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I was expecting to see conspiracy theories due to the assorted powerful and wealthy people Epstein has been linked with, but really think about it. He was a wea
by fencepost 7y ago
I was expecting to see conspiracy theories due to the assorted powerful and wealthy people Epstein has been linked with, but really think about it. He was a wealthy man who lived a pampered lifestyle and had largely escaped consequences for his actions in the past but was unlikely to do so in this case. He was looking at spending the rest of his life not just in prison but as something of a pariah in prison (wealthy, privileged, child abuser). He'd attempted suicide previously and if that was an attempt on his life he had ample opportunity to say so.
As far as the suicide watch, sure he was high profile but he was in jail awaiting trial and there are probably plenty of people put on suicide watch. The jail doesn't have the resources to monitor everyone 24/7, and frankly regular checks are probably plenty to catch or prevent most attempts.
- cjbprime 7y agoHanging yourself takes material and a room where you can tie it up. Suicide watch is supposed to involve access to neither. That's a more important component than someone watching you occasionally.
- quxbar 7y agoThere are strict regulations around jail suicide watch, somebody must be observing at all times: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/28/552.42 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/28/552.42 Seems pretty inexplicable to me how he could outsmart seasoned professionals explicitly tasked with preventing his suicide.
- einpoklum 7y agoSo, you're saying that there is no suicide watch really, even for the blatantly violently suicidal who have just made a suicide attempt? Remember - cells have video cameras, or at least - certainly suicide watch cells do, and people glance at these camera, you would think, every few minutes. Was Epstein the fastest noose-maker-and-hanger in the world?