Show

The parents of a child killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting say conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay $150 million for the lies he spread about that shooting. The New York Times’ Elizabeth Williamson has been in the courtroom and joins Katie Phang with the latest.

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[bluestripetiger]

Absolutely no sympathy for this man. Imagine having lost your kid to gun violence. The grave is still fresh and this jerk is accusing you and your family of being "crisis actors", saying that the graves of the kids need to be exhumed and the corpses displayed in order to be credible, and letting his audience loose on the families--being stalked, receiving threatening phone calls in the middle of the night, etc. Screw him, i hope he gets permanently bankrupted by the damages he will have to pay between all three of his defamation cases.

[johnedwardjones]

Alex has caused lot's of damage over decades. Hope he is ordered to pay the FULL $150M..

[kimburnham]

150 million is not enough for the damage he has done. My heart breaks for the families of Sandy Hook.

[reading]

When you cause harm to people, especially innocent people, you need to pay.

[clstantonable]

The speech is free, the lies you have to pay for. Please throw the entire book at this disgusting example of a human being.

[Arational]

Jones is despicable.
Make him broke.

[ronque]

For those who refuse to read the First Amendment or are just too stupid to understand what it means, it protects speech from GOVERNMENT infringement, not private parties. Mr. Jones is going to have to pay dearly for his hurtful crusade of lies against these families and I hope he does not get an ounce of peace for the rest of his life for the harm he’s caused them.

[patcurrant]

Well, he finally did something right. He taped his mouth shut. That's how it should stay.

[jwhite]

Gee, what a shame. Poor Alex Jones may actually have to pay for his despicable acts. LMMFAO!! Fool Please! Take his sorry butt to the cleaners for all he's worth. For the years of suffering Jones has caused. Break him professionally and personally. Make it absolutely terrifying for any shock jock to ever try this nonsense again.

[Opinionsrnotfacts]

As long as $150m is enough to bankrupt Jones and get him off the air - I'm all in and support the damage claim.

[nicholasfarrell]

Jones has also flip-flopped on whether or not he's "playing a character", depending on if he's talking to his brain-dead audience or divorce court. Take him for a ride, and leave him with *nothing*

[LuisTL]

How cold-hearted can a person be? Unbelievable.

[Chapps]

"Speech is free, but lies you have to pay for"
Nailed it!!!

[devonlindsay]

How often do we actually see evil incarnate? Thing is, it's becoming normal to see them because there are so many of them. Chilling.

[computernerdtechman]

I hope they take Alex Jones AND Infowars for every dollar they have. I hope the jury awards the families MORE than $150 million compensatory damages and the maximum possible in punitive damages as well.
They need to send a CLEAR message to these conspiracy spreaders that YOU WILL PAY for your lies.
And make sure he doesn't weasel out of it by filing for bankruptcy.

[henryivr]

Freedom of expression comes with responsibility. And those who disregard this responsibility should bear the consequences. His freedom of expression has grossly violated the dignity of people who have lost loved ones, what a bad "person"

[jeffjr]

He already lost, the magistrate handed him a default, he is ignorant to how civil trials work, and he made a fortune off of that lie, he should lose it as a

[brianmccollaum]

The most important irony: Jones continually rails against the State and is now desperate for the courts of the State to keep him from suffering consequences for lying about dead children. I hope that the parents get every single penny they're seeking.

[bradleybrown]

"speech is free. The lies you have to pay for"
great line.

[niclewis]

Funny how Jones won't put his money where his mouth is. Speech is free, Lies you have to pay for.