Sandy Hook Lawyer Presents Closing Argument in Alex Jones CT Defamation Trial
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2022
- Plaintiffs' attorney Chris Mattei presents his closing argument in Alex Jones’ Connecticut defamation trial.
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I think that the idea of poking at a wound would be great for the plaintiffs to use. He didn't kill the victims, but he and his followers poked at that wound for 10 years and continue to do so today. They've made the wound larger and prevented healing.
Didn't just poke the wound but created entirely new ones. These people, in addition to grieving their passed children, had to endure harassment, threats of violence, family breakdowns, they had MOVE. That's all wounds unto themselves beyond the initial one, which was deep.
In the old days, Jones would be known as a rabble rouser. He is the rouser and his millions are the rabble. And oh how eager are those millions to be rabble and be roused.
Robbie Parker laughing
Not knowing much about the law, I don't understand why Jones has not faced criminal charges as well as civil charges. It's pretty clear that he incited his followers to harass these families. I would assume that that sort of behavior is criminal.
Because then there would be a real trial, and in a real trial he would be able to force discovery on all the plaintiffs and that would lead to them not being able to prove that this was a real event!
@@tedschulze3503 Thank you Ted. You demonstrate the rabble mentality. Rather than appealing to the objective world for your meaning, that Jones didn't violate a criminal law and so couldn't be charged with a crime, but did violate civil crimes and could be held accountable, you drew your view of the world based on your own internal beliefs, separate from reality and, in as much as you find this satisfying enough to go no further, simply stop there. thank you for that example.
Jones is hyper-paranoid & delusional if he isn't a liar.
He needs to be institutionalized.
He is a paranoid narcissist and profits handsomely from his paranoia and character flaws. Of course he should be jailed or put in a psychiatric institution. He is doing big harm to the people and the country.
Oh Sally, All he wanted was Pepsi.
Increase the volume please
@Law&Crime Network Can you please turn up the volume on your videos? 🙏
It is shocking to see the number of people who are drawn to Jones, there is nothing normal thinking about what he is pushing...... I so agree, how can this be?
Whats worse is the number of rich people who care so much about their tax cuts they are willing to play with fire that they cant control.
@@Atmost11 That's the short sightedness of Republican voters in general. These days the party is no longer about limited government finances and regulation. It's more a party of insane conspiracy theories like Qanon, barely concealed threats of violence against all sorts of perceived enemies, and outright bigotry towards any number of vulnerable and marginalised groups. If tax cuts are your thing, surely you have to ask yourself if its worth also supporting what Alex Jones represents in the process - views which are increasingly smuggled into the very core of right-wing politics in the USA, and which are absolutely bizarre and really unpleasant.
@@bp8085 🙄 says someone who certainly seems to not really understand what has been going on. A man who tells lies, spreads those lies, gains a fandom, then pockets what they shower on him. Why would he ever wish those $ to cease flowing?
Lori, you arent paying attention
Something is terribly wrong with the Caucasians of the United States
I was not impressed with his awkward, scattered questioning of witnesses on the stand . . . but I feel he did a spectacular job in closing.
He was as hampered as the defense by the prior finding of liability and the fact that it was not proven by trial.
The question at the heart of this case is whether someone should be accountable for what they say and do - freedom of speech is not the same as freedom from consequences. Alex Jones turned his viewers into a harassment campaign against grieving parents, for monetary gain. And luckily, the parents have been courageous enough not to just be his victims, but to come back and attempt to hold him accountable for what he knowingly did to them.
"Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from consequence!" 🤪
Do you people ever get tired of just repeating the same things over and over? You're all the same. Absolutely brainwashed.
I'd argue that even according to your answer this IS NOT about Freedom of Speech, no more than it is about the 2nd Amendment and gun control and no more than it is about some worldwide underground New World Order trying to enslave us. This is about a News/Journalistic organization with the ability to reach 10s of millions deliberately spreading lie after lie. Alex Jones and the people around him are cowards and liars. They do EXACTLY what the mainstream media does, which is tell you what to be afraid of and then profit off of it.
Thank you!!!!!!!
@@bp8085 Alex had the right to make the case that there was defamation, but opted not to provide the data that supported that case, so he was liable by default. That's 100% down to Alex himself.
