I’ll post this little collection for a couple of reasons. First? It’s kind of therapeutic for me. The amount of anger I have over this whole Epstein case and everything that goes with it is gigantic. It feels like we’re at a tipping point. So, trying to organize my thoughts seems to help. Second: I think it’s helpful to shine a spotlight on the FBI. And maybe some of the other institutions involved in the Epstein case (and others).
Let’s start with this, shall we? The FBI first became aware of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes (specifically allegations involving sexual abuse of minors and related exploitation) as early as 1996.
Victim and artist Maria Farmer reported Epstein’s abuse to the FBI twice around late August 1996 (with a specific complaint dated September 3, 1996, in some records). This included accusations of sexual abuse of minors, possession/distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and threats/intimidation. Despite this direct report to the Bureau, no formal FBI investigation was opened at the time.
Okay, so just put that one in your brain. That year: 1996. That’s the first report and nothing happened. Then in 2005 there’s an investigation. Then Epstein is convicted in 2008. His sentence is a slap on the wrist pretty much. Home confinement for a few months. He went to the prison to sleep for a while…He ultimately served about 13 months in Palm Beach County jail, with extensive work release privileges (up to 12–16 hours/day, 6–7 days/week, allowing him to leave for “work” at his office).
Okay. I just wanted to get us all on the same page. Epstein didn’t come out of nowhere. The FBI knew about this guy. They had to be aware of not only the Island and his apt. but also his ranch.
And of course, in addition to the Island and Zorro ranch is the NY Apt. Super creepy stuff.
My point is this: Epstein had cameras everywhere. The FBI got that stuff right? The emails are all on laptops, hard drives, etc. The FBI got that stuff right? The FBI has all the correspondence. They have Gislaine Maxwell. The FBI has is ALL. The FBI raided everything, right? So, what have they done? Other than nothing? It’s infuriating. Aren’t you mad about that?
This whole affair reeks to high heaven. Is the assumption that we’ll all just forget about this along with all the other FBI shenanigans? The Russia Collusion hoax? The Hunter Biden laptop? Over 200 FBI assets involved with Jan 6th?
The list goes on and on. Do YOU trust the FBI? How can you? It’s my opinion we need to gut the whole thing. Rip it up and start over. If they can turn a blind eye to Epstein? If they were involved with Jan 6th AND tried to affect a presidential election? It’s madness to allow them around. When you start thinking about the scope of the shenanigans, it’s really and truly bothersome. We have to junk the whole thing. For starters.
The one time a rich person (not epstein rich LOL – but on the millions scale) confided in me that he had a drunken dwi and police found a small personal quantity of hard drugs. He got probation because he was paying so much in taxes that his lawyer convinced the prosecutor that if he went to jail and lost his company the gummint would lose about 300K a year in taxes, vs. keeping him in jail for years and getting a fine and having to house and care for him.
I was astonished but didn’t begrudge his good fortune. I mean, “judge not…”, right? This was about 40 years ago. Must have had a great lawyer. And remorseful, regretted the irresponsibility even then years after. If it had been me, I could neither have afforded that lawyer nor dangled so much potential tax money before the system.
The point is that there is an apparently completely legal bias in the criminal justice system in a way that regular persons often can’t present, in the court’s eyes, a similarly worthwhile ‘societal good’ to the court in some similar way as the tax money in the above story. It’s all about the money, the love of mammon, not the love of good.
Yes. Agreed. It’s all about money and power and all that stuff. We still need to maintain at least a better illusion that everyone is equal in the eyes of the law.