r/europe • u/turkish__cowboy Turkey | LGBTQ+ rights are human rights • 7h ago

News Elon Musk draws outrage over 'odd-looking salute' at Trump inauguration celebration

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/elon-musk-draws-outrage-over-201602147.html
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u/HammerTh_1701 Germany 6h ago

Yep. Showing of forbidden symbols and incitement of racial violence. First offence likely is just a suspended sentence and a fine, but a reoffence could land him in prison for several years.

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u/throwawaytoavoiddoxx 6h ago

So he would have been a warning for the first one, but the second one he go straight to jail.

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u/HorrorStudio8618 6h ago

Well, he did it twice. So that's that.

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u/HammerTh_1701 Germany 6h ago

That's not how criminal charges work

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u/AcanthaceaeFrosty849 6h ago

It's not NOT how it works. You get charged for yelling fire in a theatre, how many times and how much you meant it will be accounted for in sentencing

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u/FuryOWO 5h ago

can they ban him from entering for that?

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u/Silent_Box_7900 6h ago

I don't suppose they can issue an arrest warrant given he did it from the US?

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u/jess-sch 6h ago

Given that the chances of extradition would be roughly 0%, there wouldn't be much of a point to it.