Mark Twain once said something
along the lines of that you shouldn't pick fights with somebody who buys
ink by the barrel. Had he thought of it he might have also said
something about not picking fights with people who have more money than
god, especially if you are both wrong and stupid.
Two days ago, on live television, former congressman Jamal Bowman announced that Elon Musk was both a thief and a Nazi.
Today
Musk announced that he is suing Bowman's ass off for defamation. Unless
he can PROVE that Musk is both a thief and a Nazi he may be in
trouble. As a public figure it is, as a mater of law, DIFFICULT for
Musk to sue successfully for defamation. As I recall you have to prove
that the statement was false and defamatory, that the person making the
statement KNEW it was false and went ahead and did it anyway. It is a
high bar to clear, but not impossible. It has been done a time or two.
I would not want to be Jamal Bowman right now.
1 comment:
If you have enough $ to throw at something and your opponent does not, big money usually wins. It would probably be cost prohibited to try and defend himself against Musk. Settle quickly with a retraction/apology.
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