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submitted 11 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Prison staff who leaked information about Ghislaine Maxwell’s preferential treatment have been fired, a lawyer for the convicted sex trafficker said.

Maxwell, a longtime associate of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was moved to a minimum security prison known as Camp Bryan after meeting with the Justice Department earlier this year. The DOJ interview followed backlash against the Trump administration for its handling of government files related to Epstein.

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[-] pinheadednightmare@lemmy.world 274 points 11 months ago

Why is our government so dedicated to protecting elite criminals and their treatment?

[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 220 points 11 months ago

Because our government is run by elite criminals, obviously.

[-] DarkAri@lemmy.blahaj.zone 55 points 11 months ago

Well nothing about them is elite. They are just criminals.

[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 38 points 11 months ago

I suppose it would be more accurate to say "because the wealthy have class solidarity."

[-] zwerg@feddit.org 23 points 11 months ago

Fucking hell, if those criminals are the elite of their kind, I dread to think what the shitty, incompetent criminals are like.

[-] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 15 points 11 months ago

Apparently they're like a president.

[-] sepi@piefed.social 3 points 11 months ago

One of them ran a thing called "Douche" or something at the beginning of the year

[-] Manjushri@piefed.social 43 points 11 months ago

Because our government is predominantly made up of elite criminals who have just not been caught yet. It's just professional courtesy, really.

[-] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 13 points 11 months ago

Because they're in solidarity with their own class interests. No doubt that there are a bunch of elected officials who would feature in the Epstein files if they were released in full, but even those that wouldn't still have a vested interest in stabilising the current order. Doing this sets a precedent that even if consequences come for some, they will be protected.

Not every elected representative is a corrupt asshole, but I'd wager it's the majority. Some of them probably even think they're acting benevolent in acting to reinforce and protect their own power.

The system isn't broken, it's working exactly as intended.

[-] aarRJaay@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Because they're friends

[-] minorkeys@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Because they defer to power.

[-] Bakkoda@lemmy.zip 4 points 11 months ago

Self interest.

[-] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 4 points 11 months ago

I would argue that it's important to protect any criminal's treatment while imprisoned..... however, this is especially hypocritical for them considering how they normally regard 99% of the people in prison.

[-] blattrules@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Maybe they’re the only ones they can actually empathize with because they can see themselves in an elite prison someday.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

~~Why is~~ our government so dedicated to protecting ~~elite~~ their criminals and their treatment.

The question is the answer.

[-] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 108 points 11 months ago

Facilitate sex trafficking: preferential treatment
report (leak) wrongdoing: lose job

Lol.... wtf kind of society is this??

[-] NewDark@lemmings.world 47 points 11 months ago

This is the bad place

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 28 points 11 months ago

It's what happens when the rich have nothing to fear from the government

[-] dunidane@lemmy.sdf.org 51 points 11 months ago
[-] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

Man she sounds like she gives no fucks. Good on her!

[-] dunidane@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 11 months ago

Her answer about security at the end is just perfect

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Amazing that in the AI drone future dogs are still one of the best security systems. I do wonder if we could train birds to take down quad copters and drones

[-] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 43 points 11 months ago

I have the absolute most respect for any whistleblower. I dread to imagine what kind of world we'd be in w/o them. Example, Snowden.

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 42 points 11 months ago

Unless they're planning on killing her this seems like its just as bad for PR as straight up pardoning her.

[-] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

They're going to say she was mauled to death by the vicious dogs (puppies)

[-] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 31 points 11 months ago

They've also been transferring prisoners to maximum security prisons who leak information about her treatment.

[-] 20cello@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago
[-] minorkeys@lemmy.world 17 points 11 months ago

We should start go fundmeing whistleblowers.

[-] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

Get that staff on the news and have them do rounds.

[-] lilas105@ttrpg.network 9 points 11 months ago

What the fuck.

[-] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Pedos helping pedos.

[-] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 months ago

Thank goodness and jolly good too. Heaven forbid that anyone dares to look at the internal processes in place at a (checks nodes) prison.

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