What does the make of the car he was driving have anything to do with his crimes?????
Nothing. Absolutely nothing in a legal or evidentiary sense.
So why feature this detail in the headline except to try to connect Musk in some wildly strained way to this nut?
Up in the Northwest we have a bunch of thugs driving around in outlandishly expensive cars and acting like idiots. I would guess that the majority are in BMWs and Mercedes but these cars are nearly of just as expensive as Teslas. I assume that these characters are involved in some form of criminal activity.
I don't think that the make of the car is all that important, but the fact that we find many irrational idiots driving very expensive cars is an important aspect. Mentioning that the car was a Tesla makes people realize that this idiot can be grouped with the rest just mentioned.
So why feature this detail in the headline except to try to connect Musk in some wildly strained way to this nut?
Not sure that's what was behind this, at least initially.
This story gained prominence after a guy's dashcam caught the interaction on the 2 freeway, the vehicle used in the crime was part of the description. That's not at all unusual.
Now that he's been rolled up, yeah, maybe there's an attempt to tie in the Cathedral's current enemy Musk, but it also serves to explain to people who this character is, and why he's famous.
For the most part the cars notorious criminals owned is an unknown. Ok we know Brandon has a Corvette and a few others but that’s about it.
Tesla drivers are stereotyped, as are BMW, Audi, Nissan drivers, etc.
Plus, the car was part of his MO.
The make of car he as driving (Tesla all-electric car) might contribute to the problem. The man may be impacted by the electric fields from the motors, especially if they're not grounded properly. I"m not saying it's the cause but it might be. For all we know, he could be having constant allergic reactions to the materials used to build the car.
https://www.healthline.com/health/emf:
One review of more than two dozen studies on low-frequency ElectroMagnetic Fields (EMFs) suggests that these energy fields may cause various neurological and psychiatric problems in people.
https://www.mentalhealthmatters-cofe.org/can-emfs-cause-psychosis-and-paranoia/
Exposure to EMF has been linked to changes in neuroendocrine functions such as melatonin disruption, suppressed melatonin levels, and altered circadian rhythms. EMF exposure can cause neuropsychiatric symptoms such as sleep disturbances, headaches, dizziness, difficulty with memory recall and concentration, headaches, depression, anxiety, and dysesthesia.
At one time some women were labeled as witches because of their behavior that was later theorized to be caused by a grain fungus on bread. We may be witnessing something similar where certain people's minds are affected by electrical fields more than others.
“What does the make of the car he was driving have anything to do with his crimes?????”
The obvious question was how could he afford that car with his criminal record? Wouldn’t be a question if he was driving a beater.