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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.”

(Excerpt) Read more at scmp.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: britishcaver; defamation; elonmusk; lawsuit; musk; submarine; thailand; thairescure
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To: SeekAndFind

If they guy doesn’t sue, it really makes you wonder.


41 posted on 07/16/2018 12:30:36 PM PDT by proust ("The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today.")
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To: All

Another misquote. He said “Speedo guy”.


42 posted on 07/16/2018 12:32:44 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Make Atlantis Great Again.)
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To: blu

Well, we’ll see. You may be right.


43 posted on 07/16/2018 12:51:50 PM 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: aquila48

Thanks Aquila48.


44 posted on 07/16/2018 12:52:07 PM 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

That sub was all for PR. Too bad the diver doesn’t have the stable of lawyers that EM has.


45 posted on 07/16/2018 12:52:17 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: DesertRhino
That it’s true and he could prove it. He told a doubter that he would bet him a signed dollar that it is true.

Even if he can somehow prove it - what benefit does it give him? How long does he spend in court? How does that serve him? His business? His shareholders?

46 posted on 07/16/2018 12:59:44 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: PGR88

Truth is an absolute defense in cases like this. And that’s better than losing in court. I have a sense that this may never go to trial.


47 posted on 07/16/2018 1:08:28 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (Get in the Spirit! The Spirit of '76!)
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To: PGR88

“WTF is Musk thinking?”

His genius nose is out of joint because they didn’t use his little submarine.


48 posted on 07/16/2018 1:14:25 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (Have an A-1 day.)
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To: al baby

look at the diagram of that cave. No submarine would have been useful. How would it get over the dry spots?


49 posted on 07/16/2018 2:25:19 PM PDT by arthurus (yfhv^<>vVAWX-_'-??jljlj)
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To: SeekAndFind

Musk is an Ox........


50 posted on 07/16/2018 2:26:36 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
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To: DoughtyOne

He got his pride hurt when he went o the site and made some unworkable suggestions which he apparently insisted on. Instead of replying with a blank stare, Unsworth told him a better place to put his submarine. Musk didn’t take the counter suggestion very well.


51 posted on 07/16/2018 2:30:07 PM PDT by arthurus (yfhv^<>vVAWX-_'-??jljlj---)
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To: arthurus

LOL

Ouch!


52 posted on 07/16/2018 2:56:15 PM 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: pepsi_junkie

There is a lot of energy industry in Thailand, Shell being one of the big players there.


53 posted on 07/16/2018 6:29:11 PM PDT by Fred Hayek (The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
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To: SeekAndFind

Musk is clearly losing it. How’s that 5,000 car/week production goal going, Elon? Stick to rockets, you’re no Lee Iacocca. Electric cars are stupid, only rich idiots want them, and only an idiot pays up-front for a car and only gets a spot on a waiting list.


54 posted on 07/16/2018 9:29:05 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: Billthedrill

That’s exactly what I said about Trump during the election. Sure, he donated to Hillary—AND all the other candidates in the race, too. That way, he’ll have donated to the winner no matter what. He would’ve been an idiot to not do that and would’ve faced tough questions from his business partners.


55 posted on 07/16/2018 9:32:33 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity (Liberalism is a social disease.)
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To: ConservativeWarrior

What the heck does everyone got against Musk?

I know people who work for him and he is down to earth and brilliant, and very much like Trump in that he is successful and uses all the advantages available - even if that includes government money (that I know we all hate- but better someone like him creates jobs with it, than it is used to pay people to sit on their asses)


56 posted on 07/17/2018 7:00:48 AM PDT by Mr. K (No consequence of repealing Obamacare is worse than Obamacare itself.)
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