And now that he's found liable and a hearing is held to determine how much he needs to pay, now he wants to make the case of defamation. That ship has sailed. That is no longer the case on the docket. He's been found liable, now how much damage has his misinformation done, and how much should he pay to compensate the parents and bereaved, and how much should he pay in punitive damages to convince him that he shouldn't do it again?
@@bp8085: No “the question literally…” is how is it that Alex Jones was brave enough to kick 6yr old children in the face while they were dying and too much of a fu*king coward to defend himself when confronted by adults. That’s the real question isn’t it?
Just once I'd like to see a jury get Rick rolled on one of those evidence clips 🤣
@Burt Kelpstein You’re a loser! But yes, an African jury works for me. 🤨
Amazing closing argument! It was heartfelt and genuine.
What a stark difference to AJ’s representation.
❤
Q.Why were folk ( including Mr Jones) so ready to believe whatever they did?
Why are so many so distrusting of their Government & Mainstream news outlets?!
Very sad state of affairs...
A: Because it's easier to believe the world is against you, than it is that you are responsible for your own life.
@@bloodymarvelous4790 responsible for but not ( always) in control of.
Then there are those without accountability / in
positions of Power.
Because both Government and MSM Lie to you constantly. Remember the lies about WMD's in Iraq? A Lie. Remember the American Ambassadors daughter crying on CNN that Iraqi soldiers were throwing babies out of incubators in Kuwait? All Lies, she's an actress. Remember your government telling you Iraq did 9/11? Lies, Iraq had nothing to do with it! Remember CNN reporters paddling around in a canoe during a storm while people in the background are walking in knee high water. Remember CNN in Kuwait putting on helmets and diving for cover at the sound of sirens? all lies the were in a studio in California in front of a green screen. lies, lies, lies upon lies. It's like believing the little boy who cried wolf, frankly i'm surprised you are one of the 22% that still believe Main Stream media.
It’s one thing to question gov, since democrats do jump on the “gun grab train” after every shooting event, but Alex added hype & twisted lies destroying innocent lives, even after being told it was real & begged to stop :)
Because mainstream media is biased and pushes a narrative…just like Jones.
The clicking the computer keys would have driven me batty, if it was as loud for the jury as it is online. The microphone placement was not good. Hard to concentrate on attorney's closing because of all the amplified background noise.
I was thinking your exact thoughts!!! It was like they put the microphone at the keyboard and it was definitely competing with the Attorney!
Poor court reporter!
All the Audio in this case was horrible. Especially the loud booming playback of videos. I know pleasing the people watching online is not their primary concern, but if you are going to stream it, at least put in some effort when it comes to the AV.
Same thing for at least first days of the Texas alex jones case to… drove me nuts, but seemed to be corrected where as…. This is closing 🙇♀️
That lawyer was good very smart
Maybe Jones will lose weight in prison.
This man is sick. Free speech does not come without costs. You can't yell fire in a crowded place, scream he has a gun when there's no cause. Alex Jones is liable and should be held accountable to the furthest charges under the law. I have watched and listened to his lies and his attempts to hide his net worth. I would find him guilty to the most monetary damages allowed by law.
They should also sue the staff responsible for farthing the lies.
Glad you’re not on the jury then. Big difference is yelling fire when there isn’t one is a CRIME. By law. Saying you think something is a conspiracy or saying people seem like actors is not. I would agree that he forfeited free speech if he had called for people to dox or attack anyone. I heard nothing about that. His net worth issues were because the judge censored any info regarding his ongoing bankruptcy. I don’t agree and never have with AJ on things like this but I value my free speech. If we don’t protect it for those we disagree with most, we lose it.
Non free speech? Is that what it's called?
You CAN yell fire in a crowded place if there is a good reason to. But keep repeating your liberal talking points like the bot you are.
Uh no
@Random Channel 7878 free speech do not include thoughtless and falsities that could harm others - nothing is absolute in this world. Can you just imagine how dangerous it would be if everyone just say whatever they want without any regards to the truth and others' safety? That's exactly what the Sandy Hooks trials are about, these people's lives were irreparably damaged because of the lies that Alex Jones had been spewing for years.
So glad these comments are representative of true and actual public opinion and not something curated just to tell ppl how they are supposed to think. This fair and reasonable judge has no bias and the ranting and raving of Alex Jones should be illegal, right? RIGHT?
The ranting and raving of Alex Jones is not the point, as you know. And, as for the judge being biased or not, you have to raise objections and motions in court about a specific thing which was biased.
