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In reply to the discussion: Politically connected sex offender Jeffrey Epstein settles suit, averting victim testimony [View all]Eyeball_Kid
(7,604 posts)19. Dersh is a scumbag and a pedophile.
How he has any credibility or standing with the media will always be perplexing. It leads me to think that there must be lots of media executives who are on the take, or who are just as amoral as Dersh and Trumpy.
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Politically connected sex offender Jeffrey Epstein settles suit, averting victim testimony [View all]
brooklynite
Dec 2018
OP
Not at all. He settled to avoid the public testimony & record. THAT was the consequence he avoided
hlthe2b
Dec 2018
#8
Apparently you don't at all... You throw enough money at those who have none and they have no choice
hlthe2b
Dec 2018
#11
You really don't have a clue or you at least seem to lack understanding at all.
hlthe2b
Dec 2018
#15
To suggest they were only out for money and that is why they did not opt to speak up in the trial
hlthe2b
Dec 2018
#24
Painting these women as anything but victims who finally had a chance to have their voice heard, but
hlthe2b
Dec 2018
#26
No.. I believe they were convinced by their lawyers that this was the best choice.
hlthe2b
Dec 2018
#32
I am NOT questioning their decision. I bemoan that they had little options and little to no justice
hlthe2b
Dec 2018
#39
You defend the rich and powerful getting one system of justice while others get none.
hlthe2b
Dec 2018
#43
They made the same choice that every plaintiff has to make when offered a settlement
onenote
Dec 2018
#29
Your condescension towards other DUers-- who know full well this was a civil case is beyond the pale
hlthe2b
Dec 2018
#27
I never said they did not make a decision--only that they were left with few choices due to being
hlthe2b
Dec 2018
#31
Again, you don't get it. They deserve the $$ but they also deserved their voices to be heard.
hlthe2b
Dec 2018
#37
No, you are the one who is judging them. I bemoan they received no real justice. You defend a system
hlthe2b
Dec 2018
#41
They also could have gotten some additional vindication, but they also could have risked not getting
onenote
Dec 2018
#48
I'm sure, if there are "dozens" of women involved, new charges from new complaintants can arise...
louis c
Dec 2018
#6
How is it so many don't get it? Yes, this was a civil case, but he paid it off to avoid the public
hlthe2b
Dec 2018
#10
The Original Settlement Was Illegal - Victims Were Not Informed - Can Be Thrown Out
PaulX2
Dec 2018
#36