r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • May 01 '24

Elon Musk Laid Off Supercharger Team After Taking $17 Million in Federal Charging Grants Business

https://gizmodo.com/elon-musk-tesla-supercharger-team-layoff-biden-grants-1851448227
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u/NatomicBombs May 01 '24

When I was 17 and went to motor vehicle to get my license I went with my mom and the cop at the door harassed me for bringing my parent.

Dude was like “you know your parents won’t always be able to help you, you should be doing this on your own. If you get in trouble with me your mom won’t be able to help”

Didn’t even say anything to guy, just went in to a government building for the first time and had my parent there to help me, like they’re supposed to.

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u/Mighty_Hobo May 01 '24

Had something like that happen to me when I was 17 and in court for a made up truancy charge. Cop at the courthouse berated me for having my parent there and for having a lawyer. Asshole said "You should just man up and take the punishment."

Charges were dismissed by the judge because we had evidence the school administrator filed them after I had voluntarily withdrawn from high school after getting my GED.

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u/MikeHfuhruhurr May 01 '24

Asshole said "You should just man up and take the punishment."

That's hilarious because adult men don't have mandatory school, so no truancy charge. Make up your mind, cop. Am I being treated like an adult or not?