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I personally think this is an emotional overreaction and, based on the location of the recent incident (far from his plane), I think @ElonJet was not involved (

I personally think this is an emotional overreaction and, based on the location of the recent incident (far from his plane), I think @ElonJet was not involved (and probably doesn't pose any threat to Elon), but I don't think that means his previous statements were a lie. Anyone would change their mind and overreact after an attack on their child. And in a broader context, the new policy seems like a good idea. In general, I suspect real-time location tracking does more harm than good, and none of us would tolerate a website tracking our location.

bandyaboot 4y ago
meepmorp 4y ago
an alleged attack, the evidence for which is a single video that was a shot not at the airport when the plane wasn't in the same city; note, too, no police report was filed about the supposed incident. I generally take people at their word, but Musk in particular has used up every last bit of benefit-of-the-doubt credit I had for him. I pretty much gave up on Musk when he tried to insert himself into the Thai cave rescue, and wound up calling the guy who actually saved the kids a pedophile because his mini-sub idea was bad and he couldn't handle the perceived slight.
- leereeves 4y ago
  Do you think the video was staged?
  - AnimalMuppet 4y ago
    Let's say it wasn't. Let's say it went down exactly as described. That leaves Musk with a lower threshold for banning legit journalists than he for filing a police report. Not impossible, but rather weird.
  - samb1729 4y ago
    Why is there no footage from any of the multiple cameras on the Tesla that was allegedly attacked? It would be trivial for him to obtain that if it exists.
gamblor956 4y ago
There won't be a police report. Many people have investigated Elon's claims, and determined that the alleged incident could not have taken place when or where he claimed it did. Filing a false police report is a crime. It's only a misdemeanor, but if Elon's stupid enough to go down this route a conviction for a crime of dishonesty can be used against him in court to impeach any testimony he gives until his dying days.

bandyaboot 4y ago

meepmorp 4y ago

an alleged attack, the evidence for which is a single video that was a shot not at the airport when the plane wasn't in the same city; note, too, no police report was filed about the supposed incident. I generally take people at their word, but Musk in particular has used up every last bit of benefit-of-the-doubt credit I had for him. I pretty much gave up on Musk when he tried to insert himself into the Thai cave rescue, and wound up calling the guy who actually saved the kids a pedophile because his mini-sub idea was bad and he couldn't handle the perceived slight.

leereeves 4y ago
Do you think the video was staged?
- AnimalMuppet 4y ago
  Let's say it wasn't. Let's say it went down exactly as described. That leaves Musk with a lower threshold for banning legit journalists than he for filing a police report. Not impossible, but rather weird.
- samb1729 4y ago
  Why is there no footage from any of the multiple cameras on the Tesla that was allegedly attacked? It would be trivial for him to obtain that if it exists.

gamblor956 4y ago

There won't be a police report. Many people have investigated Elon's claims, and determined that the alleged incident could not have taken place when or where he claimed it did. Filing a false police report is a crime. It's only a misdemeanor, but if Elon's stupid enough to go down this route a conviction for a crime of dishonesty can be used against him in court to impeach any testimony he gives until his dying days.