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It is entirely possible to recognize that Epstein’s death was desired by powerful implicated figures, while also recognizing that Epstein’s death would be aided by the systemic failures pervading our judicial system.
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For an employee responsible for a notorious pedophile, looking the other way, especially if you thought death is what he deserved, would be second nature. Our prison system prioritizes retribution. Think of Oz, Orange is the New Black. All emphasize the inhumanity of prison life.
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We are taught from an early age in America that whatever happens to you in prison is deserved, no matter how terrible, because all rights are relinquished once you enter. “Don’t drop the soap.”
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In that reality, it’s an easy leap to think that Jeffery Epstein was reminded of how bad things could get by those he chose to represent him, and that he was allowed to pursue the natural endpoint by those who didn’t care about his well-being, and were in a position to (not) act.
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Long story short - I want to know who Epstein’s lawyers were talking to leading up to their client’s death. I want to know the degree of separation between them and other implicated figures. I want to know if they discharged their ethical duty, or another duty entirely.
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Above all, I want our prison system to change. For-profit prisons are a disgrace to any rational thinking mind, and it’s past time we reckoned with that horror. The science is clear. Rehabilitation works, not retribution. We need to move past our Calvinist roots.
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Ce Tweet est indisponible.
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Because he’s fucking part of it
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He’s a man who lived in luxury and thrived on being surrounded by the “elite”. Spending the rest of his life in prison as a pedophile had to be a horrifying thought.
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