• Melllvar@startrek.website
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      A private lawsuit is one that is filed by a private party (individual, company, etc.). It is very different from a criminal trial.

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        it’s still based in law. the government enforces rulings. Otherwise defendents would have no reason to comply.

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          It’s still not a criminal case. And this isn’t some kind of obscure technical point, the differences are substantial.

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            Would you be okay if i rephrased my post as “against the law” instead of “a crime”?

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              It would still be an inaccurate and unfair characterization of the USA, which is really what bothers me.

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                  It implies that this sort of law is unique or peculiar to the USA, and it implies that the law is a bad thing.

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                    Of course its a bad thing, musk isnt entitled to anyone else’s money.

                    Like the shit with Targer where investors sued over lgbt support because people boycotted. Fuck this law.