From your link- and here’s the fun part:
“Juries in both Texas and Connecticut will now decide how much Jones owes the families in damages, in addition to court costs.”
May his losses be enormous. Moo
From your link- and here’s the fun part:
Yes, and if the Lanzas had had more, they may have been able to arrange a private, secure location for their now-adult son. Or hire a lawyer able to establish guardianship.
Our courts need to responsibly acknowledge mental health problems:
St. Louis County police officer killed in South County; teen faces murder charge
This shooter suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car accident at age 14. He was in & out of mental health facilities for several years. His Dad filed for guardianship, which was denied.
Forster turned 18, checked himself out of Lindberg High School, stopped taking prescriptions & keeping appointments, and killed Blake Snyder.
Forster is still in prison:
Court rejects appeal from man who killed St. Louis County officer Blake Snyder
If his Dad had been named guardian, we probably would never have heard of Trenton Forster or Blake Snyder.
If either of the Lanzas had been named Adam's guardian -- we probably would never have heard of Sandy Hook, Connecticut or of Lanza.
I'm for protecting individual rights, certainly.
There must be a balance, however, with public safety.
Seems rather off-balance here, IMHO.
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But what if we simply don't have the treatment for these type of disorders? Just like there is no known lasting treatment for personality disorders at this time? I don't understand how mental health services could be successfully sued for not doing the 'correct intervention' when we don't know as of yet, what actually treats some of these diagnoses.Agree completely.
Is anyone filing suit against the mental health system that let the Lanza family -- and the residents of Sandy Hook -- down???
Hhhhmmm, no perceived deep pocket, so no lawsuit?
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Isn't that just compensatory damages? The punitive damages are decided today, right? Meanwhile, he went on his channel begging for money, claiming he's "bankrupt".@oneunderscore__
Alex Jones ordered to hand over $4,100,000 to Sandy Hook parents. Sandy Hook lawyers had been asking for $150 million. Jones' lawyers had been asking for $8 in compensation. Verdict signed by 10 members of the 12-member jury.
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Yes it is!Isn't that just compensatory damages? The punitive damages are decided today, right? Meanwhile, he went on his channel begging for money, claiming he's "bankrupt".
Jury awards $45.2 million in punitive damages in Alex Jones Sandy Hook trial
The conspiracy theorist must pay the damages to parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the 2012 school massacre, on top of $4.1 million in compensatory damages, for falsely claiming the shooting was a hoax.www.reuters.com
Watching that (the channel I was watching broke into the courtroom) was so hard, those poor parents were so emotional, rightly so. I hope the healing can begin.Alex Jones Must Pay $965 Million for His Sandy Hook Lies
Alex Jones must pay $965 million in damages to families and an FBI agent ravaged by the Infowars founder’s lie that the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax, a Connecticut jury found.www.bloomberg.com
Is it even possible to pay such a sum?Alex Jones Must Pay $965 Million for His Sandy Hook Lies
Alex Jones must pay $965 million in damages to families and an FBI agent ravaged by the Infowars founder’s lie that the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax, a Connecticut jury found.www.bloomberg.com