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> So, anyone can get away with a crime if they're overstressed? Are you putting words in my mouth on purpose? I'm not arguing that he shouldn't be investigated
by beaconstudios 8y ago
> So, anyone can get away with a crime if they're overstressed?
Are you putting words in my mouth on purpose? I'm not arguing that he shouldn't be investigated. I'm arguing that "trying to screw over short sellers" is not the only and "obvious" reason why he could have made the tweet.
- emodendroket 8y agoI know whenever I'm stressed I go post falsehoods on my public Twitter account to blow off some steam.
- aaomidi 8y agoIntent may not necessarily matter.
- beaconstudios 8y agofor the investigation, no it probably doesn't. But that's not what I'm arguing, and I don't see why people think it is.
- aslkdjaslkdj1 8y agoHe then went and taunted short sellers on Twitter when the stock went up in response to his tweet. Also I don't believe his intent matter for criminal liability in market manipulation.
- beaconstudios 8y ago> He then went and taunted short sellers on Twitter when the stock went up in response to his tweet. Source? I legitimately haven't seen this. > Also I don't believe his intent matter for criminal liability in market manipulation. I'm not saying it does. Where did I say it does? I don't understand why I keep getting this response.
- phdp 8y agoHe sent shorts to David Einhorn https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/elon-musk-makes-good-on-promise-to-send-short-seller-david-einhorn-a-box-of-short-shorts-2018-8-1027450239 https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/elon-musk-ma...
- metalsahu 8y agoIt was a company, Chubbies, that sent short shorts to David Einhorn not Elon. https://insideevs.com/chubbies-sends-short-shorts-tesla-shorter/ https://insideevs.com/chubbies-sends-short-shorts-tesla-shor...
- badwolf 8y agoHeh. That's actually kind of a chuckleworthy story. Thanks for that.