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Multiple Tesla vehicles were set on fire in Las Vegas and Kansas City (www.theverge.com)
submitted 1 day ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Some advice for demonstrations (including propaganda of the deed):

  • Wear a ski mask. Wear rubber gloves.
  • Wear anonymous clothing.
  • Don't trust phones. Don't use them to plan, and leave them turned on at home.
  • Use a cell structure to organize, and share info on a need-to-know basis only.
  • Assume there are not only cameras but microphones.
  • Don't drive anywhere near the location of the demo. Ride-haining services are even worse. Don't even cycle in unless you can go off-road.
  • Distinguish individuals' property from corporate property.
  • The goal is to live to fight another day. A fair fight is one in which you don't get hurt.
[–] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 1 points 32 minutes ago

Not having the phone with you is critical. But I assume planning is done on a laptop or desktop that is obviously not taken with?

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

multiple is not enough.

[–] Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca 14 points 11 hours ago

Oh no! they should be dismantled instead of burned. Some of those electric motors could be put into better use.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago

Nice.

[–] Ilixtze@lemm.ee 11 points 12 hours ago

Keep it up!

[–] StClinton@lemmings.world 1 points 7 hours ago

Tesla will simply give the people new vehicles. If one wants to really hurt Tesla, don't buy them.

[–] arc@lemm.ee 9 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Stick to the showrooms and dealers. The victims in Las Vegas was just owners who brought their cars in to be fixed.

[–] silverlose@lemm.ee 49 points 19 hours ago (21 children)

Been thinking about this a lot. They can say it’s terrorism. History is written by the winners.

But…

Rebellion is constitutional, but not legal. If you rebel, you die a terrorist or live a hero. Not much middle ground.

[–] misteloct@lemmy.world 10 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Jan 6ers were pardoned, so by this logic all the car vandalisms are legal too.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Rebellion is constitutional, but not legal.

Sure, "we the people" control the government, so technically we can destroy it when we want. However, "we the people" also want a stable government that prevents the minority from ruining things for the majority.

So if you're going to rebel, you need be very careful that you're on right side, otherwise I think the rest are justified in calling you a terrorist.

[–] silverlose@lemm.ee 3 points 13 hours ago

Exactly!

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[–] lydon_feen@lemm.ee 21 points 17 hours ago

Oh no!

Anyway...

[–] LucidLyes@lemmy.world 34 points 20 hours ago

"Trump administration looking to categorize Tesla vandalism as domestic terrorism" Because Republicans are cowards without principles who can never even think of opposing him.

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 136 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Problem with setting Teslas on fire is we can't know if it's an act of protest or if they just did that on their own.

[–] parmesan@lemmy.world 25 points 19 hours ago

The incident in Kansas City genuinely does sound like one just caught itself on fire.

In Kansas City, Police Captain Jacob Becchina said in a statement that an officer first observed smoke coming from a Cybertruck parked in a Tesla parking lot. “The officer used his fire extinguisher, however, KCFD was still needed as he could not put the fire out,” Becchina said. “The fire spread to a second Cybertruck parked next to the original burning one. The circumstances are under investigation, but preliminarily, the fire is being investigated for the potential of being an Arson.”

[–] Geodad@lemm.ee 22 points 20 hours ago (5 children)

Could be insurance fraud too.

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[–] stopforgettingit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 22 hours ago

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