There is a Pit thread on this general topic, but apparently it is off the rails.
Nicholas Sandmann, the most recognizable face from the kerfuffle between the Black Hebrews, Native Americans and Covington Catholic schoolchildren has hired a fancy lawyer to sue “the media” for slander/libel/defamation-of-character because of the way he has been portrayed.
I am skeptical that he would have a viable case here, but this lawyer (L. Lin Wood) is apparently very good at this sort of thing.
The kids were raked over the coals all over social media for several hours.
Anonymous tweets lead the firestorm that the media soon followed.
Twitter has shut down several of those accounts.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/technology/2019/01/23/how-anonymous-tweets-helped-ignite-national-controversy-over-maga-hat-teens/
Thank goodness more complete video emerged to tell the entire truth. I hope these kid’s families get some settlement for all the hate directed at them.
Those kids need help. They’ve been brainwashed into serving a racist demagogue and his sickening agenda, not to mention being herded into the capital to march in support of the enslavement of women. Some sort of intervention is needed.
His parents have hired a lawyer. Not him.
A settlement from whom?
Well, it was the media’s responsibility to Vet the story before publishing.
Instead they ran with an edited video that told half the story.
That’s on them for half-assed sloppy work.
The media did run corrections hours later, but that doesn’t nullify their mistake. Imho
These families were getting death threats. The school had to cancel classes Tuesday.
This mob justice mentality has to stop before someone gets killed.
Nathan Phillips (the drummer) was getting death threats as well.
Phillips may want to consult with a lawyer too.
But, the media was very sympathetic to him. I’m not sure he has a case against the media.
He’d have to go after the people on social media that made threats
So you think they should name “the media” in a lawsuit. Good luck with that?
The lawyers will have to closely look at each network’s coverage.
Determine who showed the most bias and helped escalate the story. That’s who the lawyers will go after.
At least the family hired a experienced lawyer. I doubt he’d waste his time on a frivolous lawsuit.
Aren’t most cases like this handled on a win basis? The lawyer takes the monetary risk to pursue it and gets a big cut of any settlement.
What makes you think that any of that is actionable?
I’m not a lawyer. I don’t know what is actionable.
I do know my dad consulted a lawyer and was told he didn’t have a case and not to waste his money.
It’s my understanding that’s pretty common. Lawyers aren’t interested in wasting their time on unwinnable civil cases. Unless some rich guy insists on pouring money into the legal fees.
I doubt the Sandmann family is rich.
It seems unlikely this case will ever go to trial.
A small settlement to make it go away seems most likely. Imho
They are spending $9000/year to send their kid to private school.
The story says that the lawyer plans “a multitude of lawsuits”.
…LOL
Is it just me, or did that kid have a “Put my Junk in a Box” look on his face?
They can however sue the publications which carried the story.
Yes. And they could sue me too.
Could they go after the ones who threatened them, or would that be the job of law enforcement?