We should deport him to France for lying on his immigration forms.
Better yet, deport him to South Africa and let Malema do with him as he will.
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Complete-Sort16174 days ago
+554
If France charges him and then says they’ll arrest on sight they can get other EU countries to promise his arrest if say he lands in allied countries like Germany, or Spain, or any number of countries. Basically locking him out for good. Trap this little weasel.
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binzoma4 days ago
+152
I believe with the judicial exchange treaties any country that has one with them with would be expected to arrest and extradite if asked. including the US....
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ZumboPrime4 days ago
+339
> including the US....
The US now openly protects and rewards criminals and pedophiles. There is 0 chance they even *think* about arresting Musk as long as the Republicans are running the country.
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Paladingo4 days ago
+89
Even before they went full mask-off, USA had a rule in place that if a US citizen was ever to be charged in the Hague, the US would invade them and free their citizen. They've always been rules for thee, not for me.
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bobert6804 days ago
+52
this was passed in response to talk of US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan committing war crimes and human rights abuses. its extra fucked because in the 90s the US did a lot of work to get the treaty Rome, what created the ICC, happen. pushing a lot of countries to sign on but then the GOP led congress refused to ratify the treaty
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puresteelpaladin4 days ago
+42
Of course it's that way. As a famous European once said:
"The strong do as they wish, and the weak suffer what they must." --- Thucydides
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UDK4504 days ago
+5
European... By today's modern standards... Technically correct?
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Dernom3 days ago
+3
What do you mean? Even by ancient standards he was European. Europe had been a term for the part of the world west of modern Türkye (Asia Minor) for more than 200 years by the time Thucydides was born.
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ZumboPrime4 days ago
+12
Yes, that was national policy. Now, they *specifically* promote corruption.
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skatastic574 days ago
+19
That's not for citizens, that's for the military back from Bush's War on Terror. I mean maybe I'm mistaken and they'll come for any citizen but I highly doubt it.
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ErraticDragon4 days ago
+15
True:
> The American Service-Members' Protection Act (ASPA), known as the Hague Invasion Act, enacted August 2, 2002, is a United States federal law described as "a bill **to protect United States military personnel and other elected and appointed officials of the United States government** against criminal prosecution by an international criminal court to which the United States is not party." […] The act gives the president power to use "all means necessary and appropriate to bring about the release of any U.S. or allied personnel being detained or imprisoned by, on behalf of, or at the request of the International Criminal Court" (ICC), located in The Hague, Netherlands.
***However***, I don't believe random citizens would ever be brought before the ICC.
> The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an intergovernmental organisation and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. Established in 2002 under the multilateral Rome Statute, the ICC is the first and only permanent international court with **jurisdiction to prosecute individuals for the international crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression**.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Service-Members'_Protection_Act
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Mr-Mister4 days ago
+4
> against criminal prosecution by an international criminal court
So what if instead of international we make it anational?
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Comrade_Derpsky4 days ago
+3
Elon won't be facing prosecution in the Hague as some kind of war criminal, he'll be facing regular ol' criminal prosecution in France.
3
pokurmom4 days ago
+54
France has been protecting Roman Polanski the child rapist for over 40 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Polanski
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alucohunter4 days ago
+22
Decent bargaining chip for a prisoner exchange!
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Naktura4 days ago
+12
Give it a few years, Polanski is the type of guy the current administration parties with.
12
The_Grungeican4 days ago
+2
ironically enough, same with Musk.
2
Good_Restaurant152 days ago
+2
Not anymore, they had a falling out, no?
2
kaspar424 days ago
+18
France offered to try him. The US prosecutor refused to cooperate.
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ZumboPrime4 days ago
+14
Did France hire Roman Polanski to a senior position in the government?
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madhattr9994 days ago
+6
There may be 0 chance, but might still be value in forcing them to refuse.
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RandomRobot4 days ago
+3
Just like there was little to no chance that they would voluntarily appear in the first place.
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PM_ME_UR_CREDDITCARD4 days ago
+4
Then they lose any ability to extradite anyone to the US from those countries
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CodyCrochetZ3 days ago
+3
This is very true but there’s also zero chance he gets arrested under democratic leadership.
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frequenZphaZe4 days ago
+2
> as long as the Republicans are running the country.
is the implication here that you expect democrats to hold billionaires accountable?
