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Aug 6, 2022 2:37 AM
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BeerFueledAdventurer
#1 Wiegraf never said that. #2 Fines are better than jailtime for certain crimes. #3 I'm glad there's finally consequences for lies re:Jones
amb1021
This is nihilistic nonsense. In "reality" all of the Sandy Hook lawsuits are likely to bankrupt him for real. Stop shitting on our joy.
Kahoko
That’s why fines should scale up/down with personal wealth.
Elsoyyo
Civil suit, not a criminal case... different.
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
DaisyfromDownunder
Jones is as low a class of reprobate as it gets. A few more fines like that and he will be poor again.
qtRaven
RandomBSpost
He's got like 5 more trials. They'll add up quick! But, AJ plans to appeal, & delay payment as long as he can, & hide assets, too.
DuxNautarum
Wiegraf was an excellent antihero.
YuiSendou
Punitive damages scale based off your net worth.
5knotcans
This is not fine.
ArchMagos
That was never said in the Final Fantasy Tactics games. That said, it is very on-theme for them.
MSL2321
Always upvote FFT!
Sayagain
Teleporting gun wielding mana shielded samurai woot woot!!!
FinalFantasyTactics
Omg. My game on the front page. It’s going to be a great day.
daojones75
OUR game, comrade!
Aeolys
Good ol' Final Fantasy Tactics.
fpsnoob
Unless that fine is proportional based on your wealth/income. And I don't think $50+ million is an insignificant amount for him.
sleepinggreenidea
Google puts his/his company's net worth at around $270m. $50m is indeed not at all insignificant, assuming it isn't appealed down.
EndofDaisies
It’s limited to much less than that by Texas law already.
Ilikestealingdadjokes
He wasnt charged, he was served/sued for financial compensation. Now that that's over he should be charged for lies under oath.
Sechran
Fun Fact - Aggravated Perjury in Texas is a felony with punishments of up to ten years in prison.
Taalii
But what is the minimum.
MaxieMooo
Whats the minimum for a rich white man
SwaghettiYologneseWithMemeballs
MR ELECTRIC SUE THIS CORPORATE SCUM AND HAVE HIS ASSETS LIQUIDATED IN FRONT OF HIS SHAREHOLDERS!!!
sjbrooksy7447
Is it a slap on the wrist? I have no idea how much he might be worth.
sleepinggreenidea
Google puts it around $270m. So it's about 1/5th his net worth. It's not a slap on the wrist.
HeresYourSauce
His personal net worth is only $40 million but I don't know how the companies are set up, if can draw the money from there.
Cilvaa
Fines are just fees to rich people.
Bugaloon
Unless the fine is proportional to wealth. Speed on minimum wage? $X00 fine. Speed as a billionare? $X00,000,000 fine.
reallybigpianist
You could look at it that way, or victims of this man’s terrible behaviour can now move on with their lives!
PerpetuityPhoto
Civil trials don't involve Crimes, they involve Damages. Don't be a dingus.
JensenAngska
i think in sweden you pay fines by how much you earn, the more money you make the higher is the fine
Fishkeeper
I know a couple of places do that with speeding tickets. Excellent idea- should be "ouch, I won't speed" for everyone.
Fishkeeper
And we don't want it to ever be "wow, guess I can't afford food this week", that's no good.
GoddessPurpleFrost
The guy made 300M a year on their suffering and its been how many years? 50M is merely 1/6th of what he made in ONE year off this shit
sleepinggreenidea
His net worth is estimated at around $270m. He didn't make $300m/yr - that incorrectly assumes his high water mark of $0.8m was routine.
lightfoot2
No, this is a tort case, not a criminal one. That said lying under oath is a crime, so it's time for jail now.....
ridureyu
When’s the last time a rich and powerful person went to jail for perjury?
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Casteelgrey
If you're confused about the downvotes, it turns out sexual assault isn't funny, no matter who it happens to.
Lunchboxtwin
All those downvotes hide the stupid, though. Stupidity like that should be on full display for maximum ridicule.
DonteHaversham
He's a fat rich dickhead with a bunch of lawyers. It's better to hold your breath hoping someone shoots him rather than he serves jail time
agamemnon8l
Alex Jones didn't hang himself
nclu
Even in many criminal cases the fine should match the social externality.
rubypilgrim
he should have been bankrupted for real. AT THE LEAST.
aussiecarnt
I love custard tort.
Merdock
I believe I read that this is the first of many. If true this $50M might just be the beginning
KingSwing
This was the smaller of the cases if I remember correctly.
lightfoot2
Alex's apes can just foot the bill.
oldbaldjewishman
Inb4 he never pays a cent
oldbaldjewishman
An additional cent*
AlkeneThiol
Its only 5.6 million because of TX cap on punitive damages. Also his counsel demonstrated bias at least twice. Ezpz appeal.
AlkeneThiol
Not defending him. But these nuances are being buried in the narrative. This isnt the lose for Jones that ppl think,
AlkeneThiol
With regard to perjury, the bias shown by his defense counsel could very easily be used as a defense to show he wasnt properly advised.
Twrecks123
You realize there are a bunch of other parents ALSO suing him in other cases? That will have access to his phone now?
PerpetuityPhoto
My favorite part about this is that Jones will try to appeal to his viewers to donate to cover the costs of the amount he's being sued for.
PerpetuityPhoto
Which will mean a ton of conspiracy-theorist idiots throw money at jones... and indirectly pay the parents.
Aelok
Yes but a lot of dumb followers only follow while their guy is "on top", this'll prolly cost him some followers. Shame we can't educate them
DenStortalendeMester
Wiegraf never says this in FFT tho.
screenaholic
Does he say the thing about pens and swords in the game? Because I like that one.
KingKelloggTheWaffleHaggler
That is true. I'm fact I think I should replay the game to variety this thing I already know.
FinalFantasyTactics
I confirm. My name is relevant.
Lazarillo
On the other hand, it is, if anything a lot more *tame* than Wiegraf's actual opinions on the rich in FFT.
Eldibs
You can actually see him slide down the slippery slope as the story progresses, until he's too far gone and you have to put him down.
Lazarillo
I mean, even in Act I, he tells his followers that suicide missions to just murder as many nobles as possible are totally legit.
Eldibs
Before that, he actually lets Elmdore go because he doesn't want his soldiers to be common bandits.
Miyamotofan
Made using the death generator. https://deathgenerator.com/#fft
FinalFantasyTactics
Sayagain
https://imgur.com/FlvVbWe
latinomartino
WOW that's so cool!
Sayagain
/a/Qe3fe5d
sourpants17
Hilarious and stolen
KingKelloggTheWaffleHaggler
hijindc
KingKelloggTheWaffleHaggler
DukeDarkwood
FinalFantasyTactics