Alex Jones ordered to pay nearly $1B in Sandy Hook defamation case

$1B defamation? That's a severely broken justice system...

See related [currently active] story:<p><i>&quot;Alex Jones told to pay $965M damages to Sandy Hook victims&#x27; families&quot;</i><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=33182223" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=33182223</a><p>(posted 2 hours ago; 335 points, 475 comments)

The stated reason is &quot;defamation&quot; but in reality what he has been doing is psychological torture.<p>This is not a case about free speech. It is a case about malicious intent and profiteering.