2
ZumboPrime4 days ago
+4
Not the billionaires, but maybe some of the most blatant corrupt & vile people to placate the masses.
That said, during my lifetime, when Democrats controlled the US government they did not actively dismantle American democracy and intentionally make life worse for literally everyone else on the entire f****** planet. I would *gladly* take maintaining the status quo of slow decline over setting the country on fire and looting its still-breathing body.
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BoneOfMySword4 days ago
+10
Sadly not gonna happen. You know it, I know it...
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MagicalGoof4 days ago
+8
If it happened he couold easily just pay to have it lifted.
These ultr arich are beyond reach.
Mofo needs to be x'd out he's a parasite on human existence. So are all these money hoarding reptillians.
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bobert6804 days ago
+6
we just need to make the price appropriately high. Im thinking twitterm tesla, space x, and all his commercial property would be a good place to start
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pocketjacks4 days ago
+4
Laws are for the poors.
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glmory4 days ago
+3
Trump doesn't have loyalty. If he can find a way to make money off it, Musk could easily be deported.
3
skatastic574 days ago
+4
"Hey Elon, you're going to need to buy a billion worth of r*** coin if you don't want to get extradited."
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laptopaccount4 days ago
+2
Yeah, I don't see the current pedophile US administration extraditing him.
2
walruswes4 days ago
+3
Wait to make the announcement until he is already over there.
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Philmriss4 days ago
+2
I can tell you right now (German) that our current government would rather lick Musk's boot than arrest him.
2
Rhoeri4 days ago
+56
Better yet, deport him to the sun
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Aeonskye4 days ago
+28
Deport him arse first onto a bollard
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BrofessorFarnsworth4 days ago
+16
While I don't necessarily condone acts of space deportation, a gentle reminder that it takes way more delta-v to send a rocket to the sun than it does to outright eject it from the solar system.
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alltherobots4 days ago
+9
I’m sure we’ve got an asteroid redirect impactor mission coming up that could use a payload.
9
BasiliskXVIII4 days ago
+6
Sometimes, it's not about efficiency, it's just about making a point.
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inspectoroverthemine4 days ago
+2
I'm cool with a suborbital trash run- no sense in wasting all that delta-v.
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calladc4 days ago
+2
i mean technically it's space exploration
2
Complete-Sort16174 days ago
+10
He always did say he wanted to go to space 😪
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binzoma4 days ago
+5
havent we done enough damage to the environment already
5
evilkasper4 days ago
+4
Mars; it's where he claims he wants to die
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Emotional-Bat_4 days ago
+2
Malema has been convicted and sentenced to 5 years for firing a gun. FYI.
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IChurnToBurn4 days ago
+5
No, France is fine. They are well known for their leniency of elites who abuse their power.
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Leg_Named_Smith4 days ago
+32
Send the French Foreign Legion after him
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No_Conversation_93254 days ago
+101
Better EU, seize his private assets till he shows up
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onefst250r4 days ago
+44
And make it so Tesla cant be sold in EU as long as he's the CEO.
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No_Conversation_93254 days ago
+13
ah yes, the swastikars!
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bobert6804 days ago
+7
nah just impose taxes equal to 100% of teslas revenue minues payroll for non managerial imployees
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Agamemnon3234 days ago
+2
Ban all of his companies from operating there.
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PanglosstheTutor4 days ago
+13
Wouldn’t that extend to the eu due to extradition?
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Franks2000inchTV4 days ago
+6
It would extend to the US due to extradition, although I don't imagine Trump will be willing to uphold American treaty obligations.
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Getherer4 days ago
+32
Nah, put him on europol wanted list
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PluginAlong4 days ago
+7
I'm afraid no one actually wants him though, let alone wanting him enough to put him on that list. /s
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wrosecrans4 days ago
+16
That's the beauty of it -- you don't want him, so if he shows up in your country you just arrest him and ship him to France, now he's their problem.
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hackingdreams4 days ago
+10
Nah, just arrest him when he shows up. He's free to enter, just, not to leave.
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evilkasper4 days ago
+11
Would that extend to the whole EU? That could be significant.
