Comments by "TheThirdMan" (@thethirdman225) on "Tesla CEO Elon Musk heads to court for defamation trial over a tweet" video.

  1. kate hazaveh what naive nonsense. Elon Musk is a business man like any other business man. He is not the second coming. As for messing with him, it was Must who allegedly defamed Unsworth and that’s why it is Musk who is on trial. Elon Musk is not above the law. I suspect your man crush is about to be force fed a shit sandwich.
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  2. Roy .gmail No excuse for defaming someone.
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  3. I hope you’ve got a good lawyer.
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  4. Nagito Komaeda It doesn’t matter what Unsworth said, Musk is not entitled to defame him.
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  5. Roy .gmail Musk’s plans don’t revolve around saving humanity. They revolve around making money.
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  6. TheCherroes Cheese Perfect answer. In fact, in the October court hearing, Musk’s case was deemed by Judge Wilson to be not suitable for a first amendment defence.
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  7. Nagito Komaeda Unsworth didn’t defame him. There are two reasons for this. The first one is that he didn’t actually accuse him of anything so the remarks, however rude, don’t qualify. The second factor is the high degree of inequality between the plaintiff and the defendant. Musk is a billionaire businessman with a global Twitter audience of 22.5 million. Unsworth was briefly catapulted to fame during the rescue but was otherwise unknown. In legal circle that is very difficult to impossible to defend. What I mean is that even if Musk did try to sue Unsworth, the chances of him succeeding would be almost nil.
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  8. Fire Work47 Don’t be an idiot. Musk is entitled to make money, as long as he does it legally. He is not the second coming.
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  9. Fire Work47 I suggest you look around you. There are lots of other people trying to improve the planet but they go about it quietly or they get called hippies. There are other billionaires with skin in the game besides Elon Musk.
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  10. Fire Work47 Loads of companies are launching space vehicles. Look at all the different kinds of rockets that are used, like Delta, Atlas etc in the United States and that’s before you get to Blue Origin, who haven’t started commercial launches yet. There are also other, smaller companies in the micro satellite launch field, like Rocketlabs in New Zealand. Lots of companies are building electric vehicles and yes, they have done it independently. Toyota have been building and selling hybrid vehicles for over 20 years. That has allowed them to refine their engineering to a point where it is basically almost perfect (I know, I own one) and that has spilt over into all-electric vehicles because their batteries are fantastic. Hyundai are now producing an all-electric vehicle as are a number of others. Only the United States and Europe lag behind on this. Until relatively recently, the only Tesla cost over $100,000, making it uncompetitive in any market, unless you really wanted an electric car. Even then you had to put up with battery range claims that were frankly, nonsense. GM made an all electric car in the 1990s that they recalled for some reason but there was no doubts about its success.
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  11. Unsworth didn’t do anything illegal. Musk did.
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  12. Rcbif No he can’t. What Unsworth said about Musk was rude but it wasn’t defamatory.
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  13. Steven Drysdale He’s on trial. It’s a matter of public interest. I suspect he’s about to be force fed a shit sandwich.
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  14. _ De'angelo_ Which has mostly been paid for by tax payers.
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  15. Jackdiggydigg 32 You people have an awful lot to learn about defamation law. No, you cannot say whatever the frick you want. That’s why he’s on trial. And no, this case is not one for a first amendment defence.
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  16. King and Queen Turben You need to learn a few things about defamation and publishing law. Either that or get a good lawyer. Elon Musk is not above the law and he can’t just randomly accuse someone of being a paedophile.
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  17. rich43434 No he won’t. Current bet is he would probably get 200,000-300,000 pounds. Even after the lawyers fees, that would still net him a tidy sum. Besides, he’s not simply doing it for profit. How would you like to be called a paedophile?
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  18. Atorras Yeah, I bet you wouldn’t. Haha. People have been murdered for such things. Nah, you’d sue.
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  19. Atorras Yeah okay. You have the last word. Don’t think anyone’s going to believe you.
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  20. Carter Wirig Defamation is illegal. Furthermore, the judge in the October hearing ruled the accusation was not germane and a first amendment defence does not apply. Freedom of speech does not allow you to make vile and false accusations about people. It is not unlimited. I’m X Gen if it’s any of your business.
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  21. it's bianca That’s none of your damned business.
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  22. King and Queen Turben No excuse for defamation. Musk is not above the law.
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  23. _ De'angelo_ Because he’s fulfilling NASA contracts and because he’s using NASA launch facilities.
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  24. _ De'angelo_ Which communist government are they outsourcing to and why does it even matter?
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  25. _ De'angelo_ Russia has not been a communist country since 1991. Perhaps you missed it? I think it happened during baseball season... And as long as Soyuz remains the only man-rated rocket in the world with any kind of real cred, America’s astronauts will continue to ride it to the ISS. SpaceX Crew Dragon is not currently man-rated.
