Sobering Tiedrich tweet; good thing that Jeffrey Epstein was just a rich white man (GRAPHIC Image)

[Dennis Donovan]

Link to tweet

Jeff Tiedrich @itsJeffTiedrich

it's a really good thing that Jeffrey Epstein was just a rich white man trafficking and molesting dozens if not hundreds of teenage girls over a span of decades, and not, say, a black man selling loose cigarettes on a street corner, because there are serious consequences for that

4:06 PM - Jul 8, 2019

[DetlefK]

1. Read the responses to his tweet...

Most them are people insisting that Epstein doesn't count as "white" because he's jewish.

There are only two kinds of people in the world who give a shit whether someone is a Jew: Jews and Anti-Semites.

[inwiththenew]

2. You weren't kidding

The comments are full of the usual suspects pointing out he's Jewish.

[Dennis Donovan]

3. There's 10 minutes of tweet alerting I'll never get back.

All different users who joined late last yr.

[calimary]

11. Yikes!

[ProudLib72]

13. Yep, somehow "Jewish" became a race

Strange that, since I know a few Hispanic Jews and black African Jews. Just how does race work exactly?

[Hekate]

19. Somehow, historically, being Jewish has *always* been pegged as a race by anti-Semites

So no surprises there on that score

[ProudLib72]

21. Yet I am as white as they come. Raised in the Methodist church

And I converted to Judaism sixteen years ago. I was not aware at the time that I would become another race!

[maddiemom]

18. If you're "a great guy" (perverse enough) by Trump standards...

your religious ethnicity ( I believe the definition of those who are culturally "Jewish" by birth) is not relevant.

[Honeycombe8]

24. I care whether someone is Jewish. I am neither Jewish nor an anti-Semite.

I recognize that Jews are still persecuted, even though I'm not Jewish.

I recognize that AAs are still discriminated against, even though I'm not AA.

I recognize that brown people are still discriminated against, even though I'm not brown.

[malaise]

4. Great post

Rec

[uponit7771]

5. K&R,

[Scarsdale]

6. What a sad commentary

on this country. So tragic that this is a true fact. Rich get a different treatment by law enforcement. Their kids can rape and brag about it, then walk because "they have a good education, come from a fine family, and have a great future ahead of them" Long past time to level the playing field. It will never even be started with gop pricks in charge, we all know that.

[CaptYossarian]

12. You're right. OJ got away with murder because he was rich.

I don't know how to explain George Zimmerman, as far as his wealth. He was half Hispanic and half German.

[Gregory Peccary]

14. Zimmerman used a gun....

....so the gun nuts rushed to his defense.

[eppur_se_muova]

15. Easy - black victim. nt

[Leith]

16. His father is a judge

That's how.

[maddiemom]

20. O.J. was not just rich, but, as with other famous sports figures, an ICON to many.

[uponit7771]

28. OJ aquital had NOTHING to do with overtly racist lead investigator who documented...

... Framing black men and wanted to burn n***ers alive.

Nah

Nothing to do with that

[llmart]

22. "Their kids can rape and brag about it, then walk..."

or become President or a Supreme Court justice.

[BadgerMom]

7. Spot. On.

[Paladin]

8. Amen.

Something to share with anybody stupid enough not to believe in white privilege.

[Calculating]

9. It's not even about race so much as wealth/Fame

See what happened with OJ Simpson getting away with murder. We have two separate injustice systems in our country. One for the commoners, and one for the rich and famous.

[LuckyCharms]

10. DAMNIT! Now I'm really fucking freaked and I'm not kidding.

I just now posted in malaise's thread about Ross Perot passing away that I had a random thought yesterday... "Is Ross Perot still alive?".

So I responded as such about my thought in her thread, and how weird it was having a premonition of sorts, when I have not given Perot a thought in years.

Then I came out of that thread and opened this thread.

Well, also yesterday, I was thinking about Epstein, and I had the thought "Yep, rape children and get a slap on the wrist. Be black and sell ciggies on a street corner, get killed".

Seriously, I'm weirded out.

[Ligyron]

29. Great! Focus your mind imagining Trump out of office and in jail.

Matter of fact, focus your mind on there somehow being a chain reaction taking dozens of GOP legislators with him.

IDK How it would come about, just picture the perp walk I guess. Try that.

Your country will thank you for it!

[tiredtoo]

17. Shame on America. EOM

[spanone]

23. K&R...👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[Honeycombe8]

25. The special treatment he got is because he's rich, powerful, and connected. Like Bill Cosby.

I don't think it's his race.

There are plenty of famous, non-white men who have gotten away w/crimes because of their elite class.

[questionseverything]

26. bugs me that cosby reruns are still on tv

n/t

[Honeycombe8]

27. Me, too! Thanks for noticing that, too!

What is up with that?

And with Hogan's Heroes still being rerun. Bob Crane was a drug and sex addict and living a bizarre life while making that series. Videotaping prostitutes and other women with and without their permission. He didn't rape or assault anyone, as far as I know, like Cosby did, but still...it's creepy to see his series on tv.