• Melllvar@startrek.website
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    A private lawsuit is one that is filed by a private party (individual, company, etc.). It is very different from a criminal trial.

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      it’s still based in law. the government enforces rulings. Otherwise defendents would have no reason to comply.

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        It’s still not a criminal case. And this isn’t some kind of obscure technical point, the differences are substantial.

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          Would you be okay if i rephrased my post as “against the law” instead of “a crime”?

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            It would still be an inaccurate and unfair characterization of the USA, which is really what bothers me.

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                It implies that this sort of law is unique or peculiar to the USA, and it implies that the law is a bad thing.

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                  Of course its a bad thing, musk isnt entitled to anyone else’s money.

                  Like the shit with Targer where investors sued over lgbt support because people boycotted. Fuck this law.

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                    Imagine if you opened a restaurant, and I went around lying to everyone that you spit in the food. As a result, your restaurant loses business. Shouldn’t you have legal recourse to prevent me from spreading such lies about your business, and to recoup the losses you incurred?

                    I don’t mean to suggest that Musk has a valid case under the law, only to point out that the law in question is actually quite reasonable and necessary.