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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 237 points 1 day ago (9 children)

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

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 188 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Because our government is run by elite criminals, obviously.

[–] DarkAri@lemmy.blahaj.zone 43 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 29 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] zwerg@feddit.org 21 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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 13 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Apparently they're like a president.

[–] sepi@piefed.social 3 points 22 hours ago

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

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 5 points 1 day ago

🧑‍🚀🔫🧑‍🚀

[–] Manjushri@piefed.social 40 points 1 day 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 7 points 19 hours 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.

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago

Because they defer to power.

[–] aarRJaay@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago

Because they're friends

[–] Bakkoda@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

Self interest.

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 1 day 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 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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

The question is the answer.

[–] lilas105@ttrpg.network 6 points 14 hours ago

What the fuck.

[–] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 93 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

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

[–] NewDark@lemmings.world 39 points 1 day ago

This is the bad place

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 24 points 23 hours ago

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

[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 38 points 22 hours 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.

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 9 points 17 hours ago

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

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 37 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 1 points 15 hours ago

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

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 25 points 22 hours ago

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

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 13 points 20 hours ago

We should start go fundmeing whistleblowers.

[–] dunidane@lemmy.sdf.org 44 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 13 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] dunidane@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 16 hours ago

Her answer about security at the end is just perfect

[–] 20cello@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago