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Are Tesla owners a protected class?

• dragonwriter 1y ago
  The notional protected class here appears to be holders of particular political views, not Tesla owners.
  • jethronethro 1y ago
    The "Oh, I'm special because I drive a Tesla" defense. No, people who drive Teslas aren't special or protected. They just drive a particular brand of EV.
  • kazinator 1y ago
    That could cover Tesla owners, because they are assumed by the perpetrators to hold certain political views, evidenced by owning that car, which is why it is okay to destroy their property. If you are mistaken for Jew by coincidence due to the way your face is, and are subject to an anti-Semitic attack, you are virtually a Jew then; it is a hate crime and you are the victim. It's not simply that Jews, as a class, are the victims of the hate crime part of it, and you are just the victim of plain attack.
    • enslavedrobot 1y ago
      The perpetrators know full well that most Tesla owners are Democrats. They are using violence to try and hurt Tesla's business and make people afraid to buy their cars.