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In reply to the discussion: That JeffreyEpsteinDidn'tKillHimself meme is being pushed by online trolls [View all]jberryhill
(62,444 posts)19. "It may just be some of the victim's voices coming out."
You didn't listen to them.
You seem to understand that Epstein's death does not silence, and did not silence, his victims - many of whom testified and none of whom (with the exception of Giuffre's very different account) said anything about these "filthy rich pedophiles".
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/jeffrey-epstein-women-victims-testify-court-quotes
23 Women Stood In Court And Said Jeffrey Epstein Abused Them. Here Are Their Most Powerful Quotes.
One by one, with many in tears, the women described how Epstein manipulated, coerced, threatened, and sexually abused them when they were just teens.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-accuser-names-four-women-his-web-enablers-n1063801?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma
Jeffrey Epstein accuser names four women in his web of enablers
Jennifer Araoz, who first told her story to NBC News in July, accused four people by name of helping facilitate Epsteins abuse of her starting when she was 14 years old.
The four include Ghislaine Maxwell, Epsteins longtime companion; Rosalyn Fontanilla, a former housekeeper who died in 2016; Lesley Groff, who worked as his secretary, and Cimberly Espinosa, a former executive assistant to Epstein, according to the court papers obtained by NBC News.
https://jezebel.com/the-real-jeffrey-epstein-scandal-has-unfolded-in-front-1837171412
And just when it seemed that Epstein was actually going to be held accountable for those many, well documented offenses, yet again, hes escaped. Epsteins apparent suicide this weekand the conspiracy theories and bad media coverage around itobscures the real scandal as it was just beginning to emerge. At some point, perhaps, if were very lucky, the overheated speculation around Epsteins death may turn to introspection. It might be worth asking ourselves, for instance, why the public is so much more engaged by Epsteins bizarre jailhouse death than in listening to his living victims, or questioning the many shameless hucksters who have tried to use their pain for their own political and financial ends. In part, thats because Epsteins case has been inextricably linked with conspiracy for such a long time, making it near impossible for the lived experience of his victims to ever be fully heard over the din.
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That JeffreyEpsteinDidn'tKillHimself meme is being pushed by online trolls [View all]
Tommy_Carcetti
Nov 2019
OP
As soon as I saw the dog trainer video with his last second non sequiter, I knew it was a RW tactic.
John1956PA
Nov 2019
#17
The accusation is against the amoral international rich and powerful and their influence and power
braddy
Nov 2019
#5
There are a lot of truths the nut jobs on the right can use against reality
Farmer-Rick
Nov 2019
#23
Epstein's autopsy was conducted in an NYC facility over which Trump has no authority
jberryhill
Nov 2019
#39