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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 points 4 hours ago

...in the US"

Loads of powerful people around the world have been arrested over the Epstein files.

It's just countries that are run by pedophiles that seem to have immunity

[–] some_guy 2 points 5 hours ago

The clear mark of a functioning government, am I right?

[–] MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works 15 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Well the people being arrested clearly were cutting the pool lining because daddy Trump said they did it.

Way more evidence than some pile of moldy Epstein papers, emails, address books, flight logs, victim testimonies, parent complaints, video evidence, photo evidence, self incriminating statements from named individuals, employee statements. Also having Ghislaine Maxwell in "custody".

They just haven't identified any people in all that evidence that are not rich and powerful yet, but they'll get to the bottom of it and find the real culprits who are not a part of the child rape club.

Also you know, they think these people are pool terrorists. That's enough.

[–] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 51 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Trump arresting Citizens over the Reflecting Pool while SHIELDING People who Raped Children with Jeffrey Epstein is how you KNOW Trump is doing EVERYTHING he can to BRING DOWN EPSTEIN!

-Republicans but LITERALLY!

[–] osanna@lemmy.vg 1 points 5 hours ago

Too coherent to be a dumpy post

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

And releasing criminals

[–] Chivera@lemmy.world 66 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

We're reaching North Korea levels of freedom

[–] Iambus@lemmy.world -1 points 6 hours ago

They deserved to be arrested

[–] ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl 24 points 17 hours ago

As a reminder, fuck the police

[–] Corvidae@lemmy.world 22 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (3 children)

It's not surprising, the US has the highest incarceration rate worldwide. Wealth grants access to legal representation. Mass incarceration disproportionately affects poorer people. Could incarceration be compared to slavery? Jail more poor people? Make America Great Again.

[–] ThunderQueen@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

Literally ~25% of the worlds prison population is in the US.

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

Over half of US prisoners are minorities. This is not by accident and not because they are poor.

Slavery is still legal in the USA if they're in jail.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago

Priorities.

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