Andy Shandy said:Plus not to mention that by most accounts Hulk Hogan seems to be a racist, politicking piece of shit.
I don't follow wrestling, so I know next to nothing about it. But (and correct me if I'm wrong here; in that case, my point doesn't apply as much in this specific instance, though it's still something you should bear in mind) didn't Hogan spouting that racist stuff come as a surprise to his fans? That is, his actions didn't reflect this bias? Because if so, you really have nothing to complain about. It's peoples actions that make them worthy of praise or condemnation, not their beliefs. If someone believes that members of other races are inferior to their own, but treats them no differently, there's really no problem there. It doesn't reflect well on them, and there's always the chance that their behaviors will change, but that's true of anyone no matter what they believe.Disco Biscuit said:It's weird though, because FUCK that racist hot dog, but he still deserves his privacy.
That's because the payment isn't just for Hulk Hogan's economic (loss of income) and non-economic (pain and suffering) damages, but also punitive damages. Meaning the jury want's to punish Gawker for their behaviour. It's often the most misunderstood thing about some big civil lawsuits. Not that the victims deserves the amount given for their suffering, but that the company deserved to lose it for punishment of their actions.chadachada123 said:The key thing here, that I find truly hilarious, is that Hogan only asked for $100 million total, yet the jury keeps stacking more and more onto the total.Asclepion said:It's 115 million dollars compensatory, and the jury wants to award punitive damages on top of that.
Gawker is fucking done. All of their investors are going to jump ship.
Apparently the Gawker editors got on the stand and behaved like smug, condescending douchebags who thought they were the smartest people in the room, and acted like this whole thing was beneath them.chadachada123 said:The key thing here, that I find truly hilarious, is that Hogan only asked for $100 million total, yet the jury keeps stacking more and more onto the total.
Something about that trial must have led the jury to believe that Gawker deserves to be ripped to shreds.
Exact quote and source on that.Redryhno said:I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it didn't have something to do with the "We'd release a 4-year old's sextape" statement that got jumbled about between being a joke and actually being serious the more questions that were asked.
chadachada123 said:The key thing here, that I find truly hilarious, is that Hogan only asked for $100 million total, yet the jury keeps stacking more and more onto the total.
Something about that trial must have led the jury to believe that Gawker deserves to be ripped to shreds. I am finding it very difficult to have any sort of sympathy for them.
That it might mean the end of Jezebel and Kotaku is just icing on this incredibly delicious cake.
The worst part of this whole affair is that it made me side with Hulk Hogan. Unless he's in-character and beating the Iron Sheik over the head with a folding chair, I should never have to side with Hulk Hogan on anything.Ihateregistering1 said:Apparently the Gawker editors got on the stand and behaved like smug, condescending douchebags who thought they were the smartest people in the room, and acted like this whole thing was beneath them.chadachada123 said:The key thing here, that I find truly hilarious, is that Hogan only asked for $100 million total, yet the jury keeps stacking more and more onto the total.
Something about that trial must have led the jury to believe that Gawker deserves to be ripped to shreds.
In other words, they followed the standard Gawker M.O.
What a great way to begin a weekend...
I'm sure you have some examples of better ones then? But from what I've seen a lot of big scoops - like this one about the PS4.5 [http://kotaku.com/sources-sony-is-working-on-a-ps4-5-1765723053] or this one about no mainline Assassin's Creed this year [http://kotaku.com/sources-next-big-assassins-creed-set-in-egypt-skippin-1750937895] - tend to come from either Klepek or Schreier. So yeah, in response to your video, I am serious.Musou Tensei said:They are garbage.Andy Shandy said:Sucks that good journalists like Patrick Klepek and Jason Schreier...
This has to be the final nail in Gawker's coffin, I wish it would have been Gamergate, which already cost them a lot of money, but whatever brother.
I don't understand how they could pissed off the jury statements like this.chadachada123 said:The key thing here, that I find truly hilarious, is that Hogan only asked for $100 million total, yet the jury keeps stacking more and more onto the total.
Something about that trial must have led the jury to believe that Gawker deserves to be ripped to shreds. I am finding it very difficult to have any sort of sympathy for them.
That it might mean the end of Jezebel and Kotaku is just icing on this incredibly delicious cake.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/03/115-million-verdict-in-hulk-hogan-sex-tape-lawsuit-could-wipe-out-gawker/The Gawker editor in chief said he would draw the line at a sex tape of a four year old
Nah man didn't you know? Nowadays you gotta punish people for thinking the wrong thing.Recusant said:Andy Shandy said:Plus not to mention that by most accounts Hulk Hogan seems to be a racist, politicking piece of shit.I don't follow wrestling, so I know next to nothing about it. But (and correct me if I'm wrong here; in that case, my point doesn't apply as much in this specific instance, though it's still something you should bear in mind) didn't Hogan spouting that racist stuff come as a surprise to his fans? That is, his actions didn't reflect this bias? Because if so, you really have nothing to complain about. It's peoples actions that make them worthy of praise or condemnation, not their beliefs. If someone believes that members of other races are inferior to their own, but treats them no differently, there's really no problem there. It doesn't reflect well on them, and there's always the chance that their behaviors will change, but that's true of anyone no matter what they believe.Disco Biscuit said:It's weird though, because FUCK that racist hot dog, but he still deserves his privacy.
Judge deeds, not thoughts. Condemning someone for being "racist" is no different from condemning someone for being "Jewish".
Well, I'm sure trafficking organs is also a hole in the market. Thing is, if the appeal court confirms this, they're bankrupt, and this will serve as a warning to any future wannabe crap-media: there are limits you'd better not breach, otherwise you risk being out of business in a hard bad way.MarsAtlas said:Gawker is filling a hole in the market. I'm not saying their actions are morally justifiable, I'm just pointing out that it exists because of shit people and even if Gawker goes down something else will take its place.