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.

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    he’s in jail, not prison. he hasn’t been convicted of anything. i think it’s silly, but if he wants to be vegan, he should be able to be vegan.

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      Semantics.

      And the whole debate is asinine anyway because

      1. he already has PBJs and PBJs are given specifically as a vegan option.

      2. he doesn’t have the right to be vegan when he’s locked up

      3. you don’t have the right to exploit crime threads to push your shitty political agenda.


      This thread is not about you, not about vegans, and you coming in here brigading and unethically deciding the fact that a dude who stole billions is claiming to be vegan (whether that claim is true or false) is more important than justice and literally everyone else is unacceptable, get the fuck out of the thread

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        it’s not semantics. he hasn’t been convicted

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        what political agenda do you think i’m pushing?

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        i can literally say anything i want. what are you going to do about it?

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        i don’t believe in rights, but there is no reason he can’t be vegan

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            this is more hand waving and innuendo.

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          You. Unless you think we haven’t noticed you’re hiding behind a debate about the importance of punishment, the viability and legitimacy of the prison system and abuses of the U.S. prison system in a situation that has nothing to do with them because you’re trying to promote veganism.

          Do you think we are stupid?

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            you might be stupid if you think i’m promoting veganism.

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            you’re trying to promote veganism.

            i’ve never been accused of that. i’m usually accused of being antivegan.