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Epstein Arrest Leaves Top Technology Figures Racing to Distance Themselves

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132 points AndrewBissell | 1 comments | 31 Jul 19 14:45 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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lawlessone ◴[31 Jul 19 16:24 UTC] No.20575713[source]▶
Question to ask is why they're only distancing themselves now?
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dangerbird2 ◴[31 Jul 19 16:51 UTC] No.20575993[source]▶
To give the most sympathetic explanation, Epstein's clearly shows sociopathic tendencies, or at least extreme talent as a conman, and probably lulled his billionaire buddies into a misguided sense of trust. it's very hard to justify remaining close to him after his first conviction, but there are plenty of examples of people remaining connected after other celebrities committed similarly heinous crimes, R Kelly for example.

It may very well be that some people were complicit with Epstein, but none of us are in any way qualified to speculate on that end

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1. AndrewBissell ◴[31 Jul 19 18:27 UTC] No.20576903[source]▶
> but there are plenty of examples of people remaining connected after other celebrities committed similarly heinous crimes, R Kelly for example

Which is exactly the problem. This entire culture of "well if you're rich and powerful enough you get to play by a different set of rules, whatreyougonnado" needs to be torn out by its roots. If they associated with Epstein with knowledge of his prior convictions then none of these people is entitled to any sympathy or benefit of the doubt whatsoever -- rather, they should be expected to explain themselves and drummed out of polite society if their answers are found lacking.