So what have we learned from all this? There are still idiots who want to condemn a minor for doing nothing to instigate the confrontation, did nothing to physically remove or attack the adult who approached and got in his face, and who did nothing to deserve the public scorn he and his family endured.
We've learned (if some didn't already know) that some attorneys will grandstand for their own masturbatory fantasies despite having no basis to bring a suit, and that some number of gullibles will believe them when they do.
In other words there is a contingent that will abuse the legal system, and a contingent of the public that will help them do it.
We've also learned that some pretend to care only about the family seeking compensation for the abuse they suffered, but can't resist condemning the kid, AGAIN, although he did nothing wrong.
Nothing earth-shatteringly wrong, just a social faux pas. Just a teenager being a dick. He certainly didn't invent that. But don't stand there and pretend "I wasn't mocking that reporter" when you get busted, that's just dishonest.
The family suffered national abuse, so why not try to get some recompense for it?
Because you can't just run around suing people because you got busted or you're personally butthurt or whatever. You need, and here it is yet again,
evidence that somebody defamed you. "Suffered national abuse" ---- from who?
It may help the next set of reporters slow down a bit to make sure of the facts before attacking another minor.
As above ---- where is this
evidence of "attack"? That question's been on the table since January. Here it is May and still no takers.
They may get a settlement, which is probably the best outcome for all involved, or get to court and lose, but be able to demonstrate how much damage can be done by a media out to push a narrative no matter who gets hurt, or they may win big.
Not without
evidence they won't.
Ask Sean Spicer how that works. Where's his suit that his attorney kept blustering about??
Don't know why it's so hard to grasp what "posturing" and "grandstanding" is. Ever heard of the "Checkers speech"?