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[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 108 points 1 month ago (1 children)

lets wait and see.

100% andrew is scum and should be in prison.

but they had decades of accusations and reports. our govt only gave a shit once it was revealed the state was the “victim”. They immediately arrested him.

lock him up, throw away the key.

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

Decades to gather the will to act.

Seconds to start lording their superiority over the US.

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 76 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

He wasn't arrested for the pedo stuff, pretty sure it was state secrets.

[–] gnutrino@programming.dev 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

He was still arrested though and not, to pick a completely random example, elected president for a second time when no one had an excuse not to know what a massive cunt he was.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago

No. However in the UK, unsure about other countries, whatever they find during the searches they are doing today will bring other charges in the future (if serious enough).

If there's an inkling of paedo stuff at all then they'll rearrest and charge him again.

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[–] LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works 49 points 1 month ago (2 children)

My understanding is that they got him on sharing trade secrets

[–] pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Exactly, nothing related to the sexual abuse and exploitation of children.

[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

The will to act is related to the sex allegations.

They’ll pin the charges on him that they’re best prepared for.

Either way, it’s related.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He's about to find out like King Richard II, that it definitely is possible for a Royal to commit treason

[–] Vile_port_aloo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But he's so silver-tongued and charismatic...

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

About as appealing as an infected toe.

[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

South Korea: That's how you deal with a wannabe dictator!

[–] blinfabian@feddit.nl 27 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

Probably just wanted to make him sweat

For those who don't remember, he claimed that he couldn't sweat

[–] Womble@piefed.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Thats normal procedure for non-violent crimes (this wasnt about rape/abuse/trafficing), arrest them, interview them, release on bail while they go through all the material they took in the search while he was in the nick.

[–] Hayduke@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It would be if that was the reason they arrested him.

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Oh, it's not being a massive nonce they got him for. It was leaking information.

Which is presumably why Epstein let him fly in and have a go on his girl collection in the first place.

We're hitting the point where fucking the kids is OK, but paying for it isn't.

[–] Damorte@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Yeah he's not convicted for fucking kids, he's convicted for fucking money. Which of course is a much worse crime as far as our owners are concerned

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

And South Korea could teach us how to deal with insurrectionists

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Wait until they are old, only do something out of fear of otherwise worse consequences, and even then never even prosecute the right stuff, give them a slap on the wrists never dismantling the precesses that lead to the problem?

Yeah, idk, I keep hoping for better, but we kinda keep "giving" rich ppl more & more power, so idk why would things suddenly, magically improve.

A bit like

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[–] marcos@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Did I miss something? The UK arrested his one?

[–] Hayduke@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yes, but not for the pedo stuff

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

It's still how you deal with a paedo like him, yes?

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yeah they arrested Andrew~~s~~

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Just Andrew, Andrews is a treasure and, as far as I know, has not been implicated in the files.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

I was looking for exactly this meme when I read that South Korea sentenced their ex-president to life in prison.

[–] mickus@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hardly. They waited so god damn long to investigate. The first photo andrew had with that girl should have been reason enough to put him in for questioning

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For what? She wasn’t underaged. The photo wasn’t evidence of a crime.

[–] davetortoise@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

More than enough grounds for suspicion based on the context

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The bar for arrest is much higher than that.

[–] davetortoise@reddthat.com 2 points 1 month ago

Crouching over an unconscious woman/girl in a pedophile's mansion? Seems like if that doesn't meet the bar, it really should.

[–] Zwiebel@feddit.org 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

*rapist

Judge people for their actions, not how they were born

[–] Virtvirt588@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Agreed, it can essentially be an ableist term for those which actively fight against this illness to have a chance at a normal life.

Everyone celebrating before the trial has even began, as if it’s already done

[–] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Fr👍🥳🥳🥳🥳

[–] RelativeArea1@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

uhhhh... i dont know rick, this feels like its just being done to protect their status quo and that bitchass ends up in a fancy ass house arrest or smth.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The rapist formerly known as prince...

Edit: Don't hate on me, I realize he wasn't arrested for that, but still, who knows what all information is left to unearth in the files...

[–] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Didn't they let him go ten minutes later?

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