[rsj_hn]

I was really looking forward to the court challenges on this one, and am a bit disappointed the county caved.

Bottom line, we have local officials making decrees and proclamations with no legislative basis -- often the legislature is not even in session as one proclamation is made after another -- and they are curtailing things like right to assemble, right to hold religious services, and interstate commerce.

This needs court challenges all across the country, and unfortunately only the wealthy can afford a big legal fight. Most of them can easily hide in luxurious compounds and aren't impacted nearly as much as those dependent on a regular income, so Elon Musk was doing a public service by openly challenging these decrees and daring someone to arrest him for a crime that doesn't actually exist in any state legal code.

[ardy42]

> and am a bit disappointed the county caved.

I'm not sure that it did. It seems like their plan all along was for the factory to open next week:

> Monday. Newsom also said the developing agreement between the county and Tesla had been for the plant to reopen next week. It was not clear why Musk was unsatisfied with the prospect of even a short delay in the plant’s reopening.

> County officials also were envisioning allowing the plant to reopen soon before Musk made his abrupt move.

> Earlier Tuesday, Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty, whose district includes Tesla’s Fremont plant, said he was “confident” that health officials and Tesla would have reached a plan to have the plant reopen with a May 18 target date, according to Shawn Wilson, his chief of staff.

[woofyman]

> Most of them can easily hide in luxurious compounds and aren't impacted nearly as much as those dependent on a regular income

So they want other people to risk their lives to make more billions for them.

[TomMarius]

You know they could walk out any day and start earning the billions if they really have the ability? We are not talking about low income people.

[101404]

And large part of the population seems all too willing to just follow these local officials and blindly believe anything they say. And those who dare to challenge them get insulted.

[callalex]

If you want to act in an anti-social manner, don’t be surprised when you are socially ostracized.

[codeddesign]

In other words: go against the grain and you’ll be down voted to oblivion. Unfortunately and sadly, widely differing opinions are not tolerated too much on HN.

[101404]

What is "anti social" about defending human rights against those who think they stand above them?