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County indeed said "don't open". Musk said "will open anyway". But he didn't say "arrest me". He said if you want to arrest someone because of this. Arrest only
by rowanG077 7y ago
County indeed said "don't open". Musk said "will open anyway". But he didn't say "arrest me". He said if you want to arrest someone because of this. Arrest only me and not the workers. That is not a challenge to the government. That is an appeal to their humanity. That the government should only hold Musk accountable and not the workers.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 7y agoYes. But what are they supposed to do? They can't simply ignore it and expect rule of law to be treated seriously. Hence, it is a dare.
- rowanG077 7y agoThey can do many things. Laws are ignored everyday by officials. They can also close down the factory without issuing an arrest. A dare is very specifically doing something to get a reaction out of somebody. Musk most certainly isn't hoping that the state will arrest him or anybody working at his factory. Quite the opposite.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 7y agoYou do have a point in general, but in this specific case, Musk publicly called them out. Not doing anything in such situation is about as risky as doing something dramatic. I do not envy any decision maker here.