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Re:Joi Ito Resigns from M.I.T. Media Lab After Outcry over J... by qazpot on Sunday September 08, 2019 @11:13AM (#20911007)
It seems that a lot of people are of the opinion that Epstein did not get due punishment for his crimes and whatever jail time was given to him he tried everything to reduce it's severity by using his money.

This is true but instead of acting or speaking out against these loopholes in the justice system which to be fair are exploited by every rich/influential person convicted of a crime, what is happening is that people have got out the pitchforks and they want to burn everyone who ever associated with Epstein. A mere association or even a suspicion of association is being equated to a crime. This is not justice this is a mere knee-jerk reaction to the inadequacies of the justice system and will do more harm than good.

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Re:Joi Ito Resigns from M.I.T. Media Lab After Outcry over J... by onemoresoop on Sunday September 08, 2019 @11:59AM (#20911299)
This is mob justice, I agree, but will do some good in the long run. It will serve as a reminder to self regulate in the future. If another Epstein comes along there will be visible distancing from him.
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Re:Joi Ito Resigns from M.I.T. Media Lab After Outcry over J... by cwkoss on Monday September 09, 2019 @03:43PM (#20921655)
There wouldn't be a mob if the DOJ didn't cut him a sketchy plea deal. The failure of the institutionalized process is what has lead to distrust in the institutional narrative about Epstein.
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Re:Joi Ito Resigns from M.I.T. Media Lab After Outcry over J... by AndrewBissell on Sunday September 08, 2019 @02:55PM (#20912576)
The issue of the two tiered justice system which exists for the benefit of plutocrats is separate from and in addition to the issue of plutocrats associating with a known and confessed child predator, in exchange for god knows what favors. Whether or not they did anything criminal, these individuals' "mere association" with Epstein after his 2008 conviction demonstrates extremely poor character judgment at best, and makes it completely reasonable to wonder whether something more sinister was at work. Why did people like Gates and Hoffman, for whom the amounts Epstein donated were a rounding error, have anything to do with him in the first place?
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