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kbotc4 days ago
+16
It should. Technically the US and France have extradition treaties.
https://www.congress.gov/treaty-document/105th-congress/13/all-info
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cates4 days ago
+6
Europe*
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Comfortable-Gur69084 days ago
+10
Actually we NEED him to go to France ASAP 😉
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ledasll4 days ago
+3
Or whole Europe
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taoyx4 days ago
+2
He might get X blocked in France too.
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Obaruler4 days ago
+2
That means: EU entirely.
If you've criminally charged in any part of the union you better avoid visiting anywhere inside of it.
Make it so!
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Fuzzylogik4 days ago
+2
Make it so he can’t go ANYWHERE
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codepossum4 days ago
+1
make it so he has to go to france
then keep him there forever
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kaisadilla_0x14 days ago
+1
Nor most of the EU, as he would be extradited to France. Sadly I guess the case will be arbitrarily dropped if Musk's friends win the next election in France.
1
michaeldot_024 days ago
+345
As a European, I’m glad that Europe is finally waking up to the fact that being dictated by American conglomerates is a bad idea.
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LovelyDayHere4 days ago
+70
I hope we can set aside the geographical aspect and realize that conglomerates are often multi-national, and whether they are American, European, Asian doesn't really matter, we should strive not to let them dictate our lives regardless of their origin.
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VinceCarter244 days ago
+18
No most tech companies are American and if the world is gonna end it’s definitely gonna be their fault.
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sgrams043 days ago
+10
As an American, I’m so very hopeful you do. The world is at stake and it’s heading down a terrible path. If no one does something to stop it, we’re all doomed.
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Exact_Patience_97674 days ago
+745
A soon to be trillionaire, like him believes, he's above the law, and does not need to answer to any authority. An example needs to be made of him.
745
Wayofchinchilla4 days ago
+135
The trillionaire thing is not likely he would have to hit a bunch of Target goals with Tesla that are almost impossible now that he's decided to get into far right politics the best example to make would just be to seize his French assets with no recourse for him to get them back better yet if you could get the Swiss on board to freeze any accounts he has in their country and pull the money I'm sure he would have quite the little meltdown.
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elimi4 days ago
+49
Space X IPO?
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Wayofchinchilla4 days ago
+25
I'm not sure about an IPO for SpaceX I'm talking about the Tesla trillion dollar bonus they offered him that everybody thinks would make him an instant trillionaire when in reality to get that trillion dollars he has to hit goals that have become impossible thanks to his little Forte into right wing politics he is fucked Tesla so bad they could have beaten China but with what he's done and now that the world hates him there's no way he'll ever be able to hit those goals. The board absolutely should fire him because he's damaged the brand so bad but luckily for him he stuffed the board with loyalists that will never do that but he can't ever repair the brand after what he did dude is toxic.
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ProfSquirtle4 days ago
+15
My guy, I agree with everything you said but goddamn. Punctuation. Please.
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elimi4 days ago
+28
My point was that Tesla + Space X IPO etc would probably push him to trillion $ status.
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Equal-Purple-42474 days ago
+14
Unfortunately, it's not impossible. You have to consider Tesla bundled with Space X and Twitter AI. Tesla can pivot to a robotics company, powered by Twitter AI / datacenters, to build Space X stuff.
We've seen how inflated the tech sector is via the circular financing + hype. It's very possible for him to rig things to meet those targets.
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Wayofchinchilla4 days ago
+7
Some of those Tesla targets are based on market share though he would have to have like 70 to 80% market share and electric vehicles which was much more possible when he decided to stay out of politics and Tesla was actually popular the SpaceX AI robot stuff I'm not so sure about I know he's trying to Pivot towards robots but he doesn't really have anything to show for it and building those things takes years who knows. I will say that I'm extremely proud of France for holding this a****** accountable God I wish my country could get it shit together.
7
hedoeswhathewants4 days ago
+4
foray
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Neat_Egg_24744 days ago
+3
he is worth 800b today, once spacex ipos he will instantly hit 1 trillion since he has 25% of the shares..
3
Varlin4 days ago
+30
He has done nothing but gain net worth since getting into politics. If anything it has helped him since he can now pull the strings. He is currently worth 850billion; he is likely a trillionaire at years end at this rate.
