# Jeffery Epstein has been arrested for sex trafficking a minor **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 7, 2019, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658 "2019-07-07T05:03:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 24
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/461 "2019-08-10T18:47:47Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > It may not actually be fake. They may be invoking the [three revert rule](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:3RR). > > I personally find it idiotic. It favors the vandal, as if both the vandal and the legitimate user do 3 reverts, you’re stuck with what the vandal wrote. > > It should be more like the page locking policy, where the page goes back to where it was before the edit war, and the two people have to hash it out on the discussion page. Why couldn’t two vandals coordinate to trigger such a rule (take turns with vandalizing it; e.g. “Killed on orders of Bill and Hillary Clinton,” “Killed on orders of Hillary and Bill Clinton,” etc.) and leave it stuck on a vandalized version? ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/462 "2019-08-10T18:50:39Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > As of now, the Wikipedia page is on [semi-protection](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Protection_policy#semi). Wondering if/when they’ll lock it to all edits. > [@JohnT](#): > > Is Ghislaine Maxwell under any sort of protection? She’s on semi-protection. If the America-hating fuckstick has her bumped off, Wikipedia will lock her page… Too soon? ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/463 "2019-08-10T18:53:31Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > She’s on semi-protection. If the America-hating fuckstick has her bumped off, Wikipedia will lock her page… > > Too soon? And on that day, no fucks will be given for yet one more shit stain. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/464 "2019-08-10T19:39:07Z")
The New York Times says he was removed from suicide watch on July 29. No idea why, considering he attempted suicide on July 23 and was on suicide watch from July 23 until July 29. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/465 "2019-08-10T19:43:56Z")
I wonder why the CT’s are focused on Clinton. Epstein was much closer to Trump, who’s been known to perve on underage girls. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/466 "2019-08-10T20:04:22Z")
Because it’s easier for the RW to convince themselves that Billary Inc is a mysterious, world-steering shadowy cabal which can only be defeated by the Great Dotard, and this is a blow meant to silence Epstein about Bill Clinton. How having Hillary sneak into Rikers (or wherever) to kill Epstein doesn’t also reflect badly on Trump is best left to the reader. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/467 "2019-08-10T20:17:39Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > The New York Times says he was removed from suicide watch on July 29. No idea why, considering he attempted suicide on July 23 and was on suicide watch from July 23 until July 29. It sounds to me like being on suicide watch is fairly similar to being in isolation. Extended isolation is, in essence, torture. I wouldn’t be surprised if they have a policy limit to how long they are allowed to do it. > [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > I wonder why the CT’s are focused on Clinton. Epstein was much closer to Trump, who’s been known to perve on underage girls. There are more flight records with Clinton. ---
**Author:** ![dasmoocher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/468 "2019-08-10T20:25:23Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > I wonder why the CT’s are focused on Clinton. Epstein was much closer to Trump, who’s been known to perve on underage girls. The Clintons have a long history of killing their associates, don’t cha know? This three-year-old list needs some updating: [The List of Clinton Associates Who Allegedly Died Mysteriously. Check It Out.](https://lasvegas.cbslocal.com/2016/08/10/the-list-of-clinton-associates-whove-died-mysteriously-check-it-out/) ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/469 "2019-08-10T20:25:38Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > There are more flight records with Clinton. Yes, Clinton took some flights with Epstein, but Epstein and Trump were good friends who palled around in the NY social scene extensively. As I said, Epstein was much closer to Trump than to Clinton. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/470 "2019-08-10T20:39:32Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > How having Hillary sneak into Rikers (or wherever) to kill Epstein doesn’t also reflect badly on Trump is best left to the reader. It’s just proof of the deep state conspiracy. ---
**Author:** ![aurora\_maire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aurora_maire/32/328_2.png) [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/471 "2019-08-10T20:39:41Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > I wonder why the CT’s are focused on Clinton. Epstein was much closer to Trump, who’s been known to perve on underage girls. Fox News is pushing the murdered by someone rich and powerful _cough_ Bill Clinton _cough_ theory really, really hard. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/472 "2019-08-10T20:56:01Z")
I hate to go conspiracy theorist here but the timing is peculiar, particularly given that documents had started to come out disclosing names of individuals associated with one of Epstein’s sex workers. I rather doubt Bill Richardson and George Mitchell were the only names that would have come out, but those are the names we have for now - perhaps the only names we’ll ever have. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/473 "2019-08-10T21:04:19Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > I hate to go conspiracy theorist here but the timing is peculiar, particularly given that documents had started to come out disclosing names of individuals associated with one of Epstein’s sex workers. I rather doubt Bill Richardson and George Mitchell were the only names that would have come out, but those are the names we have for now - perhaps the only names we’ll ever have. At this point, this being a straight up suicide with no input or help from others is the conspiracy theory. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/474 "2019-08-10T21:11:12Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Why couldn’t two vandals coordinate to trigger such a rule (take turns with vandalizing it; e.g. “Killed on orders of Bill and Hillary Clinton,” “Killed on orders of Hillary and Bill Clinton,” etc.) and leave it stuck on a vandalized version? With obvious vandalism on a regular page, the vandalism gets reverted and the IPs get blocked for a bit and/or it is semi-protected for a while so no more IPs vandalize it. The Epstein page isn’t a regular page. It’s currently in the midst of a major news event and is going to have a bunch of eyes on it and a bunch of discussion on its content. It’s not going to be treated as a normal page. Don’t forget, Wikipedia pages are never “stuck” or “done”. Every page is subject to change and (hopefully) improvement. You never stamp a page as done and leave it alone. It’s not a book going to a publisher to be in print for eternity. Some of the objections in this thread seem predicated on this misunderstanding. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/475 "2019-08-10T21:13:23Z")
> [@dasmoocher](#): > > The Clintons have a long history of killing their associates, don’t cha know? This three-year-old list needs some updating: > > [The List of Clinton Associates Who Allegedly Died Mysteriously. Check It Out.](https://lasvegas.cbslocal.com/2016/08/10/the-list-of-clinton-associates-whove-died-mysteriously-check-it-out/) I do hope this in in jest. Oh my fucking God they killed a mechanic and an intern ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/476 "2019-08-10T21:13:53Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > I hate to go conspiracy theorist here but the timing is peculiar, particularly given that documents had started to come out disclosing names of individuals associated with one of Epstein’s sex workers. I rather doubt Bill Richardson and George Mitchell were the only names that would have come out, but those are the names we have for now - perhaps the only names we’ll ever have. the name Prince Andrew also came out. There had been rumors of him with Epstein for a long time. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/477 "2019-08-10T21:26:28Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > the name Prince Andrew also came out. There had been rumors of him with Epstein for a long time. Heh, the queen called the hit. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/478 "2019-08-10T21:35:39Z")
Wait, what was I thinking? It was Hillary. She scaled the prison walls, made it past the tower guards, climbed through the vent, stole the cell keys from the guards, went into Epstein’s cell and suffocated him. KILLARY killed Epstein just like she murdered Vince Foster and Seth Rich!!! ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/479 "2019-08-10T21:37:02Z")
> [@carrps](#): > > Heh, the queen called the hit. 😃 It’s well known that the Queen is one of the shape-shifting Lizard People. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2019, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658/480 "2019-08-10T21:37:10Z")
Holy fucking shit. I am not a conspiracy guy, I hate conspiracy guys, but this fucking smells like shit. Obviously there will be no trial, does this mean all the evidence of his crimes and the important people who may be tied to him just goes away? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-epstein-has-been-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-a-minor/836658.md?page=25)