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astonaidan t1_j23zbvi wrote

Reply to comment by Asmewithoutpolitics in Sam Bankman-Fried to enter plea in FTX fraud case by hzj5790

People dont like smart people, people dont like wealthy people, people dont like people who commit fraud

People really really dont like smart, wealthy people who commit fraud is the only (stupid person) logic i can come up with

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EdgeCaseEnthusiast t1_j2423hg wrote

Or maybe people are extremely tired of white collar crime being met with a slap on the west despite the fact that it is often far more damaging to society. It’s an over correction for sure, but you can’t really blame people for wanting the wealthy and privileged to experience legitimate consequences for their greed.

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astonaidan t1_j242rdg wrote

>but you can’t really blame people for wanting the wealthy and privileged to experience legitimate consequences for their greed.

This.....yes i can really really really blame people wanting wanting people who want more and happen to be wealthy and privileged to be hung

Wanting someone who commits a crime to be punished, sure, but wanting more isnt a crime, its what drives the world

Wanting someone who commits white collar crime to be given the death penalty is beyond stupid

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EdgeCaseEnthusiast t1_j2437lh wrote

You’re taking a hyperbolic statement and using it to dismiss a legitimate sentiment. I’m not saying I agree he should get the death penalty, but I am disagreeing that the original commenter is stupid for feeling that way.

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astonaidan t1_j2461rr wrote

No im taking a statement that says someone commenting that another deserves to be hung for committing a white collar crime, you are trying to diminish that

in these cases a lot of it comes down to jealousy that the guy is richer/smarter/more privileged than them hence the desire for pain inflicted far beyond what is reasonable

The average Joe likes to think they are held down by these sort of people, when in reality they are an average Joe (im aware im also an average Joe) held back by not being all that special

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EdgeCaseEnthusiast t1_j24ak7x wrote

This idea that there are “special” and “normal” people in society lacks nuance. Clearly SBF isn’t a financial genius or even a good businessman for that matter. Class is rarely a function of merit, and most people who harbor resentment towards those at the highest level of society often have little desire to replace them. Do you think the French Revolution or any other scenario in history in which the people called for heads was driven by jealousy? Unfortunately sometimes an example has to be made to affect change in society. I believe people in this thread calling for SBFs head are doing so in order to make a statement about the severity of his crimes and the need for significant consequences. I highly doubt anyone is seriously suggesting he receive the death penalty.

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astonaidan t1_j24p06a wrote

Lol your arguments are lol worthy, the french revolution and this guy swindeling. Christ ive heard some lol worthy arguments but this one christ

Lets put it this way, you being in the normal category is as good as it gets for you

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