My question to you is, have you said what you wanted to say, or did you hold anything back because you felt intimidated?
@@Atmost11 fascist lemming
Yeah it should be illegal. Weaponizing falsehoods and profiting off of misinformation should be illegal. Fortunately for Alex Jones, it's not, that's just my opinion. Defamation is illegal, and that's what he did. Then he defaulted on it. Gtfo of here.
@Random Channel 7878 There is a difference between MSM Channels that say things you disagree with vs someone like Alex completely lying to make money and have no ability to hide it.
@Larry Word: If ranting and raving were illegal we’d have no spouses or politicians, lol! So we’re stuck with that but slander, libel and defamation are illegal and that’s what brought Mr Jones to this point - a 10 year rant of self admitted lies that caused incredible damage to the lives and reputations of many people.
Free speech and the defense of free speech is ugly nobody needs free speech to talk about puppies and kittens free speech is talking about things that people don't want to hear. Alex Jones didn't tell anybody to go do things to this family.
Free speech is not deliberately harrassing grieving parents, and certainly not without them getting some accountability for it. There ain't nothing in the constitution that protects knowingly weaponising your audience against others, for financial gain.
Alex still has freedom of speech, this isn't the government's jailing him for his words after all. Freedom of speech is not freedom from liability.
NO CRIME IN SIGHT.
IM WJYTE and I say so
So what;'s the prosecuting attorney do? He makes it about politics. But the trial is not about political opinions. The jury can't decide a punishment due to differing views. With this type of sloppy attack I hope the jury decides in favor of Alex Jones. But it appears that L&C favors this attorney.
When he finally got to the real issues he was a very melodramatic movie star. But he creates that bond, Alex has to be punished for having different views. Getting justice for the families is a dramatic side bar.
I can not listen to this man.. his tone is so annoying. Starts about telling the truth then proceeds to Act.. same thing Jones does.
Fight fire with fire 🔥
That's his job.
But he is not even telling the truth about the timeline of things. This hearing is supposed to be about damages suffered by plaintiffs yet he spends near zero time discussing damages actually suffered by the plaintiffs. Not just in closing but throughout the entirety of this stage of the hearings.
@@LeverPhile 54:30
It took 53 to 54 minutes before plaintiff's attorney began talking about damages for a trial that is supposedly about determining damages. What a show trial ...
If this lawyer didn't lay the groundwork of reiterating what the damages are for, you'd only attempt to obsfucate what Jones has done or try to pretend the plaintifs haven't actually proved what he's done. Either way, it's necessary context for the accountability the parents are asking for this cruel and immoral broadcaster.
He talked about real people that were affected by Jones’ words.. I’m sure you’d rather listen to the king of piles speak himself for 53-54 minutes….
@@monicasullivan9196 Are you this passionate about the politicians who you support that fund wars and murder people daily?
Alex Jones is a legend
go picket a little kids funeral, conservative
...In your twisted mind. For the rest of us, he is a malignant tumor on the arse of humanity.
A hero
I his own mind, maybe. 💩
I suggest you get a better class of hero. Heroes don't deliberately whip up hate mobs for monetary benefit, on grieving parents whose kids have been shot. They actually try to make the world a better place.
The plaintiff's attorney looks like a little weasel. If I was on the jury I wouldn't be able to believe anything he says. He tried to pretend to cry almost cry yesterday and his closing statements
You'd be a terrible juror if you were biased by someone's appearance.
Don't be silly now - childish insults won't wish away what's happening here. Just listen to what's being argued, and consider what the parents have gone through. You may approve of a lot of what Jones says in his broadcasts, and that's fine. But you don't need to go out of your way to excuse every single thing he does, especially harassment of grieving parents. You don't owe Jones your undying loyalty, and you can think for yourself - it's fine 🙂
@@wyndgrove9452 The parents became public figures giving press conferences and joining lobbyist groups. Jones gave his opinion of these people. Despite Jones being outright censored from every media platform, his following keeps getting stronger, because more people are actually starting to do their own research, fact checking what he says and realize that outside of his crazy- man demeanor at times, most of what he's saying, is true.
Hopefully that would have disqualified you before they let you on the jury. Your bias is obvious.
