Comment on Why didn't SBF flee?

• JoBo@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  He did do what other rich folk do. Based himself in a tax haven and, initially, tried to challenge extradition.

  Not many rich folk end up on trial. But even fewer end up absconding with their cash, never to be seen again. He is the normal kind of rich folk: he assumed he would get away with it because he is a born-rich kid who has never faced a consequence in his life.

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  • agent_flounder@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There is a difference between rich and powerful,perfectly illustrated by comparing this guy to any number of rich assholes who should be in jail but aren’t.

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    • JoBo@feddit.uk ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That’s true but it’s more than fair to say that SBF was powerful. He wasn’t donating to the GOP and Dems for shits and giggles, yaknow?

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      • agent_flounder@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        If he was powerful he would have been able to skip out on consequences. That’s what power makes possible. Simply donating to politicians is nowhere near enough. You need to have connections, leverage, relationships, etc.

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