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Alameda County agrees to let Tesla reopen if certain conditions are met

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Re: Alameda County agrees to let Tesla reopen if certain conditions are met

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Post by zepto »

qppo wrote: post #9
eganist wrote: post #8

There's an amazing amount of emphasis in these comments on strict adhesion to the law and not enough on the actual risk of harm if the site continues to go about reopening. Honestly, if a company wants to disobey a government edict that's for the good of the people when there's no law to back it up, so be it; I hope the people and estates of those who are injured or killed can use the judiciary to sufficient ends to…

There are processes to follow. If Alameda County is at fault then the courts can decide. They can issue restraining orders to suspend the quarantine if they felt the county overstepped its bounds too. What can't happen is letting a company bully a local government because they don't want to make less money. This is just another example of our democracy crumbling into an oligarchy. Musk is not above the law because he…

What exact ‘bullying’ are you talking about? As far as I know all Musk did was post a few tweets. Not hire a gang of armed men.

Re: Alameda County agrees to let Tesla reopen if certain conditions are met

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Post by 101404 »

netsharc wrote: post #20
101404 wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What is "anti social" about defending human rights against those who think they stand above them?

Gotta love assholes thinking they know better than scientists, and then claiming "we're defending human rights!". Using this Asimov quote is surely a cliché, but "Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'". Feel free to scream that you're right and I'm…

What scientists?

Scientists had said is okay to open. The State government said it's okay to open. Only some local dude didn't want to.

And thank you for calling me an "asshole".

Re: Alameda County agrees to let Tesla reopen if certain conditions are met

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Post by DiogenesKynikos »

zepto wrote: post #21
qppo wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are processes to follow. If Alameda County is at fault then the courts can decide. They can issue restraining orders to suspend the quarantine if they felt the county overstepped its bounds too. What can't happen is letting a company bully a local government because they don't want to make less money. This is just another example of our democracy crumbling into an oligarchy. Musk is not above the law because he…

What exact ‘bullying’ are you talking about? As far as I know all Musk did was post a few tweets. Not hire a gang of armed men.

Threatening to move his factory unless the county caved and made an exception to its public health rules.

Re: Alameda County agrees to let Tesla reopen if certain conditions are met

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Post by codeddesign »

callalex wrote: post #17
101404 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And large part of the population seems all too willing to just follow these local officials and blindly believe anything they say. And those who dare to challenge them get insulted.

If you want to act in an anti-social manner, don’t be surprised when you are socially ostracized.

In other words: go against the grain and you’ll be down voted to oblivion. Unfortunately and sadly, widely differing opinions are not tolerated too much on HN.

Re: Alameda County agrees to let Tesla reopen if certain conditions are met

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Post by zepto »

DiogenesKynikos wrote: post #23
zepto wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What exact ‘bullying’ are you talking about? As far as I know all Musk did was post a few tweets. Not hire a gang of armed men.

Threatening to move his factory unless the county caved and made an exception to its public health rules.

How is that ‘bullying’? If he thinks the factory will be better somewhere else, why shouldn’t he move it?
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