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Tesla: Journalists Trespassed At Gigafactory, Assaulted Employees (teslamotors.com)

An anonymous reader writes: Telsa Motors has published a blog post saying that a pair of journalists from the Reno Gazette Journal trespassed on the grounds of the company's new Gigafactory and attacked security workers with their vehicle when confronted. "As the Tesla employee attempted to record the license plate number on the rear bumper, the driver put it in reverse and accelerated into the Tesla employee, knocking him over, causing him to sustain a blow to the left hip, an approximate 2" bleeding laceration to his right forearm, a 3" bleeding laceration to his upper arm, and scrapes on both palms." Officials from the Sheriff's Department arrived shortly after this happened and arrested one of the trespassers for felony assault. The RGJ has a story about the altercation as well, confirming there was an altercation, but also noting, "The newspaper's vehicle was damaged in the altercation. A rock had been used to shatter the driver's-side window and the driver's-side seat belt had been cut in half."

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  1. Re:Record License Plate Number? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Pluto? That's a bit much. Maybe a Saturn.

    (ba dump bump!)

  2. Re:Record License Plate Number? by SuperKendall · · Score: 4, Funny

    It may not even have an electric grid hookup yet.

    Do you even understand who is building this.

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    "There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
  3. Re:That pretty much sums up the media's approach by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Forwards from racist grandpa.

  4. Re: Record License Plate Number? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    In Italy they would, and they would prosecute all physicists as accomplices.