The domestic terrorism designation could give law enforcement sweeping authority to surveil people protesting against Elon Musk’s role in the US federal government, civil liberties experts warn.
  • misteloct@lemmy.world
    502·
    1 day ago

    It’s literally legal to blow up a Tesla. Jan 6 pardons set the legal precedent that organized terrorism involving property damage is just fine. Carry on vandals. I do not condone or reject your actions but I do understand them to be legal.

      • misteloct@lemmy.world
        10·
        1 day ago

        Important to remember this when we consider the relative morality of Tesla vandals. So far I haven’t heard of anyone getting hurt so I think it’s pretty mild.

      • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
        11·
        1 day ago

        More to the point, laws there are made up as they go along. Now I know that all laws are made up, but in the US today, it’s literally “that law is what I make it to be today, tomorrow it might be something else”

        Precedent means shit in an environment like that

      • misteloct@lemmy.world
        81·
        1 day ago

        I’m legitimately confused. Why is this different than Jan6ers who were pardoned? I thought violent insurrection/protest was legal since Jan 6 2021. ELI5.

        It’s also illegal in some places to bring an orange into a bathtub, we use common law in the US so citing civil law statutes is not a valid argument.

        I know you’re a Russian shill based on your comment history, your home country follows civil law so perhaps that’s confusing to you.

        • T00l_shed@lemmy.world
          5·
          1 day ago

          I’m legitimately confused. Why is this different than Jan6ers who were pardoned? I thought violent insurrection/protest was legal since Jan 6 2021. ELI5.

          Jan 6th benefits trump, torching teslas doesn’t. His doj won’t apply the laws equally, the rule of law is long dead in the US.