Enoch Burke is The Prisoner

Off topic perhaps..... but does anyone else think there should be something of a consequence/even just a slap on the wrist for just publishing lies for the newspaper..regardless of the fact it wasn't defamatory?

The big question of course is who is paying for all this.

No Mention of costs in the article so each will probably pay their own. Enoch represented himself so no cost to him and he got a little time out of the Joy so win-win for him in that respect.

If you think this lie is bad, don’t look at YouTube, TikTok, telegram, Facebook, WhatsApp etc etc etc. Zero accountability. Zero regulation. Blatant lies that incite riots, genocides etc. This was a little porky in legacy media. Judge gave them a mild rebuke. Essentially, ‘if this was anyone else, you wouldn’t have a leg to stand on’.

It was risk the Indo took to generate a few clicks. They’ve gotten so much coverage out of this by Enoch suing them, coverage they didn’t even dream of, they’re laughing all the way to bank!

For all their supposed intelligence, the Burkes are double losers out of this.

Hes back in court tomorrow for his contempt. School has broken up now so will he get his summer holidays before heading back to the Joy in September?

That’s what I thought, Slim.

As in its ironic I think that?

Because my post doesn't state that..if it did it might be ironic or naeive that I thought the papers were always truthful/accurate etc (clearly that's not the case)

Or its ironic I think that publishing lies/inaccuracies should come with more "make the media outlet think twice" type consequences....I fail to see the irony ...perhaps that's ironic too?

Is it really that impractical to add in more of a deterrent for what I think is a pretty corrosive thing.....

"179. My provisional view on costs is that the defendants, having been entirely successful in
their defence of the claim, are entitled to an award of costs in their favour, to be adjudicated
in default of agreement. Should the plaintiff wish to contend for a different form of costs
order than that proposed, he should deliver short written submissions within ten days of the
date of this judgment. The defendants will have ten days thereafter to respond. A costs ruling
will then issue (if required)."

Above is what the Judge said on costs.

I think Enoch would have some case to say reduced costs because what they published was untrue even if not defamatory, and that they did not publish a retraction/apology for several months…but think he's on the hook for lots of it.

https://www.courts.ie/judgments

So www.courts.ie/judgements
and its on the landing page: Recently Uploaded Judgments

I found it ironical that Enoch would seem to be in denial [I was not moved to another part of the prison because I was talking about religion too much to other prisoners and upsetting them] and not taking one for his beliefs, choosing instead [as it were] to suing the paper and hoping to gain in the process. I cant imagine that he would go on a rant in a corner blaming the almighty for failing him in his hour of need but….

I think it's actually disgraceful that a paper like the Sindo, which would regard itself and be regarded, as a cut above the likes of the Sunday World etc would blatantly publish a pack of lies and get away with it completely! Even though I have zero time for the Burkes or any other religious cults I would have thought the sindo should have been told to print a front page apology for the story they made up about him.