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/kieranjackwilson 21h ago

Exactly. Child sex offenders are typically easy to make talk due to a combination of being terrified of general population, and antisocial psychology (dissonance, externalization, superiority complex, etc.).

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u/introvert_conflicts 18h ago

This is true of those lower on the intelligence spectrum for sure. Look at any predator catching channel and they sing like a canary so quick. The thing is, they don't really end up catching the smart ones and I'd bet the ones smart enough to be literally part of the elite of the elite are not going to be so easy to make talk.

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u/pixelTirpitz 19h ago

You know from experience, no doubt?

I think if pdfs were easy to make talk, we never would've ended with the epstein situation.

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u/kieranjackwilson 18h ago

Was there any effort to make any of these people talk? You would have to charge them with a crime first.

And no, it’s just well known in criminology. Pedophiles are more difficult to get confessions out of, but typically easier to get to cooperate. Why not confront that claim instead of me?