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They're having trouble getting jurors in one of the trials against Elon Musk because "so many people hate him so much" https://www.law360.com/articles/2443845/-hate-for-musk-quickly-narrows-jury-pool-in-twitter-deal-trial

'Hate' For Musk Quickly Narrows Jury Pool In Twitter Deal Trial - Law360

A California federal judge quickly narrowed a pool of 92 prospective jurors Thursday in a class action brought by former Twitter investors against Elon Musk, excusing 38 potential jurors who said they couldn't be fair and impartial as Musk's attorney lamented there are "so many people who hate him so much."

Leendaal Feb 20

@taylorlorenz at some point they gotta settle on that hating him is the "neutral" position.

Rusty Shackleford Feb 20

@Leendaal @taylorlorenz
Can you outsmart the fallacy that divided a nation?

[YouTube](https://youtu.be/lmf6bWl-Hco)
[Invidious](https://yewtu.be/watch?v=lmf6bWl-Hco)

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Middle ground fallacy: Assuming truth is always compromise between two extreme points.

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It's 1819. Missouri & Maine are ready to become states. One representative says slavery shouldn’t be allowed. Another says it's state choice. The compromise: Slavery allowed in Missouri & prohibited in Maine.
Spot the problem?
‏ Lesson by Elizabeth Cox—

@taylorlorenz i do not have an adequate amount of tiny violin or popcorn gifs for this

Telepyleia Feb 20

@taylorlorenz trial by peers, so maybe they should ask billionaires to judge him? :P

Robert [KJ5ELX]

@taylorlorenz maybe if he goes back to South Africa he'll get a fair trial.

@taylorlorenz heartwarming

RAMΞNJVNKIΞ🍜Feb 20

@taylorlorenz Maybe there should be a clause on trials that if a person is so shitty that a jury can't be formed, it just becomes and automatic loss against the hated person.

"Guilty of being a supreme asshole your honor."

Scary Austin Feb 20

@RamenJunkie @taylorlorenz
Maybe they could make a jury of his babymamas, ex wives and adult kids. I'd pay money to see that.

Greg Burns Feb 21

@MaryAustinBooks @RamenJunkie @taylorlorenz Not sure that works if they are looking for jurors who don't hate him

Scary Austin Feb 21

@gregsbrain @RamenJunkie @taylorlorenz My assumption was there are no jurors who don't hate him, so at least make it interesting.

Paco Hope Feb 20

@taylorlorenz It is good that they can’t find 12 of his “peers” for a jury. One is bad enough. We don’t need a bakers dozen.

Chacheneguer Feb 20

@taylorlorenz @sagilca

It's easy. Just look for satisfied Tesla car buyers... 🤭

@taylorlorenz crocodile tears.

Flipper 🐬🏳️‍🌈Feb 20

@taylorlorenz I would totally be disqualified.

@taylorlorenz This is the energy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUlj48Rvp1c

A Scottish Woman Reacts to the death of Margaret Thatcher

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Robin Barton Feb 20

@taylorlorenz Well, he is an ubermensch so when it comes to hate he will defeat us all

@taylorlorenz
I love that that quote is from his own attorney.

Richard Rathe Feb 20

Isn't that in effect the largest ever "jury of his peers"?

Dr. BauBauS Feb 20

@taylorlorenz Did he also eliminated the crazies who still considers him a genius, or he looked for them as the only jurors allowed ?

@taylorlorenz Elon is untouchable for now

ZenHeathen 🇨🇦Feb 20

@taylorlorenz Maybe he hates himself, so they'd be a jury of his peers

Medea Vanamonde 🏳️‍⚧️Feb 20

@taylorlorenz @mastodonmigration

JWcph, Radicalized By Decency Feb 20

@taylorlorenz OK, but... I don't see how they're obliged to find people who have no opinion of his antics, anymore than they'd be obliged to find a jury of people with no opinion on murder for such a trial?

I mean sure, jurors should not know the suspect or victim personally, but this guy very deliberately injected himself in everyone's lives & also keeps breaking the law - and then all those chickens come home to roost & suddenly that's the legal system's problem? Isn't it kinda what you get?

samiamsam Feb 20

Ha!

Weltzeitgeist Feb 20

@taylorlorenz Hahaha, what a qoute. 😂

pinkmoon Feb 20

What should one think of a person who hates their own transgender daughter just because she is transgender?

Superstars of the Apocalypse Feb 20

@taylorlorenz they're going to have the exact opposite problem for Luigi Mangione's jury trial and I love that for him

@taylorlorenz shouldn't they just randomize the pick then? Otherwise they risk selecting sympatizers...

@taylorlorenz 🤣

Flaming Cheeto Feb 20

@taylorlorenz As long as we as a nation remember: being an overt racist doesn't mean you get to exclude the people you demean from your jury because they rationally don't like you. Bigots aren't entitled to an all-white jury for justice to be served

schamspeare Feb 21

@taylorlorenz Look, with a well known person, that shouldn’t be reason enough not to accept jurors. You’re allowed to hate dummies as long as there’s a reasonable expectation that you can also render an objective verdict. Seat the objective Musk haters!

The total opposite of Luigi lol

LoseFriendsandAlienatePeople Feb 21

I could do it. I'm the most honest, independent thinking person I know. I practice removing bias from decisions.

The Turtle Feb 21

@taylorlorenz he STILL looks stupid in every photograph. Every single one.

Darren du Nord Feb 21

@taylorlorenz I would lie to get on that jury.

Bill Zaumen Feb 21

@taylorlorenz At least it won't be "Trial by Jury", an early Gilbert and Sullivan operetta where the judge got his position by marrying a very wealthy attorney's exceedingly ugly daughter.

I'm not making this up: William Gilbert made it up.

Jay 🇺🇦Mar 2

Who knew Hitler salutes aren't universally popular.