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doctor-yes4 days ago
+9
He’s nearly a trillionaire today. And nearly all of his wealth is in SpaceX and Tesla stock, which isn’t seizable by anyone but the US.
9
naitsirt894 days ago
+9
Hes worth barely under a trillion dollars already.
9
k4zor4 days ago
+2
Elon Musk's net worth is 800 billion as we speak.
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naitsirt894 days ago
+12
Not bad, a casual 40 million dollars a day from the day he was born.
Or $2 to Elon for every $1 Tesla has made in revenue ever (make it make sense.)
Totally earned it.
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Manustuprare4 days ago
+6
The stock market appears increasingly detached from reality, as evident by Trumps weekly manipulation. It's not rational, it really is "astrology for men".
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Naktura4 days ago
+15
The swiss were fine doing business with literal nazis. You are dreaming if you think they will do absolutely anything with any accounts Musk has with them.
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TheMaskedTom4 days ago
+12
Switzerland was literally surrounded by the Nazis and their allies. Yes there were some sympathisers but be real they were damn close to being invaded and if you believe that has no importance whatsoever in their decisions then your prejudice has blinded you.
And now guess what? The EU entirely surrounds Switzeland. And Switzerland has followed EU sanctions against Russia, from the start of their invasion of Ukraine.
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Naktura4 days ago
+3
Rich Russians still have swiss bank accounts. Changing how you do business with a country is miles away from individual accounts.
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Bobson-_Dugnutt24 days ago
+24
French monarch removal system, you say?
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SwimmingThroughHoney4 days ago
+29
He basically is though. Like, he wont be put into jail and no fine is going to be large enough to make any sort of dent. He could be fined 99.9% of his net worth and still have $815 million.
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VeryRainyDay4 days ago
+24
What's actually stopping from him being jailed? It's not like he would hire his own private army and wage war on EU.
I mean, I understand France may not want to risk an international incident over it - but if they decided to do it, they'd have the authority to? He would have to avoid EU or at least France to not be jailed.
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[deleted]4 days ago
+3
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EddiewithHeartofGold4 days ago
+7
He does not believe he is above the law. The first summon was voluntary. For him and ex X CEO Linda Yaccarino. They simply chose not to appear. That is an option for anyone in a similar case. Nothing illegal was done.
A new summons will be issued and that will be under the threat of criminal charges if the person does not appear. Musk will try to get rid of the summons (as is his right), but if the French government is adamant, he will appear.
So, contrary to what the article title may hint at, there was no law breaking here, but there could be in the future.
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ECHLN4 days ago
+2
He is unfortunately above the law. France is powerless here.
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BiBoFieTo4 days ago
+159
Could he be extradited? I mean... he won't because money but...
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Complete-Sort16174 days ago
+114
Imagine if we win the presidential election and midterms and then we extradite him and nationalize Space X and set Tesla free to run its company as its own board.
Lmfao oh one can dream.
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EverNeko2004 days ago
+32
How do you plan to nationalize Space X? The government would have to buy them out, which would be very costly and difficult to justify given they aren't exactly a failing business.
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Valance233224 days ago
+12
Eminent Domain laws exist, they could just seize it for a pittance
12
skatastic574 days ago
+19
The 5th amendment says the opposite. That's not to say the constitution matters anymore but there are no eminent domain laws that allow for corporations to be taken for a pittance.
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MC_Crit4 days ago
+9
Unfortunately, when eminent domain is used, they almost never offer real market value. The house I grew up in had a big chunk of land bought via eminent domain, and my mother got less than $1000 for nearly half an acre
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tegat3 days ago
+2
You mother likely didn't have enough money to pay lawyers and lobbyists handsomely. SpaceX does have the money.
The opponents of using eminent domain against SpaceX are going to get surge in financing.
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noahcallaway-wa4 days ago
+1
Begin a national security investigation of Musk, use it to terminate all of SpaceX’s government contracts while he’s the CEO.
1
valencia864 days ago
+5
No idea who the "we" is in your sentence, but looking at the US from across the pond, it seems way more likely the likes of Musk himself will be the next president. Y'all gone full fashie.
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Material_Principle584 days ago
+2
SpaceX literally exists because the nationalized version of it was incompetent.
2
j332054 days ago
+9
> SpaceX literally exists because the nationalized version of it was ~~incompetent~~ underfunded.
