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Missing from such articles is a key information: who paid for the lawyers? I doubt teenage income would pay for a retainer. As so often, following the money wi

Missing from such articles is a key information: who paid for the lawyers? I doubt teenage income would pay for a retainer. As so often, following the money will reveal who actually has an interest here.

thrance 7mo ago
> As so often, following the money will reveal who actually has an interest here. Do you mean to imply that the teens are a tool used by some secret cabal to attack Musk? Most likely their parents are paying for the lawyers in an attempt to get some justice from a billionaire that enabled a fucked up case of CSAM.
- ndsipa_pomu 7mo ago
  More than just enabling a fucked up case of CSAM, it's more like an energy intensive, environment destroying factory that produces CSAM. Once again, I'm asking when we can start the Butlerian Jihad? Incidentally, is the USA now becoming a safe haven for pedophiles? It just seems odd how other countries are investigating high profile people with ties to Epstein, but the USA celebrates them and even votes the biggest offender into the highest office.
ndsipa_pomu 7mo ago
I think it is in almost everyone's interest to ensure that people cannot be abused in such a fashion. Maybe people who wish to destroy society would condone this kind of abuse. It's also possible for lawyers to take on cases on the understanding that they only get paid if they win.
Anthony-G 7mo ago
Occam’s razor would suggest that it’s the same group of active natalists who subsidise the teenagers’ housing, education and healthcare – none of which are any cheaper than lawyers.
rsynnott 7mo ago
In the US, lawyers may generally work on a contingency basis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contingent_fee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contingent_fee), and many lawyers and law firms also do pro bono work. That is, almost certainly no-one has paid for the lawyers, though if they manage to recover anything the lawyers may be due a cut.

thrance 7mo ago

> As so often, following the money will reveal who actually has an interest here. Do you mean to imply that the teens are a tool used by some secret cabal to attack Musk? Most likely their parents are paying for the lawyers in an attempt to get some justice from a billionaire that enabled a fucked up case of CSAM.

ndsipa_pomu 7mo ago
More than just enabling a fucked up case of CSAM, it's more like an energy intensive, environment destroying factory that produces CSAM. Once again, I'm asking when we can start the Butlerian Jihad? Incidentally, is the USA now becoming a safe haven for pedophiles? It just seems odd how other countries are investigating high profile people with ties to Epstein, but the USA celebrates them and even votes the biggest offender into the highest office.

ndsipa_pomu 7mo ago

I think it is in almost everyone's interest to ensure that people cannot be abused in such a fashion. Maybe people who wish to destroy society would condone this kind of abuse. It's also possible for lawyers to take on cases on the understanding that they only get paid if they win.

Anthony-G 7mo ago

Occam’s razor would suggest that it’s the same group of active natalists who subsidise the teenagers’ housing, education and healthcare – none of which are any cheaper than lawyers.

rsynnott 7mo ago

In the US, lawyers may generally work on a contingency basis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contingent_fee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contingent_fee), and many lawyers and law firms also do pro bono work. That is, almost certainly no-one has paid for the lawyers, though if they manage to recover anything the lawyers may be due a cut.