Epstein’s Links to Scientists Are More Extensive Than Previously Thought

Re:Epstein’s Links to Scientists Are More Extensive Than Pre... by dls2016 on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @09:30AM (#20809356)

> Should we shame and refuse association with people who have already been tried and convicted and served their punishment?

1) His "punishment" was an illegally arranged joke.

2) There's a vast chasm between shaming someone convicted of a crime and Epstein's welcomed return to polite society. He should've been working a wage-slave job like the rest of us.

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Re:Epstein’s Links to Scientists Are More Extensive Than Pre... by natalyarostova on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @09:46AM (#20809500)

So to be clear, I agree. It was a miscarriage of justice. My specific question is by what metric should we decide to ruin the career of a person who worked with him? Should we reasonably expect all persons to notice when justice isn't served due to corruption, and then ruin their career as a result?

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Re:Epstein’s Links to Scientists Are More Extensive Than Pre... by dls2016 on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @09:07AM (#20819362)

It's a moral metric, of course. But this case is so egregious I don't even know how to answer your question.

> Should we reasonably expect all persons to notice when justice isn't served due to corruption, and then ruin their career as a result?

For a well-documented monster? YES!

Don't worry there are thousands of scientists ready to take the place of people like Pinker and the other "fallen heroes".

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Re:Epstein’s Links to Scientists Are More Extensive Than Pre... by jessaustin on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @11:25AM (#20810576)

Has anyone's career been ruined by this association? I don't think e.g. Trump or Clinton have suffered a bit...

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