Can Alex Jones and his ilk be legally sued for slander and libel [View all]

[Downtown Hound]

for falsely smearing mass shooting survivors and their families? And if so, why has this not happened yet? And might this not be a good campaign for #NeverAgain to wage? You say we're all actors asshole? Let's give you the chance to prove it in a court of law.

My understanding of the matter is this: slander is spoken, libel is written. Alex Jones is guilty of both. To prove either, you must be able to prove in a court of law that the defendant did not tell the truth. Should be pretty easy here. A legal death certificate for each victim should suffice. And if they really need it. police photos of the victims, the ones never released to the public, should work. Not to mention first responder testimony, medical staff testimony, survivor eyewitness testimony, all those.

And finally, you have to prove that you were in some way negatively affected by said libel or slander. I don't think there's a single family of the Sandy Hook victims that did not experience harassment due to the damnable lies told by Alex Jones. I've also read about survivors of the Vegas shooting going through the same thing to the point where some of them had to close their Facebook pages and other social media. And now, the Parker students and their families.

Enough is enough. It's time to start fighting back against these smear artists and fear propagandists. As I understand it, truth is the only real defense against libel, meaning that Alex Jones would have to be able to prove in court that the shootings really were a hoax and these kids really are crisis actors as he claims. Tee hee. Good luck with that.