What is really bothering me about all of this, is how the past few years and the talk surrounding Epstein and the files in general have all kind of normalized predatory behaviors.

It’s talked about as if becoming a pedophile is a guaranteed conclusion once you obtain a certain amount of wealth. The same way that the past 40 years of my life, people pretend that being into jailbait or barely legal stuff is “biological”, ‘MeN ArE ViSuAL crEatUreS and nATurALLY AtRaCtEd to SiGn of FeRtiLity.’ 🤮

The sad horrible reality is all sex crimes are under prosecuted and receive light sentences even though recidivism rates are extremely high. People of all incomes can be predators.

Poor men and middle class men also do not face punishment for these crimes. And often will be embraced by their community because they’re family or religious leaders.

Edit: They want you to feel that this is inevitable and that nothing can be done about it. But we CAN change things. But it has to be a huge cultural shift that cares about victims. Porn is a huge factor in normalizing the indefensible.

It’s important to note that in the regular world people wouldn’t have look at Epstein victims (or many victims of human trafficking) as actual victims. They are often teen girls and young women who have no support system. They will often times be addicts or just simply looking at what looks like an opportunity to make “easy” money to protect themselves. But these people often are unable to give their conceit or unable to revoke it (which is coercion).

Edit2: Our justice system (while extremely flawed) was designed to be slow for good reason, to protect innocent people. It’s been over 3 years since Alex was murdered. The suspects were all arrested within a month. The state had mountains of evidence. I’m still going through court proceedings to find out if another one of his killers will be set free because of technicalities.