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Material_Principle584 days ago
+5
Nothing to do with that. SpaceX was picking up contracts from NASA because they could do what they do but much cheaper. NASA like many government agencies is incredibly inefficient.
5
moonLanding1234 days ago
+2
People just can't get past the hate for Elon. Sure, he's bad but let's not downplay his contributions to spaceflight.
2
tallcoolone704 days ago
+1
Nationalize? You mean go full communist and have things run by useless government bureaucrats? Yeah that's a real plan, good thinking.
1
No_Conversation_93254 days ago
+17
From US? No
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Mccobsta4 days ago
+4
They could just give trump a gold painted toilet or something equally as stupid of a gift and he'd agree to it before someone else speaks to him
4
DARfuckinROCKS4 days ago
+4
Internet says unlikely but not impossible. Apparently US-France extradition treaty requires the crime to be in both countries. This DOJ will not investigate Musk and they have already declined to assist in the probe.
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moonLanding1234 days ago
+2
Even if there's a probable cause. No government, R or D would extradite a US citizen as prominent as Musk. The US under both parties won't even extradite that diplomat's wife who killed someone in the UK.
2
Substantial_Milk81704 days ago
+130
He is about to find out that you can't just ban a French judge's account and expect the legal problem to magically go away.
130
Nevermind044 days ago
+66
It already has. A strongly worded letter from a French court with no jurisdiction isn't much of a consequence.
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crackanape4 days ago
+14
Not being able to visit Europe would cramp his rich person style.
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kbotc4 days ago
+33
What do you mean with no jurisdiction? We have an extradition treaty with France.
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Hollie_Maea4 days ago
+84
Never under any circumstances will this justice department extradite Elon Musk to France.
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babyLays4 days ago
+4
What about the next administration? Or the one after that?
4
alucohunter4 days ago
+38
The trend since 2008 suggests that American capitalists are above the law no matter the party.
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garimus4 days ago
+3
somethingsomethingEpsteinsomethingsomething
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Nevermind044 days ago
+28
Extradition treaties essentially provide a form that another country can fill out to request one of their own citizens to be returned for criminal prosecution. Elon is not a French citizen. It is extraordinarily rare for extradition to be used in the way you describe.
Furthermore, there's an exception in most extradition treaties (including the US-France treaty) that allows either country to decline requests they consider to be political. It's quite literally a "get out of jail free" card, especially when handled by an administration who strongly advocates for billionaire criminals.
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Varlin4 days ago
+17
You think the richest man in the world worth nearly a trillion and who is buds with the US president is going to get extradited over some random French judge's verdict? Lol. Be real.
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Fishb204 days ago
+2
i think its unlikely hed be extradicted but i think not being able to leave the United States without facing arrest would probably be bad for his company
2
BringTea_6664 days ago
+1
\>extradition treaty
He is not French citizen. Extradition treaty is for say French citizen running away to US then US deports him back to France.
It's not for when someone in US makes a crime and then France asks for him. That's individual nations decisions.
Moreover there is 0 chance it will happen. Elon Musk is not head of Tesla or X france. X france is subsidiary to US company. At best they can prosecute people in subsidiary, they can't prosecute their mother company in US because they lack jurisdiction.
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kbotc4 days ago
+3
That’s 100% not true: like, look at this case extradited to the US: a Russian-Israeli was extradited to the US for computer hacking crimes.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/dual-russian-and-israeli-national-extradited-united-states-his-role-lockbit-ransomware
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EasyPermission52654 days ago
+8
Why are there so many Americans who think American companies are allowed to operate in other countries without any care for local law?
If France wanted to materially f*** Elon and his companies then they could, and there is not a thing your American ass could do about it. How's that for your "jurisdiction".
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Old_Leopard18443 days ago
+2
And what are you gonna do, steal all of his european assets?
Let's see how's that going to go for you
2
CandidatePresent69754 days ago
+2
no jurisdiction? he's personally availed himself to France by conducting business there. he's, allegedly, committed some sort of crime there. the venue is convenient for all parties but him.
subject matter. personal. venue.
I don't know French law, but if its anything like ours, they have jurisdiction.
