I bought a Cybertruck for my business. After receiving threats, I paid over $400 to teach my staff self-defense.

I bought the Cybertruck last November solely for business purposes — before people blew up the Cybertruck or took strong political stances on Tesla.

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• 42-year-old Vanessa Voss purchased a Cybertruck last year to help advertise her business.
• In the last two weeks, she and her business have received threats online, over the phone, and on Reddit.
• Voss spent $436 on a self-defense course for her office and directed her employees to leave before dark.