• Melllvar@startrek.website
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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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        1 year ago

        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.