Very good point. I didn’t even think about the fact that the trafficking victims were probably children. *For some reason, I assumed they were mostly adult employees who were coerced into silence about witnessing all of the child abuse through control of their passports or something.
/*probably because the media keep whitewashing it with misleading language. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that the BBC is carrying water for pedophiles again. It’s sort of their thing.
Emphasis mine:
The court documents allege Indyke and Kahn also used another Epstein company registered in the US Virgin Islands to write cheques worth $300,000, made out to young women or to an immigration lawyer involved in helping trafficked women stay in the US.
Well, the bold part is a euphemism and a half. I’d probably phrase it as “helping Epstein keep/hold trafficked women (edit:) trafficking victims, many of whom were children, in the US,” but that’s just because I realize how insane it is to suggest that attorney helped these women in any meaningful way.
Their response, by the way:
Kahn did not write cheques “for young women and/or an immigration lawyer on Epstein’s behalf, as he was not a signatory on any of Epstein’s bank accounts until shortly before Epstein’s death,” said his lawyer Ruzumna.
Notice how the italicized sections don’t line up and the attorney is completely sidestepping the issue?
Honestly, even if Kahn an Indyke actually somehow didn’t know anything about the trafficking, that would imply such negligent bookkeeping and legal advisement that it seems like they should be their own crimes. At the absolute least (again, under the insane supposition that they were was blindsided by Epstein’s crimes), they should have to pay back their earnings for the course of their employment to the estate to be held for settlements and never be allowed to work managing money or as an attorney again.
But realistically, Kahn and Indyke knew exactly what was going on and turned a blind eye to it out of greed and/or their own personal interest in the crimes.
It honestly makes it difficult to keep James Comer and James Comey straight
Yeah, but I’ve worked with people like that before and it’s not a secret that they can quit at any time
And, it might cost up to $97, just for the real id upgrade.
They said “more,” and tbh, I’m way madder that now even more children have been victimized and killed
Fair, but you’re probably not working a job that would make it super surprising.
Like, I work at a bakery. If one of my coworkers has a couple mil somewhere, why do they deal with customers?
You can now, it costs a few grand
Exactly! And then she’d condescendingly explain that crying really doesn’t help her headache, so unless you have another puppy or aren’t especially attached to your younger sister…
She does look good (unless you mean morally). Just very scary polished, like someone who works for someone rich enough to bury you alive.
To be fair, I guess she does.
I’m perplexed at how someone who looks so fucking evil was ever hiding it. It’s not the skunk stripe, per se, but it’s the whole vibe.
She looks like the person who comes to tell you that your body’s been selected for secondment (getting get outed, basically) by the musk type character, and not to worry, your family will be given a generous settlement and now your body can be used to do great things.
Yeah, it’s luck all the way down.
Yes, lots of people let life pass them by. I’m in full agreement with that, but a lot of people do not have the flexibility to do much about their situations. It’s not a lack of agency, it’s a lack of freedom and safety to make changes.
I understand your point to be this: everyone could have had a good life if they had correctly applied themselves and gone after what they wanted, so people who haven’t meaningfully changed their circumstances and are unhappy with their lives are themselves to blame. My point is this: many people could enjoy their lives more if they took control of their own choices, but not everyone can. Sometimes people just get dealt a shitty hand.
Have I misunderstood your point?
Swing and a miss. I decided to leave my home country because it’s broken, so after a decade of working and saving my own money, I did what I want to do. I went to a state school that gave me a full ride instead of a private school that I’d have to take loans out for, so I didn’t have any student loans holding me back and I could go back to school and get a masters in my new country. I actually just started teaching full time after training for the last couple of years.
I just have the empathy (and vicarious experience) to understand that not everyone is as fortunate as I am. It took a lot of hard work and diligence, but also a lot of luck. I wouldn’t assume that anyone who isn’t able to immigrate to a new country and begin teaching other new immigrants the language is lazy, likely to settle, or a failure. It’s difficult and like everything worthwhile in life, requires some luck to meet a lot of preparation at the right moment.
I’m glad for you. It sounds like you were smart or skilled enough to be presented with opportunities to leave and had the foresight to take them and the dedication to fully benefit from them. Not everyone is or has those qualities and that’s not a moral failing.
You overcame difficult circumstances, but that’s due to you being an exception, and whether that’s because of qualities inherent to you or luck is impossible to determine. The idea of it being luck is scary, but that doesn’t mean that everyone who doesn’t behave exactly as you did is to blame for their circumstances.
Surely you know people from your hometown who earnestly tried, but were just too dumb to really keep up in school or with complicated conversations among friends. Do you think they would be able to achieve what you have? What about the smart kids with severe ADHD who were flaky due to no fault of their own? If so, what use is your intelligence or dedication?
Many people live in towns with fewer than five companies, with poor internet access. Many people have to keep odd schedules because of family care obligations. Many people are functionally illiterate. Many people have criminal convictions. There are a lot of things that can limit your ability to leave a job you already have.
Many people do accept work conditions worse than they have to, but not every worker is flexible enough to choose their work.
That is not a choice that everyone can make.
This kills the cancer. Not as quickly as it kills the host, but still pretty soon.
Chilis always had a fucking terrible dry-ass black bean burger as a vegetarian option, but Applebees had broccoli alfredo that was pretty palatable. It’s not like the chilis one was vegan, either.