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Silvio2574 days ago
+14
It should go to european Court and then EU should seize the Tesla Factory in Brandenburg 🥀
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daisyfield224 days ago
+96
Ignoring summons while regular users get banned for way less just makes the whole platform feel unserious
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_Eggs_4 days ago
+49
> The earlier request to interview Musk and Yaccarino was described as voluntary. Authorities are now seeking to compel them to appear for questioning with the threat of criminal charges.
This was a voluntary summons. The title is misleading. The "criminal probe" is not for failing to appear. Now that he chose not to appear, they are opening an official criminal probe into the *original* content of the investigation.
The title is intentionally vague to imply that Elon Musk is being investigated FOR failing to appear. But it's clickbait. They're just upgrading it to an official investigation since he chose not to talk to them.
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DaNotSoGoodSamaritan4 days ago
+2
Eh that sorta reminds me of the Telegram dude Pavel Durov, iirc, the frenchies basically had nothing but still forced the guy to show up at a police station every one or two weeks for over a year or something like that, essentially forcing him to stay in France.
Pretty sure they're still doing it to this day.
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Inside-Line4 days ago
+13
Why do we treat social media platforms like Xitter like some necessary utility. Just ban the f****** thing in the EU. People will cry about it for a few minutes then move on. It is not some necessity.
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DreamLunatik4 days ago
+14
The whole platform was deeply unserious as soon as he bought it
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Ukleon4 days ago
+9
In any situation like this, a person's business interests in that country should be immediately stopped until the owner complies. Money is the only thing these people respond to.
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SlideParamita14 days ago
+16
He did the same bullshit in Brazil and got his site blocked out of a 200 million people market. Changed his mind very quickly.
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Forsaken_Ad_20594 days ago
+5
Git him, Frenches!!!!!!
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Fickle_Ad_86534 days ago
+27
If we tax billionaires, they'll just move elsewhere...
come on... move Elon. MOVE...
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RichysRedditName4 days ago
+12
Twist his d***!
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LeastReactionary4 days ago
+4
Keep going. Someone must find him accountable. The US wont do a damned thing.
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StrangerConscious6374 days ago
+10
Don't ever forget that he is a fanatic rich Nazi.
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Confident_Client_4144 days ago
+3
Ban the goddamn thing.
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longestboie3 days ago
+6
The French have a great history of how they deal with self-proclaimed aristocracy.
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Julian_Thorne4 days ago
+8
Throw the book at him
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freedfg4 days ago
+17
He's about to learn there are consequences in other countries.
Too bad the US won't extradite.
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EyeStabber4 days ago
+22
Even if he couldn't set foot in EU would be funny as hell. Even worse, imagine being locked in US.
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Varlin4 days ago
+7
He has money beyond a level of "f*** you" money. There are no consequences anywhere at that level of wealth. Man can buy a country if he wanted. Lol
The world isn't fair, he won't face anything for any reason.
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VeryRainyDay4 days ago
+5
Which country could he buy that has any relevance to this? I think they're generally not for sale unless he wants to become a warlord and hire mercenaries...
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Varlin4 days ago
+2
I didn't say a country of relevance; just a country. The fact one man had enough wealth to buy out an entire country period is f****** absurd. He is immune to consequences because money as a concept is pretty much a meme to him at this point.
Also he literally could become a warlord and hire mercenaries to do such if he goes completely nuts. He has more money than the GDP of peak WW2 Germany. It's f****** crazy one man has the wealth of the yearly output of an entire country that went to war with the world and put up a fight.
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sol-44 days ago
+2
You do realize most of it is just valuation and not real, hard money, right? Or do AOC, Warren, etc hide all of this from their supporters?
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Varlin4 days ago
+1
Valuation allows staking leverage and getting loans based on lending shares. It isn't as liquid as cash obviously but he can absolutely buy whatever he wants and easily get out of consequences.
Arguing against that concept makes it seem like billionaires don't actually have money or influence which is just absurd. Valuation absolutely buys power. No billionaire is just sitting on literal billions of cash that decays to inflation, yet they absolutely get what they want. And we are speaking about a damn near trillionaire. Pure cash transactions are only done by us poor people; billionaires trade in equities and assets.
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jesterdeflation4 days ago
+4
"This will be the thing that gets him"
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DifficultyWithMyLife4 days ago
+6
I hope Interpol gets his ass.
