FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried jailed in New York; judge says crypto mogul tampered with witnesses

https://lemmy.world/post/3050938

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried jailed in New York; judge says crypto mogul tampered with witnesses - Lemmy.world

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was sent to jail Friday to await trial after a bail hearing for the fallen cryptocurrency wiz left a judge convinced that he had repeatedly tried to influence witnesses against him.

Finally. Took long enough.
If there"s one thing I love but am perpetually frustrated by, itโ€™s how slow the US legal system is. Yes, โ€œfinally.โ€ OTOH, citizens have rights and one of them is innocence until guilt is judged, and also that we try really hard to not let the general public, under the influence of the 5th Estate, be that judge. Itโ€™s super frustrating when itโ€™s obvious to me that the person is guilty. It can also be extremely unbalanced, with people whe can afford better council getting better benefits-of-a-doubt than the poor. But in general, we have a pretty good system which - if I were ever caught in - has protections Iโ€™d be grateful for.

For what itโ€™s worth, a lot of times the reason why these trials take so long is because they are trying to build an airtight case. Same reason why sometimes you see obvious murderers being treated โ€œwellโ€ like that shitstain kid who shot up a school a few years back. They want to make sure thereโ€™s no bias, no mistreatment, no cause for mistrial etc. Itโ€™s frustrating but I guess I get it.

Disclaimer, Iโ€™m not a lawyer