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  26. _ De'angelo_ Well, sorry to disappoint you mate but that’s how it is. The Soyuz family has over 1,700 successful launches to its credit and remains the only practical choice. It does not matter whether you think the SpaceX rocket is better. Better is as better does. It isn’t man-rated yet and has never launched a human into space. If you don’t like it, then I’m afraid that’s just tough luck. If I were going into space tomorrow, Soyuz is the only rocket I’d want under me. Now if you think this is just Russian propaganda or that I’m a closet communist, why don’t you ask NASA? They’ll tell you the same thing.
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  27. Cesar Mendez You really don’t know much, do you?
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  28. Jarrod Yuki No but it doesn’t matter.
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  29. King and Queen Turben Then please explain hoe defamation law can work in your statutes. The possibility of Musk mounting a first amendment defence was ruled out in the October pre-trial hearing. Judge Stephen Wilson ruled that Musk’s remarks were not germane and a freedom of speech defence does not apply. This is US law. If you don’t like it, take it up with Supreme Court. Musk cannot plead the first amendment.
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  30. Francis Kingu Total rubbish.
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  31. Francis Kingu This was laughed out of court in October when Judge Wilson committed Musk to stand trial. Musk isn’t even using it as part of his defence anymore.
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  32.  @brandonthejobber3674  You know Brawdo's got electrolytes and shit, don't you?
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  33. King and Queen Turben The first amendment is not unlimited. You are not allowed to cause damage to others by spreading falsehoods about them. The first amendment defence was shot down in the October pre-trial. There is no possibility of a first amendment defence. Fact. Now, if you don’t like it, take it up with the Supreme Court.
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  34. King and Queen Turben You very obviously DO care what I say or you wouldn’t be writing these emotional diatribes and trying to attack me personally. You’re getting very emotional about this. You very obviously don’t know your rights or you would know that you’re not allowed to defame people under American law. This is not some foreign plot to deny you an assumed right to tell lies about people. It’s a right you don’t have and never had. If you knew what you were talking about, you would also know that defamation is a civil wrong and that police and jail have nothing to do with it. I think you should stop being so irrational and have a cup of tea, a Bex and a good lie down.
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  35. King and Queen Turben You don’t understand the law and you don’t understand the facts of this case. You are completely clueless. The first amendment is not unlimited and never has been. I strongly recommend you stop being emotional about this and read about the facts of the case. You have no idea what you’re talking about. This is American law. If you don’t like it, take it up with the Supreme Court. And if you can’t bring yourself to research the topic then I recommend you stay off the internet.
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  36. King and Queen Turben Can you not read? I will lay this out so even the stupidest people can understand. 1) It’s the law. If you don’t like it, either take it up with the Supreme Court or leave; 2) Musk cannot plead first amendment. If he could, don’t you think he would? It was ruled out in the October pre-trial. Now, I don’t think you can take much more of this Bubele. You obviously haven’t read any of the trial or pre-trial information and all you’re doing is getting worked up and blaming me. Where does that get you, Bubele?
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  37. King and Queen Turben Okay boomer. You seem very willing to blame someone else for your total lack of understanding of the case. I suggest you read about it. The facts are all there and they make a mockery of your rants.
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  38. waylon lewin How does owning a factory prove him innocent? How does it exempt him from legal process?
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  39.  @kingandqueenturben8293  That's probably the most irrelevant, disconnected rant I've seen in this topic.
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  40. King and Queen Turben Like I said, don’t come crying to me when someone publicly names and shamed you.
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  41.  @kingandqueenturben8293  Well, it seems I know it better than you. I don't need the First Amendment quoted at me. I already know it. Since you offered no explanation of defamation law... which is also American law #(ck). You seem to think it cannot exist because of the First Amendment. Well, guess what Bubele? It does exist and it wasn't dropped in yesterday or last month. In fact, I'm really struggling to see what possible purpose someone like you could fulfill in society. You offer nothing anyone wants or needs.
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  42. Jokes universe He was exercising his right to sue. Nobody, not even Elon Musk, is above the law. #(ck).
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  43. Jokes universe So you would be lol at with him killing someone because he’s Elon Musk. Wow. This preppie infatuation with a self-promoting businessman is worse than I thought. Keep drinking the Kool Aid...
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  44. Jokes universe So answer the question: what if he murdered someone?
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  45. Jokes universe By the way, threatening to fight me because of a self-interested businessman is the most pathetic thing I have ever heard. Elon Musk is not above the law. No person can be except in a dictatorship. If he told you to jump off a cliff, would you do it?
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  46. Jokes universe How is posting that he is not above the law a hate comment? Is that the limit of your intellectual capacity?
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  47. Jokes universe Answer the question.
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  48. Jokes universe "so you better stop posting hate comments. If your brave tell me where to meet you, we will fight. I will break your spine. LEAVE ELON ALONE!!!!!" How dare you threaten me.
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  49. Jokes universe I have a right to an opinion - that Elon Musk is not above the law #(ck) and you have no right to threaten me.
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  50. Jokes universe If this is your idea of a joke about Musk fluffers, it isn’t funny.
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  51.  @skp8748  Responds with motherhood statements three years later…
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  52.  @skp8748  Look it up.
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  53. Matt Bee Tell that to the 11,000 climate scientists who declared a climate emergency about a month ago. Go on- you tell them how much you know and how you’re right and they’re a bunch of deluded hippies.
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