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whorificustotalus4 days ago
+3
The next US president should denaturalise him and send him back to South Africa where he came from. Same for Melania.
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UnifiedQuantumField4 days ago
+5
>Elon Musk faces criminal probe in France
Bend ovair Monsieur Elon, and prepaire to receive ze probe!
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Jebrowsejuste4 days ago
+5
The baguette of consequences rarely arrives lubed
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thecoastertoaster4 days ago
+7
he’s clearly not used to a government that he can’t leach from, and one that might actually do some legal enforcement
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Savage_HPV4 days ago
+14
While certainly true, there are limitations on the enforcement unless they’re able to get Interpol involved. If that’s the case, there’s not really any place he can hide.
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IllllIIlIllIllllIIIl4 days ago
+6
Interpol is not a supranational law enforcement agency. No interpol agent has the power to arrest anyone outside of their own jurisdiction in their own county. It's basically just a network of law enforcement agencies from different countries who agree to cooperate sometimes. And I find it unlikely that any American law enforcement agency would cooperate with a request from a French law enforcement agency on this.
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BorntoBomb4 days ago
+2
Sieze those f****** tesla chargers
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stedic4 days ago
+2
How is exploiting business law to the point of the world being brought to a global economic ruin not a crime, recognized by every Country and Kin.
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Solid_Garbage_33503 days ago
+2
Good, get him.
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4lexM4 days ago
+6
You guys, I don't think he cares.
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Kliene4 days ago
+2
Good. I can't wait for the day that Muskrat, and all the others (ykw) like him, are behind bars like they deserve. It's a when, not an if.
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FaithlessnessThin3594 days ago
+3
friendly reminder that the trump administration says it’s ok to invade a foreign country and kidnap their citizens for breaking another country’s laws.
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needlestack4 days ago
+2
Let's see if anyone anywhere is willing to hold the rich and powerful accountable. The French are more likely than most, but I'm not holding my breath.
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letstrythatagain-_-4 days ago
+3
He's rich af. The rich get special treatment no matter where you go. He will just throw some money at them and everything is forgiven and forgotten. I guarantee it.
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throw_way_ya4 days ago
+1
Put him in jail and throw away the key
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jert34 days ago
+1
Has enough money to be above the law. Society shouldn't put up with these vampires. How many slaves' lives labours did it take to make this one man so rich? Guy's a disgrace.
Not to mention so beyond full of himself that naming his kids stuff like Exa Dark Sideræl, Techno Mechanicus, Azure, Strider, Arcadia, Romulus, and Seldon Lycurgus -- he's not well.
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atomic1fire4 days ago
+4
If France cared about kids they would've sent Roman Polanski back to the US decades ago.
Chances are this is more an attack on Musk himself then it is an actual effort to protect kids.
The original probe was about the X algorithm being used to manipulate french politics and claims of bigotry.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250711-france-probes-x-over-claims-algorithm-enabled-foreign-interference
To me it looks like a kangaroo court intended to shut down criticism of french policy.
Accusations of CSAM are just being tacked on because any AI company that creates images or video is at risk for generating CSAM because people are sick and twisted. OpenAI's Sora platform had some accusations of CSAM generation.
The fact that corporations have funded an electronic beast they can't completely control has little to do with Elon Musk specifically and more to do with the AI industry in general.
edit: As a side note I'm pretty sure France found themselves in a massive sex violence and sexism crisis because of all the women protesting over the lack of support at an institutional level. That all doesn't suddenly get fixed because they want Elon Musk to show up in court.
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SansConviction4 days ago
+2
>To me it looks like a kangaroo court intended to shut down criticism of french policy.
Sure, like possession and distribution of pornographic images of minors; infringement of personal image rights via sexual deepfakes; denial of crimes against humanity; fraudulent extraction of data from an automated data processing system; falsification of the operation of an automated data processing system; and operation of an illegal online platform by an organized group.
But, hey, if everyone does have an deregulated AI sexualising images of minor why bother ?
>As a side note I'm pretty sure France found themselves in a massive sex violence and sexism crisis because of all the women protesting over the lack of support at an institutional level. That all doesn't suddenly get fixed because they want Elon Musk to show up in court.
Yeaaaaa, because if one thing is wrong then we can't fix another wrong. Obviously.
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