Recruits calling Pope weird

BookofMormon

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🤣🤣🤣🤣 god this is embarrassing
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Beatle Bum

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I know it’s very difficult to sue someone for that and win. You have to prove all sorts of things.
You have to prove a false statement and damage to reputation unless that statement involves certain subjects (sexual promiscuity, a crime, business). Pope is a public figure, so he would have to prove actual malice. For posters here, that would probably be provable by the ugliness they display toward him. LOL
 

DudahUK

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Jul 23, 2020
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You have to prove a false statement and damage to reputation unless that statement involves certain subjects (sexual promiscuity, a crime, business). Pope is a public figure, so he would have to prove actual malice. For posters here, that would probably be provable by the ugliness they display toward him. LOL
Lol for sure.
 
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ZaytovenCat

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To me it doesn’t matter if the op owns the twitter account and made it up or not. Clearly recruits actually do think he’s weird or something else as bad or worse because he’s missed on recruits at a rate never seen at UK before. Even Billy didn’t strike out this much. Hell we can’t even give away money to most of these kids.
 

LineSkiCat14

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So the OP has an account on twitter with basically the same name, makes up a rumor and is trying to spread it.

Unbelievable. Sadly, it WILL be spread.

That twitter account out of Memphis is also "interesting."

Is it that outlandish at this point, May 6th, to think Pope is weird on visits? Im not saying hes a total clown on them, but something isnt going right. There is a clear disconnect between what hes selling and what these kids are buying.
 
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Monday Nitro

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Is it that outlandish at this point, May 6th, to think Pope is weird on visits? Im not saying hes a total clown on them, but something isnt going right. There is a clear disconnect between what hes selling and what these kids are buying.

How convenient. If a rumor emphasizes your viewpoint, just pass it right through no vetting necessary. Pope haters don't care where it comes from if it makes him look bad.
 
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*Fox2Monk*

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I know it’s very difficult to sue someone for that and win. You have to prove all sorts of things. Maybe a lawyer on here can explain it in more detail. I just know it’s a pain in the *** to win.
He would have to prove that that statement cost him anything. How it prevented him from recruiting, making money, etc.. he couldn’t prove damages from that at all. It would be laughed out of court. Plus it’s a rumor or hearsay in the first place of a public figure.
 

Son_Of_Saul

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Pope should grow a beard so Eminem can tell him he has a "weird beard" but that same voice that he used to mock Machine Gun Kelly.
 

BigBluefoot

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You have to prove a false statement and damage to reputation unless that statement involves certain subjects (sexual promiscuity, a crime, business). Pope is a public figure, so he would have to prove actual malice. For posters here, that would probably be provable by the ugliness they display toward him. LOL
So specifically the damages are what, it's going to hurt his recruiting efforts? šŸ¤”
"Weird" is extremely subjective on top of that.
I think the tweeter is probably safe, Matlock.
 
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Cats4321

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So the OP has an account on twitter with basically the same name, makes up a rumor and is trying to spread it.

Unbelievable. Sadly, it WILL be spread.

That twitter account out of Memphis is also "interesting."
That's why it always amazes me when people are quick to believe and spread stuff they see on Twitter/X (or whatever it's called). 99% of X information is complete garbage. I know people lost faith in the media, but the media has to be better than the fake crap on X.

I don't doubt that recruits find Pope weird, but I doubt that random guy on X has any actual knowledge of it.