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Re:Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Musk Statements by lgeorget on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @01:47PM (#18017502)
Well, of course I realize that I'm oversimplifying and exaggerating but my point was that I have the impression that messing with money is a much more serious problem than messing with people in the USA.
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Re:Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Musk Statements by gamblor956 on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @03:41PM (#18018477)
Insulting people is a very different thing from defrauding them.

Hate crimes are treated far more seriously than monetary crimes, if that's what you're trying to get out. It's simply that merely making racist statements is not a crime in the US.

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Re:Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Musk Statements by JBReefer on Tuesday September 18, 2018 @04:18PM (#18018747)
saying mean things doesn't hurt people - even if they're really horrible, they're just words. Providing guidance that is false or intended to hurt people, like Elon's tweet, is fundamentally different.
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Re:Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Musk Statements by jazzyjackson on Wednesday September 19, 2018 @04:24AM (#18022713)
freedom of speech is not the freedom to defraud

it's as simple as that

so i agree that US law makes a bigger deal out of messing with money than messing with feelings

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