Alex Jones Spoke on Sandy Hook for about 24 mins when it first happened. He's not responsible for any of this. He has a Right to speak on news issues of the day just as anyone else has. The 1st amendment should protect all speech including and especially speech we don't like. This court has prevented free speech, when a Judge tells you point blank you may only answer Yes, No or I don't know, you are not sitting in an American court. This notion of restricting a persons speech in court or his ability to say "I'm innocent" has never been the case in any courtroom in all American history and it is un-American, regardless of what you think of Alex Jones.
Imagine your favorite podcaster or news reader sitting in a court room being told they can't speak freely or answer as they wish to? Ask yourself, is that what you would want at your own trial because this sets a Precedent in American law that is very scary for any citizen, something that has never happened and may change the way court cases work from now on. This is not about Sandy Hook or Alex Jones, it is about setting precedence to go after who ever they want to shut up!
Lastly, there is a Huge difference between the Pain caused by Adam Lansa shooting and killing these children and the pain caused by talking heads dredging it up or Alex Jones questioning the shooting after having School Safety Experts question it. Adam Lansa Caused the pain these parents feel but their lawyers made them aware of Alex Jones questioning the shooting in 2008 in order to bring him down in Lawfare. The parents were recovering by 2008 and trying to live their lives best as possible when these attack dog lawyers dredged up the past and refocused them to go after someone hardly anyone even listens to. America has 320 million people, only 8 million have even heard of Alex Jones and only 1-2million are regular listeners. Imagine if you questioned 9/11 or Israel attacking children in Palestine for throwing rocks or some other issue close to your heart on your youtube channel and then getting dragged into this kind of a court. Well that is now a possibility.
If you want to see Alex Jones Full media interview outside the courtroom go to bannedDOTvideo to watch it. No other media carried it, his other Lawyer Robert Barnes explains the implications of this type of trial.
Agreed. This whole thing is a scam and a way to silence dissent. USA is in bad shape.
I hate to break it to you, but where in the 1st amendment does it give you the power to lie with impunity? I’ll wait.
@@christophergalligan9160 Free speech is free speech regardless of whether i believe you are lying or not. Alex Jones has been correct about far more than he has been wrong. Sandy hook was a tiny bit of what he's done, perhaps less than 1% of his 28 years on Air.
@@christophergalligan9160 …it’s almost as if the words defamation, slander and libel exist for a reason 🤔…
I am sorry you didn’t even trust your self to watch this video. As it showed otherwise, in audio and video… but it might make you doubt Alex so couldn’t allow that🫤
Ambulance chasers!...Discusting!
@Random Channel 7878 get a grip.
@Random Channel 7878 Reality, facts, an understanding of the constitution and free speech, I could go on...
Hey conservative, why dont you go harass a grieving family?
@Random Channel 7878 They can do harm financially, and other damages. Which is what matters for court, since relief can be sought in a civil case. Same as if a paper puts out a story that a company's product kills you, knowing that it's false, just to sell papers. That company would then have a damages claim against the paper.
Agreeing to represent someone after they act on several years of defamation is ambulance chasing?
I don’t like Jones but this is a dishonest court in my opinion and the plaintiffs lawyer is weak and very dishonest.
How is the court dishonest? If it’s because of what you have heard him yell ‘wasn’t given a chance to defend myself/silences/no jury trial’ then I suggest you actually look up why (because of alexjones/his lawyers teams) he was given a default after years of illegal actions/delays/lies/avoiding/sending of incorrect documents/refusing other documents… on Infowars side.
Everyone has an opinion and mine is that yours would be more useful if it contained any factual assertions to support it. Your stance is comprised of something more than a disclaimer and some name calling, right?
Agreed, Alex is obviously paranoid and conspiratorial but there was no evidence of monetary damages. They are taking pain and grief out on someone the think is rich to cash in.
@@anthonye7216 If you listened to the testimony you could guess that hiring security, relocating, and counseling all cost money, but plaintiffs are asking for defamation per se, not specific economic damages. They don’t have to provide a dollar amount or evidence supporting it.
@@anthonye7216 No one is going to collect a dime. The family knows that because Jones has already started to protect himself financially by declaring bankruptcy. This isn't about the money, at all...
if you think as the majority does your part of the problem, people think they are the equals of others and they are not, 90% of people have achieved nothing of importance and have read nothing, yet their opinions are endless, you are not my equals, nor are you the equal of jones, you need to remember this.