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Your comment about his mother laughing in court is misleading. She did laugh in court BUT you did not include the context. Here is what Coin Desk said: “Bank
by StressedDev 3y ago
Your comment about his mother laughing in court is misleading. She did laugh in court BUT you did not include the context. Here is what Coin Desk said:
“Bankman-Fried’s parents, Joe Bankman and Barbara Fried, were seated in the third row behind members of the press.
They appeared to oscillate between dejection and defiance, at times holding their heads in their hands and clasping their hands. Bankman-Fried’s mother audibly laughed several times when her son was referred to as a “fugitive” and his father occasionally put his fingers in his ears as if to drown out the sound of the proceedings.”
(https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/12/13/inside-sam-bankman-frieds-first-hearing-after-his-arrest/ https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/12/13/inside-sam-bank...)
Notice that she only laughed when Sam Bankman Fried was labeled a fugitive. My guess is she laughed because she believed he was innocent and because he was in court!
Basically, the above poster did not include context about Ms. Fried’s laugh. The post made it sound like she was disrespectful, arrogant or crazy. Once context is added, it is clear she probably laughed because she did not believe her son was a fugative.
- lolinder 3y agoI always pictured her laugh as nervous, and it irks me to no end to see it turn into such a meme. As far as I'm aware the laughter in question has no documentation in video form, but if it did I doubt it would be as raucous as OP supposes. > Neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran states "We have nervous laughter because we want to make ourselves think what horrible thing we encountered isn't really as horrible as it appears, something we want to believe." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervous_laughter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nervous_laughter
- StressedDev 3y agoI think nervous laughter is another good explanation. One thing I forgot to put in my original comment (which you replied to) is none of us know what she was thinking. I think we should give both parents the benefit of the doubt until we have strong evidence showing they behaved improperly or our criminals.
- lolinder 3y agoAgreed! There's been a huge rush to blame the parents in all of this. It goes along with the general sense that SBF is an overgrown child, but sometimes kids are just screwups and the parents aren't to blame.
- gizajob 3y agoStrange behaviour coming from legal scholars though, one would think?
- LapsangGuzzler 3y agoI wouldn’t wish forcing someone to watch their child lose their freedom on my worst enemy. I’m not saying he doesn’t deserve prison, but that doesn’t invalidate her pain either, it would be a terribly cruel experience for any parent.
- StressedDev 3y agoI don’t think it’s strange. His parents are human and humans have emotions. I am not surprised Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents expressed their emotions while watching their sun in court. I bet it was really hard for them and I do not think they misbehaved. One thing to note is the judge did not punish them or eject them from the court room. That is a strong indication their behavior was fine.