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Given her age and the possibility (at the time, obviously known now) of a lengthy prison sentence, it was also likely the last chance for her biologically. I t
by voisin 4y ago
Given her age and the possibility (at the time, obviously known now) of a lengthy prison sentence, it was also likely the last chance for her biologically.
I think people should stop assuming malice where other, equally probable, rationales could apply. Let’s give the benefit of the doubt.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoI would rather not give the benefit of the doubt to someone who has shown no remorse over blatant fraud and corruption, that quite possibly led to someone committing suicide.
- SiempreViernes 4y agoWhat's your take on Bush Jr?
- lightbendover 4y agoStop assuming malice of someone who willfully misled investors, her own employees, and even consumers who thought they were getting medical analysis? I'm all for second chances, but she expunged all of hers during her time at Theranos.
- voisin 4y agoMalice in a greed-driven business context just might not equate to malice in growing another person inside your body, right? You see how those might be different and one doesn’t necessarily lead to the other?
- wellanyway 4y agoShe lost the privilege of not being attributed malice when she pulled a scam of a decade.
- telmo 4y ago> Given her age and the possibility (at the time, obviously known now) of a lengthy prison sentence, it was also likely the last chance for her biologically. To be honest, this comment makes my blood boil. Her "last change biologically"? This is not some career/investment/whatever cold calculation. This is not about her, it's about the kids. Having kids is not a right, it is instead a possibility that comes with serious responsibility. > I think people should stop assuming malice where other, equally probable, rationales could apply. Let’s give the benefit of the doubt. I wonder if the same "benefit of the doubt" would be so readily applied to a poor person. I can picture the scenario: some poor woman that is likely going to face a long prison sentence decides to have two kids meanwhile. I can very well imagine what people would say in this case.
- voisin 4y agoI agree with your first paragraph response to me completely, or at least I agree that this type of thinking isn’t acceptable, but would you agree that it is a huge part of the social discourse on women of a certain ages “running out of time” and “hearing their biological clock ticking” etc etc etc? It isn’t inconceivable that she had these thoughts and figured she would have kids while she still could?
- lordfrito 4y agoNot giving the benefit of the doubt to a person who one said: "They Don’t Put Pretty People Like Me in Jail" [1] https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/elizabeth-holmes-sentencing-theranos-trial/card/elizabeth-holmes-brushed-off-patient-risks-they-don-t-put-pretty-people-like-me-in-jail--aqGc0srIBbZnuGAIsDJ4 https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/elizabeth-holmes-sentencing...
- throwme_123 4y agoShe's lying again here... twice!
- Teever 4y agoHonestly, who cares? Why should I care about this convicted criminal over all the others? I have no sympathy for this white collar criminal, she doesn't affect my life in any way, she's completely irrelevant to my day to day life. Why should I give the benefit of the doubt to her over say, someone from Enron or a convicted rapist?
- lern_too_spel 4y agoShe can afford to freeze her eggs. She knew there was a good chance these kids would grow up without her, and she chose to gamble.