(01-15-2026, 09:23 PM)cherokeetroy Wrote: Link
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What's the worst part of all this --
Coming to terms with the realization this is the United States government
Or
Witnessing a society so desensitized, compromised and morally bankrupt that its reaction is:
"Lower my interest rates, give me cheap gas and you can do whatever the **** you want"
Well it may also be a broken judicial system:
"Longtime attorneys told the Guardian that there are multiple reasons why this might have occurred.
“The Epstein and Maxwell problem is twofold. First, law enforcement agencies, especially at the local level, do not communicate well with one another,” Neama Rahmani, founder of West Coast Trial Lawyers and a former federal prosecutor, said. “Second, prosecutors are risk-averse and do not want to prosecute difficult cases.”
More, authorities can see sexual abuse cases as risky propositions in terms of success.
“Sexual assault and sexual abuse prosecutions are often ‘he said, she said’ cases where the defense argues consent, or that the sexual contact never happened,” Rahmani said, explaining that prosecutors are expected to win every time. “They may hesitate taking difficult cases to trial, especially against defendants with significant resources.”
“Cynics may also argue that Epstein wasn’t prosecuted because of his friendships with powerful elected officials. Some of this case has changed with #MeToo, more victims coming forward and being willing to testify, and more resources and changes in philosophy when it comes to prosecuting sex crimes,” Rahmani said.
“But it’s still not enough and the victims were let down.”
Indeed, the chronology of Epstein’s repeated mentions and investigations could suggest both an abject lack of communication as well as an overall lack of interest regarding complaints against him.
There was Maria Farmer’s FBI report in 1996. Farmer, whose sister Annie was abused by Epstein, told authorities that Epstein “stole” photographs and film negatives of her sisters, and was “believed to have sold the pictures to potential buyers”."
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"Lindsay Richards, a criminal defense partner at Coffer and Connelly in Texas, pointed to communication issues, as well as attitudes about sex crimes that were pervasive in the 90s and 2000s. With reports to local law enforcement, “there’s a very good chance there was just no communication between agencies in any way, especially in the 90s”.
Federal agencies, on the other hand, “have always had decent communication, especially within the agency”, she said. “So once it became federal, I’m surprised there wasn’t more being done.”"
Epstein disclosures raise key question: why wasn’t he stopped earlier? | Jeffrey Epstein | The Guardian
So it appears, it has always been about protecting pedophiles holding high government positions.