▲ 963 ▼ 4Chan knew about Jeffrey Epstein's death 38 minutes before the rest of the world. The FBI tried to figure out how. (www.businessinsider.com) submitted 6 months ago by robocall@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 246 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://archive.ph/mbjoZ
[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago (2 children) Not impossible, but I don't see what advantage there would be to keeping him alive vs just getting rid of him entirely. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 months ago (1 child) A simple trade, destruction of evidence in exchange for his life. Mind you I'd still kill him regardless but I also wouldn't make any deal with slime like that to begin with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gdog05@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago (3 children) I'm guessing a guy like that who traded in relationships and secrets would be smart enough to set up a dead man drop in the event he goes quiet for too long. It keeps his life valuable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Goodeye8@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago That would make sense if he wasn't arrested, convicted, interrogated and with a mountain of evidence in the hands of the FBI. A dead drop isn't going to keep you alive if the person who wants you silenced thinks you're already spilling the beans. But even if that's the case he's alive until he clears the dead drop because he'd still be a loose end. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago It makes keeping him alive, a matter of national security. permalink fedilink source parent [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 point 6 months ago That too. Really it would depend how stupid he and his handlers were/are, I can't really make any statements on stupid or smart rich assholes are though since I come from a place of assuming everyone of these profligates are universally just above braindead. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fizzle@quokk.au 1 point 6 months ago Who knows. Like someone else said there might have been a dead man's switch ready to release all the kompromat. Death is obviously very final, if he's stashed somewhere then you could wheel him out to testify although I can't really think of a circumstance where that would be advantageous. I tend to think murder is the far simpler objective and therefore the most likely. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 months ago (1 child) A simple trade, destruction of evidence in exchange for his life. Mind you I'd still kill him regardless but I also wouldn't make any deal with slime like that to begin with. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gdog05@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago (3 children) I'm guessing a guy like that who traded in relationships and secrets would be smart enough to set up a dead man drop in the event he goes quiet for too long. It keeps his life valuable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Goodeye8@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago That would make sense if he wasn't arrested, convicted, interrogated and with a mountain of evidence in the hands of the FBI. A dead drop isn't going to keep you alive if the person who wants you silenced thinks you're already spilling the beans. But even if that's the case he's alive until he clears the dead drop because he'd still be a loose end. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago It makes keeping him alive, a matter of national security. permalink fedilink source parent [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 point 6 months ago That too. Really it would depend how stupid he and his handlers were/are, I can't really make any statements on stupid or smart rich assholes are though since I come from a place of assuming everyone of these profligates are universally just above braindead. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gdog05@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago (3 children) I'm guessing a guy like that who traded in relationships and secrets would be smart enough to set up a dead man drop in the event he goes quiet for too long. It keeps his life valuable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Goodeye8@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago That would make sense if he wasn't arrested, convicted, interrogated and with a mountain of evidence in the hands of the FBI. A dead drop isn't going to keep you alive if the person who wants you silenced thinks you're already spilling the beans. But even if that's the case he's alive until he clears the dead drop because he'd still be a loose end. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago It makes keeping him alive, a matter of national security. permalink fedilink source parent [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 point 6 months ago That too. Really it would depend how stupid he and his handlers were/are, I can't really make any statements on stupid or smart rich assholes are though since I come from a place of assuming everyone of these profligates are universally just above braindead. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Goodeye8@piefed.social 4 points 6 months ago That would make sense if he wasn't arrested, convicted, interrogated and with a mountain of evidence in the hands of the FBI. A dead drop isn't going to keep you alive if the person who wants you silenced thinks you're already spilling the beans. But even if that's the case he's alive until he clears the dead drop because he'd still be a loose end. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 1 point 6 months ago It makes keeping him alive, a matter of national security. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 point 6 months ago That too. Really it would depend how stupid he and his handlers were/are, I can't really make any statements on stupid or smart rich assholes are though since I come from a place of assuming everyone of these profligates are universally just above braindead. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fizzle@quokk.au 1 point 6 months ago Who knows. Like someone else said there might have been a dead man's switch ready to release all the kompromat. Death is obviously very final, if he's stashed somewhere then you could wheel him out to testify although I can't really think of a circumstance where that would be advantageous. I tend to think murder is the far simpler objective and therefore the most likely. permalink fedilink source parent