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0 pointsKaveren7y ago0 comments

I don't think Elon Musk deserves to go to prison for any length of time for that. I understand that he may have been very hasty and made fraudulent claims to investors (arguable considering you can't tell his state of mind).

The United States needs to reduce its prison population, not increase it.

Suggesting he be banned from serving as CEO would be much more reasonable, though I think the fine was more than enough.

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forapurpose7y ago· 2 in thread

> The United States needs to reduce its prison population, not increase it.

I don't think most people are concerned with CEOs of large corporations overflowing the prisons.

KaverenOP7y ago

It's about a mindset of the purpose and necessity of imprisoning so many people, not an individual case.

Aside from that, do you believe that Elon Musk in particular deserves to have his freedom restricted, be in a potentially dangerous situation (even in low security), and be locked away from society because of a series of tweets that heavily jumped the gun and stated funding as "secured" when it wasn't?

Being barred from serving as Chairman for three years and being forced to step down in addition to a $20m fine doesn't seem to satisfy some people's bloodlust, I have my doubts that being forced to step down as Tesla CEO would.

forapurpose7y ago

You've already characterized any disagreement as "bloodlust".

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