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Elon Musk Gets a Lot of Personal Threats (I Wonder Why) – HotAir

The NY Times has an article up today about the growing number of threats that Elon Musk faces and the increasingly large security force he uses to keep the crazies at bay.

The world’s richest man, with a net worth of more than $240 billion, he once fielded largely harmless calls and messages from ardent fans but now regularly deals with stalkers and death threats, according to police documents and internal Tesla records. While many high-profile people face threats, Mr. Musk has transformed his own protection in recent years to deal with the change, expanding an already robust personal security beyond that of other billionaires.

His security team now operates like a mini-Secret Service, and he is guarded more like a head of state than a business executive, security experts said…

“The probability that a homicidal maniac will try to kill you is proportionate to how many homicidal…

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