Submitted by ScaleAppropriate t3_11zvd6z in wallstreetbets
TheMonkeyPickler t1_jdecwz0 wrote
Can you do it? maybe. Can you do it without going to jail? Probably not
Highlanderlynx t1_jdedoip wrote
Really? Thiel managed to do it without going to jail.
AnonFor99Reasons t1_jdeidfp wrote
He's a billionaire. There's a difference.
Highlanderlynx t1_jdeijsp wrote
TopXKiller t1_jdej0o3 wrote
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"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity."
TiredPistachio t1_jdhdk2p wrote
Look I don't like Thiel, but its more like whispering to your buddies "hey i think there might be a fire, lets get out of this building" vs OP wanting to scream "FIRE!!!!!"
attorneyatslaw t1_jdejm2b wrote
A few states have laws against falsely disparaging a bank, but generally you can't get convicted, for First Amendment reasons, unless you are acting with actual malice. Unfortunately, doing this to drive a personal profit of your puts is pretty much the definition of malice.
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