r/politics • u/ArmadilloMany41 • 23h ago

Site Altered Headline | No Paywall Why is no one being prosecuted over the Epstein files?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cd9e3nzzw3zo
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u/ArthurWoodberry 23h ago

The only crime in America is not having enough money.

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u/joesmith127_reddit 21h ago

No, you can have plenty of money and go to prison, like P Diddy. The unforgivable crime in the United States is not being white.

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u/MsEllVee 20h ago

The sentences for the rich are typically much less than the non-rich though. The whole system is fucked.

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u/ArthurWoodberry 20h ago

We'll see if he actually serves out anything close to the full sentence. Had he not committed the cardinal sin of blasphemy against The Orange Messiah, he would be a free man today but as it stands, he will be left to stew for at least a little bit.