Tesla ordered to pay over $130 million in racism case...

Racism.

More like playing his race card to make a great pay day for himself. Damn good company to happen too.

In going with fake news for 100.

Good. Just because we've become a third world country doesn't mean that we have to let foreign companies come in and abuse our workers.

Pulling on the boots wrote:

just to have some lazy black take it all away by means of the so called justice system.

Bet this thread will not be deleted.

Seems like an insane damages award. Hopefully that gets reversed on appeal. That's just a windfall to that guy, and will lead to many false allegations and lawsuits.

Appeal.

The guy could have quit day one if he was in such a "nazi camp". Since it is CA, you know they don’t give a damn about real evidence and big on hearsay.

Pulling on the boots wrote:

Owen Diaz had sued the vehicle manufacturer over the racist abuse he endured while employed as an elevator operator.

Elevator operator. 🤔

so if he receives "only" 6.9 million and worked there 2 years that's over 9000 per day including weekends not a bad job at all

Elon is one of the richest dudes out there, thanks to all the taxpayers money he got.

Paying $130 million to a poor black guy won't make a difference.

no one really works 60 to 80 hours a week

Hit the jack pot with the race card, it's more profitable than winning the lottery and it's even a get out of jail card.

First, what the Jury awards isn't necessarily or usually the actual judgment.

Second, it is hard to believe this would not be appealed.

Insult, particularly, racist-motivated insult is an affront. If that can be attributed in part to Tesla's negligence, they are rightly wrong and liable - but an award of many hundreds of lifetimes worth of earnings? Is that proportionate and equitable? What does this incent?

Why 137 million dollars? Why not 1.37 billion? Or 13.7 billion?

It's "front page" news because it makes no sense to most everyone. Alternate-reality jury verdicts like this make a mockery of our judicial system - and mint fresh batches of Republicans.

Pulling on the boots wrote:

Can you imagine working hard for years....just to have some lazy black take it all away

You had a good point... a great point even... but I need you to stop.

That kind of attitude and phrasing is the reason why Tesla's on the hook for 137 million.

Pulling on the boots wrote:

Can you imagine working hard for years, 60-80 hours a week to build a company, sacrificing so much for it, then paying all the taxes and enduring all the headaches and navigating all the problems needed to make $130,000,000 just to have some [guy] take it all away by means of the so called justice system.

Can you imagine not reprimanding your employees for using the N-word in 2021?

Insane award though.

Roose B wrote:

Hit the jack pot with the race card, it's more profitable than winning the lottery and it's even a get out of jail card.

That's like 6 George Floyds worth of race card lottery winnings.

[quote]Ernest wrote:

First, what the Jury awards isn't necessarily or usually the actual judgment.

Second, it is hard to believe this would not be appealed.

Insult, particularly, racist-motivated insult is an affront. If that can be attributed in part to Tesla's negligence, they are rightly wrong and liable - but an award of many hundreds of lifetimes worth of earnings? Is that proportionate and equitable? What does this incent?

Why 137 million dollars? Why not 1.37 billion? Or 13.7 billion?

It's "front page" news because it makes no sense to most everyone. Alternate-reality jury verdicts like this make a mockery of our judicial system - and mint fresh batches of Republicans.[/

No. Republicans are not made by random events such as this. They are made by ignorant, intolerant homes and school districts with misleading textbooks. Don’t blow a court decision with which you happen to disagree out of proportion. I doubt you actually believe your assertion anyway.

Lol at the irony. Our country still uses a two party system. How do you expect anything good to happen if one side thinks the other side only exists because of “ignorant, intolerant homes” or “misleading textbooks”?

"[Republicans voter] are made by ignorant, intolerant homes and school districts with misleading textbooks"

What a dumb take. Things aren't the same as 20-30 years ago, I now question whether this was even true back then.

I'm not a Republican voter, and I can still tell you that you have a gross misunderstanding of the mindset, intentions, and motivations of Republican voters.

The CEO is African-American. Wtf??