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US decline will not be good for anyone.. except maybe for the "bullies". I hope some miracle happens to turn this ship around quick. If nothing else it does look like Canada has to work more closely with the EU and other countries, maybe something would come out of that alliance.

He sounds like Kyle Kulinski.

Seems like they were nice and wise people.. But yea the worry that you could get yourself into a similar situation again is legitimate, I think their hope is that you learned something from it. For instance people getting into bar fights is somewhat common and someone who was initially a victim turns into the aggressor.. and next thing you know.. Maybe they have stories about this kind of thing, know people, or others they've dealt with. Hope it works out with the police side though.

It's going to be up to the judge in the end. I just meant that OP has a right to a defense lawyer that knows better than we do if he has any options. It's not about convincing the owner of the dog, it's about convincing the judge which way to rule. Yes mental state claim can lead to mental hospital depending on the severity, however, it could also lead to discharge. It's not really about how one (the owner) feels one way or another, I'm just speaking strictly what options OP has that he should at least explore. You certainly don't want a situation where the facts have not been properly explored before a verdict is reached.

I don't think whether the dog "died" from it would change the "criminality" aspects OP is being charged with, it just means that if it died it may fall into another category of charges. But it is not the "inflection point" for pressing any charges. **I am not an expert on any of this, this is just based on my limited education in criminal law in Canada in a course I am taking. Since OP is ultimately wanting those charges dropped, I'm just saying whether or not the dog "died" is not that relevant other than it could potentially mean more "sentencing" if proven "guilty". But to "prove guilty" is not an automatic process. In this case it seems OP has a strong case for mental state as a self defense. I'm just saying this in case the talk with the neighbor doesn't go well. And also if Prosecutor does not care about the neighbors' views. Where I live criminal law is not up to private citizen discussions necessarily. So I would say get educated on what the law actually is in your State regarding this specific case/scenario. Criminal charges are different than civil disputes, in the sense that it is not the private citizen that is laying the charge, but the State that is doing it. Even if your neighbor forgives you and everything, it may not have an effect on the Crown/District Attorney. I'm just trying to caution you that, how you imagine the legal system in your State works may not be how it actually works.. and that's the reason you should consult with an experienced lawyer in this particular case (criminal charges in relation to an animal/pet).

This guy's got the right general idea on possible levers on Elon, hopefully he can get some solid people behind him though.

You do feel bad for the people who bought a Tesla before all this, and now in the "crossfires". None of them could've anticipated his involvement in politics and dragging the companies (and its consumers) along with it for the ride.. hard to believe that there was nothing to prevent this from happening (such as some kind of law that says you cannot be a government official/affliate while running these companies).

I saw that too, that guy should run for PM.

If the dog is treated essentially like a human (which I am not sure if it is) in your region's criminal code, then those potential charges make sense. Generally speaking, you are only allowed to counter an assault/attack with up to a proportional force, eg, just enough force to stop it/get away.., anything beyond that may be deemed that you have used excessive force that you are not authorized to use. In addition, whether you had an option for escape and why you didn't use that option. It boils down to what your intent was at the time, if it was self-defense then excessive force was not necessary. The charges against you means they feel that it was not just self-defense but to cause retaliatory harm on the animal. Retaliation is not generally considered self-defense. It's hard to say how severe your mental condition that you've mentioned regarding anxiety and your overall mental state at the time, that may play some redeemable factors. Anyways seems like you're taking the right steps to consult with a lawyer.

This is hilarious.

At least some Tesla consumers are "speaking up". And then this.. "oops half a billion dollars into the company".

This is not funny, people will die from this (or through reduced life expectancies).

You can't learn what you aren't ready for. There is a deep metaphysical reason people fall for "charisma", so much so that it prevents almost the entire human race from finding their origin. Generally a good practice is to have some open mind, but even that isn't nearly enough to cut through delusions.. Then again, truth will always come out one way or another because that it exists, so "something/someone" knows it (with certainty). There's some hope in that.

In hindsight I think one of the "red flags" of Musk I had in the back of my mind prior to all this was just how many kids he kept having, while being this workaholic.. while basically it seems like offloading parenting to the partners he was with and servants/money. People who are obsessed with having lots of kids (in today's age) usually is to satisfy their ego, which is clear given that he thinks his genetics are superior and needs to be passed down via having lots of children. I mean this guy just looks like a massive fraudster to me now. Something seems to have happened to him because I do not recall his presence being like this. There used to be some humility about him. It's possible too many people have been kissing his ass as a result of the string of tech companies and corrupted him in a very fundamental way.. and those same ass kissers and fans are now his "apologists".