Penalty
Alex Jones is trying to get out of paying.
Companies owned by US radio host Alex Jones, including his right-wing website InfoWars, have filed for bankruptcy.
The move comes as he fights defamation suits brought by families of those killed in a 2012 school shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school.
Mr Jones, who falsely claimed the shooting was a hoax, has been ordered to pay damages in the lawsuits.
So he’s declaring bankruptcy instead.
In the US, declaring bankruptcy provides a route for companies to remain in operation and negotiate their debts, with settlements overseen by the court. It puts a hold on other litigation.
Troubles for the radio host and conspiracy theorist stem from his false claims about the 2012 shooting in Connecticut, one of the worst school shootings in US history.
He repeatedly claimed the massacre, in which twenty children and six adults were killed. was a ploy to push gun control, staged by actors and the mainstream media.
Which is a remarkably disgusting thing to do. He had zero reason to think that was true, and saying it was obviously sadistic toward the survivors.
In three separate lawsuits, families of those killed at Sandy Hook have said his lies enriched his business, including InfoWars, while leading to their harassment by his followers.
He should get a job digging out septic tanks.
You are much too kind.
Taking a cue from the Chorch.
Not just the church. Large corporations have been doing it for a long time. Win a lawsuit against a corporation? Good luck collecting. They often put the money/stocks/assets in the name of a wife or a child, neither one party to the lawsuit, and then declare bankruptcy while getting to keep their money. And yeah, payments rarely occur, and if they do, they don’t last long. The government is lousy at enforcing laws against rich people, no matter which party is in power.
It’s really difficult to think of a more foul character archetype than a man who belittles and mocks grieving parents.
Also, too: that scene from the American “Office” in which Michael declares bankruptcy is one of the funniest ever! Steve Carell really squeezed every ounce of laughter out of that one.