As Americans flock to the streets to enjoy the spring weather this weekend, protesters across the world are set to participate in the pre-planned “Tesla Takedown’s Global Day of Action” on Saturday.
The protesters’ goal, according to the organization’s website, is to send a crystal clear message that they are against Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The group describes itself as a decentralized grassroots movement that will “protest Tesla for as long as Elon Musk continues to shred public services.” Organizers plan to hold rallies at over 200 Tesla locations across the U.S.
Fox News Digital spoke with Joshua Schirard, the director of Byrna Law Enforcement and a former Galveston, Texas police and SWAT captain, on how everyday Americans, as well as owners of the electric vehicles, can stay on high alert.
“This weekend, when we have this Tesla Takedown day, have extra situational awareness and put in a little bit more effort into planning what you’re going to do, some routes you’re going to take this weekend,” he said.
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Five Tesla vehicles were set on fire and shot at in what police are investigating as a “targeted attack” at a local repair center in Las Vegas, Nevada on March 18. (Hal Sparks via Storyful)
The organization’s website notes that the Tesla Takedown is a “peaceful protest movement.”Â
“We oppose violence, vandalism and destruction of property,” they wrote. “This protest is a lawful exercise of our First Amendment right to p…
