Does this mean that the case will be immediately dropped since he was the only accused?
Only accused so far. Hopefully other indictments will be coming.
The civil suits will continue against Epstein's estate.
Jeffrey Epstein: Financier 'found dead in cell' in New York
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Re: Jeffrey Epstein: Financier 'found dead in cell' in New York
#82Paraphrase from someone I saw on Twitter (can't find now):
Most people have already jumped to the conclusion that he was murdered. That's child's play for conspiracy theorists.
The real conspiracy theory is he faked his death!
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#83Does this mean that the case will be immediately dropped since he was the only accused?
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#84It's an interesting question whether a person in his position has a right to commit suicide.
No, not really, that doesn't seem like an interesting question at all. Can you convince me otherwise? It seems obvious to me that while a right to commit suicide might exist typically, somebody imprisoned is obviously not entitled to it. We restrict many rights when we imprison people, and I see no reason why the 'right to commit suicide' should not be one of them. Allowing such a man to kill himself denies his victi…
> No, not really, that doesn't seem like an interesting question at all.
You say that, yet you went through the trouble of writing a reply that ponders this exact question: At what point does suicide become morally acceptable?
I do think it is an interesting question. I'd go the way of saying: If you still have serious responsibilities (as in this case), it is immoral.
It's worth noting that suicide used to be a serious offense - or even a capital offense, ironically.
Re: Jeffrey Epstein: Financier 'found dead in cell' in New York
#85https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/rule-o... Predicted by Martin Armstrong
Literally thousands of people predicted this. I fully expected it to happen, as did every person I talked to about this case.
Re: Jeffrey Epstein: Financier 'found dead in cell' in New York
#86How common is it for a federal inmate on suicide watch to commit suicide? What's the Bayesian prior?
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#88What a wierd header to use for this story. What about "Jeffrey Epstein: Suspected child trafficker 'found dead in cell' in New York"
Re: Jeffrey Epstein: Financier 'found dead in cell' in New York
#89Typical rich coward. He should be forced to account for his sins in general population at Riker's, he should not have been allowed to do this.
Re: Jeffrey Epstein: Financier 'found dead in cell' in New York
#90Can we just shut down the Department of Corrections? They are, at best, massively incompetent and negligent, and at worst, massively corrupt and negligent.
So just let all the inmates out into the streets, not because they do absolutely nothing, but because they aren't perfect according to your standards. A stop the world rewrite, HN style, right?
Have you ever seen documentaries of prisons in South American countries?
Peru has some truly apocalyptic examples of prisons that are just walled yards with dilapidated shelters and no guards. Well, maybe a maximum of watch towers manned with snipers...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvu575hiOOc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_prison_massacres
In these prisons they just drop raw ingredients for food that the gates to the yard, and transfer them to the inmates' possession. On occasion there are incidents that require communication or the transfer of individuals, and they treat it like handling hostages.
So, it's not like your suggestion isn't in use. Consider the shape it takes, when directly applied to real world scenarios.