Re:Bankman-Fried's Shrinking ‘$250M Bond’
by toomuchtodo on Friday December 23, 2022 @01:20PM
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What do you believe their motivation is for contributing towards his bail based on the consequences they're facing? It seems somewhat strange they didn't say, "nah, lock him up until trial" considering the sword of Damocles above their estate and past performance of the accused.
Re:Bankman-Fried's Shrinking ‘$250M Bond’
by JumpCrisscross on Friday December 23, 2022 @01:30PM
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> What do you believe their motivation is for contributing towards his bail based on the consequences they're facing?
The love of a parent for their son. That's a benefit of doubt I'd need to see extraordinary evidence of sociopathy to discard.
That it’s not a jail. Jails are tougher to get out of than ankle bracelets.
His parents are going to spend the rest of their lives fighting civil lawsuits, if not criminal cases of their own. Losing their home is a matter of time. It is difficult to even say to what degree their plight matters to him.