MicroWaveAug 22, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried living on bread and water because jail won't abide vegan diet, lawyer says

https://lemm.ee/post/5088288

Sam Bankman-Fried living on bread and water because jail won't abide vegan diet, lawyer says - lemm.ee

The co-founder of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX pleaded not guilty to a seven count indictment charging him with wire fraud, securities fraud and money laundering. An attorney for FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried said in federal court Tuesday his client has to subsist on bread, water and peanut butter because the jail he’s in isn’t accommodating his vegan diet.

Show threadcommieAug 22, 2023
is jail really the best thing here? like does it serve society at all to lock this guy up?
Show threadFuglyDuckAug 22, 2023

Yes.

This guy stole billions of dollars in fraudulent crypto.

Not locking him up would be to admit the 2 tiered justice system exists. We all know it does. But this would admit it.

Also he did try to run. So… off to jail he goes.

Show threadcommieAug 22, 2023
locking him up won’t get anyone their money back. i don’t know what would be the right thing to do but i don’t see how keepin him in a cage helps anyone.
Show threadkaosofAug 22, 2023

The main thing is to dissuade people from doing what he did, right?

Fuck around and find out and all that.

If it has any actual use for anyone (e.g. separating dangerous people from society, taking stolen property/money back, preventing them from committing more crimes etc), that’s entirely unintentional.

Show threadZozano
It’s more about isolating him so he can’t do more harm.
Aug 22, 2023 at 8:49pmWeb