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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by Manuel_D on Monday May 15, 2023 @09:00PM (#35956578)
> She was 17, and it happened in Florida where the age of consent was 18 at the time. So it really doesn't matter how "willingly" she may have presented herself.

Stallman's whole point is that Epstein almost certainly concealed these facts from his associates. Stallman does not in any way argue that these women's and girls aren't victims, only that Minsky was likely unaware of this.

I don't see anything sketchy about defending one's dead friend: Minsky isn't alive to say "I had no idea these women were underage and being trafficked" and it seems natural Stallman wants to point this out to people calling his friend a pedophile and a rapist.

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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by bitwize on Monday May 15, 2023 @10:37PM (#35957207)
Minsky refused Epstein's girl. He was with his wife at that party.
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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by tedivm on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @03:18PM (#35966377)
Ignorance isn't considered a defense for statutory rape.
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Re:EPFL cancels Stallman's lecture citing “the situation reg... by Manuel_D on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @04:46PM (#35981067)
Correct, in some states it's a strict liability crime, but it's not without controversy: should a 25 year old who had sex with someone he met a bar, who entered with a fake ID indicating she was 21, be charged with rape of a child? Even if it doesn't matter in the eyes of the law, it's still a very important factor.
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