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So Jeffrey Epstein offed himself. Why is the Attorney General "appalled" by this?

Why the disappointment? This saves the time and expense of a trial and eventual imprisonment.

Posted - August 10, 2019

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  • 5391
    Just a wild guess here, Stu.

    Maybe Mr Barr is “appalled” because such a high profile suspect was found dead in a Federal Detention facility, which is run by the US Dept of Justice. 

    As the Attorney General, that would be Mr Barr’s Justice Dept. It happened on his watch.
    Just saying.... This post was edited by Don Barzini at August 12, 2019 12:38 AM MDT
      August 10, 2019 8:30 PM MDT
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  • 17596
    He thought Epstein was still on suicide watch, and safe.  Turns out he was neither.
      August 11, 2019 3:35 PM MDT
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  • 13277
    But what's the difference? Why shouldn't anyone facing life in prison be allowed to commit suicide instead?
      August 11, 2019 3:39 PM MDT
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  • 17596
    The Supreme Court has said that when someone is incarcerated they must be protected from harm and provided pretty much any and all medical care, including mental health care.  Allowing a suicide runs contrary to that, especially since he "allegedly" tried a few weeks ago.  I'm sure the DOJ expected to get  information from Epstein to bring other prosecutions but they have documents which, on their own, may boost other prosecutions.  

    I don't disagree with you that Epstein saved the taxpayers money. This post was edited by Thriftymaid at August 12, 2019 7:04 PM MDT
      August 11, 2019 4:01 PM MDT
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  • Hung himself.  Lol, yeah right
      August 11, 2019 3:39 PM MDT
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  • 13277
    What's the difference?
      August 11, 2019 3:40 PM MDT
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  • Difference between what? Lol
      August 11, 2019 3:48 PM MDT
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  • 13277
    How he died, and that he probably chose death over spending the rest of his life in prison?
      August 11, 2019 5:42 PM MDT
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  • 16791
    That's not what he meant. He's saying it's fishy, and I agree - a bit like the guy who "sucided" by shooting himself 23 times in the head.
    Knowing too much about the rich and powerful has ALWAYS been a capital crime, unless you're also rich and powerful. Stripped of that, Jeff was a liability.
      August 12, 2019 6:53 AM MDT
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  • It isn't even worth wasting time explaining the simple and obvious.
      August 12, 2019 8:14 AM MDT
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