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Taylor Odisho

Anti-Elon Musk Remarks Labeled as 'Hate Speech' by DC Police in Latest String of Tesla Vandalism

Vandalizing Tesla vehicles is now considered a hate crime in Washington, D.C. (Credit: X/D.C. Police Department)

Remarks made against Elon Musk are now considered "hate speech" by D.C. police following a string of vandalism of Tesla vehicles.

On Monday, the D.C. police department published a press release pleading for the public's assistance in locating two suspects wanted for defacing Tesla vehicles, adding that they were "investigating these offenses as potentially being motivated by hate or bias." The department even offered $1,000 for any information leading to their arrest.

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