He would definitely not win. What he did is a Nazi salute. Whether he thinks what he did is one doesn’t matter because he did a Nazi salute.
If I flip someone off, I can tell people I was just letting that person know I think they’re number 1, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t flip them off.
It takes a real coward to not call out a very clear and worldly infamous hand gesture that has existed for 80+ years, when a man that also spews hate rhetoric throws it not just once but multiple times. Further, to my knowledge he has never even denied it, just joked about it and criticized people that criticize him.
I take issue with you using the adverb definitely here.
We don’t know how a court would see this and whether the gesture itself is enough or whether you need to have intent to be doing that.
It’s well documented that this racist doofus is a little awkward and he could reasonably say he was trying a dab and messed it up. You can’t prove intent with something like this. I do believe he was doing a Nazi salute for what it’s worth, but the courts have a higher burden of proof than I do.
He would win because it is not just a Nazi salute. As another description can be used and he isn’t known to be a member of a Nazi organization and “nazi” is an insult Musk would gave what he needs to win a libel suit.
If you haven’t noticed the media that calls it a “Nazi” salute tend to be in countries where libel is harder to establish than in the USA. There’s a legal reason behind why all these American papers are avoiding this.
Finally even IF these media sources did win they will be out millions in legal fees.
He would definitely not win. What he did is a Nazi salute. Whether he thinks what he did is one doesn’t matter because he did a Nazi salute.
If I flip someone off, I can tell people I was just letting that person know I think they’re number 1, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t flip them off.
It takes a real coward to not call out a very clear and worldly infamous hand gesture that has existed for 80+ years, when a man that also spews hate rhetoric throws it not just once but multiple times. Further, to my knowledge he has never even denied it, just joked about it and criticized people that criticize him.
I take issue with you using the adverb definitely here.
We don’t know how a court would see this and whether the gesture itself is enough or whether you need to have intent to be doing that.
It’s well documented that this racist doofus is a little awkward and he could reasonably say he was trying a dab and messed it up. You can’t prove intent with something like this. I do believe he was doing a Nazi salute for what it’s worth, but the courts have a higher burden of proof than I do.
He would win because it is not just a Nazi salute. As another description can be used and he isn’t known to be a member of a Nazi organization and “nazi” is an insult Musk would gave what he needs to win a libel suit.
If you haven’t noticed the media that calls it a “Nazi” salute tend to be in countries where libel is harder to establish than in the USA. There’s a legal reason behind why all these American papers are avoiding this.
Finally even IF these media sources did win they will be out millions in legal fees.