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British caver in Thai rescue considers legal action after Elon Musk calls him a ‘pedo’
South China Morning Post ^ | 07/16/2018

Posted on 07/16/2018 11:06:56 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

A British caver who helped rescue 12 boys from a Thailand cave said on Monday he may take legal action against Tesla CEO Elon Musk after the entrepreneur called him a “pedo” on Twitter.

Musk has come under fire for launching the extraordinary attack on Vernon Unsworth without providing any justification or explanation, after the cave expert slammed his offer of a miniature submarine to extract the footballers from the Tham Luang cave as a “PR stunt”.

The boys and their football coach were rescued from the cave complex by an international team and after a week of intense drama.

Musk offered to assist the rescue mission by providing a submarine. The request was turned down. Musk lashed out on Sunday, saying he would make a video proving that his “mini-sub” would have been successful and adding: “Sorry pedo guy, you really did ask for it”.

No evidence has emerged to substantiate Musk’s claim of paedophilia.

“It just had absolutely no chance of working,” Unsworth said. “He had no conception of what the cave passage was like. The submarine, I believe, was about 5ft 6in long, rigid, so it wouldn’t have gone round corners or round any obstacles.”

Musk visited the cave system himself. Unsworth said the billionaire “was asked to leave very quickly”. He also told CNN Musk could “stick his submarine where it hurts”.

On Sunday, when a Twitter user pointed out that Musk was “calling the guy who found the children a pedo”, the billionaire responded: “Bet ya a signed dollar it’s true.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: britishcaver; defamation; elonmusk; lawsuit; musk; submarine; thailand; thairescure
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1 posted on 07/16/2018 11:06:56 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Musk is a big baby


2 posted on 07/16/2018 11:08:12 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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To: al baby

Musk will simply say, “What?! I saw his great-looking shoes and figured he was a big pedo. Ped-? Pod-? Oh, my bad!”


3 posted on 07/16/2018 11:10:44 AM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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To: SeekAndFind

WTF is Musk thinking?


4 posted on 07/16/2018 11:11:33 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: PGR88

Why the H does everyone think Musk is God?


5 posted on 07/16/2018 11:14:28 AM PDT by hadaclueonce ( This time I am Deplorable)
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To: SeekAndFind

Musk visited the cave system himself. Unsworth said the billionaire “was asked to leave very quickly”. He also told CNN Musk could “stick his submarine where it hurts”.

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And that’s why he probably wouldn’t win in court. He made himself a public figure with that comment. Apparently he made an even worse comment on Twitter which was taken down. Musk took down his comment, too.


6 posted on 07/16/2018 11:15:24 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Musk wanted all the glory.


7 posted on 07/16/2018 11:16:07 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: SeekAndFind

What comes to my mind is this. What was eating Musk this much, that he was compelled to fire off that comment?

Was there something to it?

Is there something else so grave in nature, that he’s striking out when it’s uncalled for?


8 posted on 07/16/2018 11:17:15 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Take a look out there folks. Can you see evidence of a Left Wing Hate Group, perhaps fascist too?)
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To: SeekAndFind

My initial thought when it was announced that Musk had showed up with a mini-sub for the rescue was “publicity stunt by Musk.” Based upon this report, I believe my initial through was correct.


9 posted on 07/16/2018 11:17:51 AM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: SeekAndFind

“It just had absolutely no chance of working,” Unsworth said. “He had no conception of what the cave passage was like. The submarine, I believe, was about 5ft 6in long, rigid, so it wouldn’t have gone round corners or round any obstacles.”

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The system they ended up using was very similar, but without the enclosure.


10 posted on 07/16/2018 11:18:42 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Is there something Musk knows or has he just cracked?


11 posted on 07/16/2018 11:20:01 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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To: SeekAndFind

If anything...Musk looks like...nevermind.

12 posted on 07/16/2018 11:20:52 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: SeekAndFind

I hate Musk, but the comments to the article are puzzling.

Dopes are comparing him to “Trump”.

Morons, all.


13 posted on 07/16/2018 11:21:04 AM PDT by ConservativeWarrior (Fall down 7 times, stand up 8. - Japanese proverb)
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To: al baby

Saint Elon. King of the Grifters may have stepped in it this time.


14 posted on 07/16/2018 11:21:44 AM PDT by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Go for it, man!

Open a GoFundMe site for your legal costs and I will contribute.

There cannot be anything lower than that.

The ruling should include evil mollusk having to pay for a missile to blow up his Tesla in space.


15 posted on 07/16/2018 11:22:07 AM PDT by freedumb2003 ("please pass the winnamins" (/Principled on 6/27/2018))
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To: DoughtyOne

Bc Musk knows truit’s TRUE, it was just a publicity stunt and he got called out on it, the Tony Stark wanna be.


16 posted on 07/16/2018 11:23:32 AM PDT by pangaea6
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Dopes are comparing him to “Trump”.

I think that's because the news came out a couple of days ago that he made a contribution to Trump's Presidential campaign. Which, for certain proggies, is burn-him-at-the-stake material. He donated to Hillary too, BTW. Billionaire businessmen do that sort of thing.

17 posted on 07/16/2018 11:26:35 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: PGR88

Normally I’m a defender of Musk. But there is no getting around the fact that he looks petty in this case. It will cost him, and not just financially.


18 posted on 07/16/2018 11:28:13 AM PDT by Artemis Webb (Maxine Waters for House Minority Leader!!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Notice how quiet Musk has been for a couple months? No more monthly wild ideas to make headlines. He needs good publicity badly because the scam is coming to an end.


19 posted on 07/16/2018 11:30:51 AM PDT by horsappl
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To: pangaea6

Well, I think we’ll see before this is over.


20 posted on 07/16/2018 11:31:16 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Take a look out there folks. Can you see evidence of a Left Wing Hate Group, perhaps fascist too?)
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