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Haven't been following too close but how did Epstein ever have a roommate? Seems weird on its own. Also was he in a state facility?
Incompetence could explain it. But it isn't hard to imagine guards being involved. They might not want 20k appearing in their bank account but some are probably already corrupt and don't want that coming to light, and therefore not watching Epstein too close wouldn't be a hard instruction to take.
Esp since the one guard was a replacement.. if this was all due to incompetence, it is hard to imagine it was stressed by anyone in charge that it was very important to keep Epstein alive.
I don't think so, no. It's possible (somebody tells the guards "take a $10,000 nap guys"), but the best explanation is that the terrible institutional conditions which are independent of the case continued to be terrible conditions, and two guards caught some sleep when they were supposed to be making the rounds in the wee hours of the morning. If we're going to lean on the importance of the prisoner being a reason this couldn't have happened without corruption, you're missing an important part. There just wasn't the sort of extra response and monitoring in the first place that fits your description of the profile and importance of the case (for example, nobody was checking up on the guards at the time).
If that extra monitoring wasn't present and conditions were indeed as bad as we now know they were, then we can't pull that in as an indication of corruption or bribery so confidently. And if we're assuming corruption and this massively high profile, we also have to assume that guards would know they under that extra scrutiny and thus less likely to accept bribes.
The irregularities described in reports so far are of an institutional nature. One irregularity of a specific nature is the inordinate amount of time Epstein apparently spent with his lawyers. That's worth a look for sure.
Incompetence could explain it. But it isn't hard to imagine guards being involved. They might not want 20k appearing in their bank account but some are probably already corrupt and don't want that coming to light, and therefore not watching Epstein too close wouldn't be a hard instruction to take.
Esp since the one guard was a replacement.. if this was all due to incompetence, it is hard to imagine it was stressed by anyone in charge that it was very important to keep Epstein alive.
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