Elon Musk SKATES Free As Jury Does NOT Buy Pedo Guy's Claims...

Elon Musk has been found not liable in a defamation case involving a British cave explorer he called a 'pedo guy' on Twitter. 

Vernon Unsworth sued the Tesla co-founder for the slur following the July 2018 Thai cave rescue.

On Friday, a federal court in California heard that Unsworth - one of the hero divers who rescued 12 boys and their soccer coach from the cave - was left feeling 'humiliated, ashamed, [and] dirtied,' by billionaire's tweet. 

However, a jury sided with Musk after his lawyers argued it was no more than a playground insult and did not represent an actual allegation of pedophilia...

runninglogan1 - 12/7/2019 2:32:05 AM

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Ha!

carloslassiter - 12/7/2019 8:11:37 AM

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I'm beginning to believe that your unnatural obsession with hating Elon Musk is unhealthy.

qwertyfla1 - 12/7/2019 9:09:12 AM

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Pity as I really wanted to see Musk pay dearly for his asshole remarks of a real hero diver.

If you see a Soldier or Vet please thank them for their service to your country or buy them lunch as it is the least you can do as they don't make nearly enough money for the risks that they take but a little gratitude and appreciation can go a long way.

atc98092 - 12/7/2019 11:37:44 AM

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The court didn't allow it. A jury heard the testimony and made a decision. It's rare a jury doesn't make the correct call based on the law. Remember, they are there, listening to all the testimony. Not just basing their decision on what the news articles say.

SanJoseDriver - 12/9/2019 9:44:05 PM

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And it has to be a unanimous decision.

PUGPROUD - 12/7/2019 9:58:28 AM

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Celebrity justice! They are held to a different standard than common folks.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 12/7/2019 11:01:08 AM

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Calling someone "pedo guy" in a tweet isn't quite the same as a slandering someone calling them a dangerous pedophile on camera or in a interview. Word choice and context as where the judge made their ruling. The ruling would have been different if the language was different. Likely as well as the format. This is how the law works.

atc98092 - 12/7/2019 11:38:36 AM

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The judge didn't make the ruling. It was a jury that made the decision.

MDarringer - 12/7/2019 3:06:56 PM

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@CC Yes it is.

MDarringer - 12/7/2019 11:01:35 AM

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This will just encourage this drug addicted bastard to go farther into his insanity.

carloslassiter - 12/7/2019 1:52:01 PM

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The good news is that any of you guys calling your business or romantic rivals "pedos" can cite this case as precedent when you are sued in court.

Agent00R - 12/7/2019 2:08:15 PM

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According to what I've been reading around this case it is one of the first of its kind and this does actually set a precedent.

So, you're right!

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 12/7/2019 3:45:20 PM

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"pedo" is also Spanish for wind/fart. So there is another out if you get dragged into court.

mre30 - 12/7/2019 5:00:48 PM

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I was looking forward to Elon Musk and Massimo Ginnulli sharing a celebrity jail cell at Chino.

Who, in America, calls anyone a 'Pedo', ever? Certainly not a leader of a publicly traded company Just bizarre.

What investors stand behind such a person? Double bizarre!

SanJoseDriver - 12/9/2019 9:44:54 PM

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Bet you will at some point

ctsang - 12/10/2019 11:48:20 AM

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greedy pedo guy and his pedo lawyer