offtheisland

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   by offtheisland 7y ago

   The benign explanation is that he didn't know Epstein was a monster (few outside the DA's office did until 2018) and that he accepted funding for AI research.
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   by offtheisland 7y ago

   It's also unjust to say that he was accused of assaulting one of Epstein's victims, when the only accusations are from people who inferred from "she was sent to Minsky's room" that "he said yes".
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   by offtheisland 7y ago

   >With all that in mind, I'm dubious that Minsky could have been approached by a young woman and not had some degree of mens rea. At the very least, Minsky must have assumed the woman was a paid sex worker and recognized at least som
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   by offtheisland 7y ago

   >If Minsky were tried in US, he would be convicted. Ignorance is not a defense. He would be convicted if he had sex with her. The evidence that he had sex with her is that she was sent to his room and he didn't report that to the au