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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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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

He has been Vegan since at least April 2021. He was not arrested until December 2022. It's not a circus show. The dude's ethical beliefs in regards to Veganism are not in question. They need to be respected.

[–] pythonoob 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ironic he can respect animals more than people. He won't find much sympathy here.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Ironic he can respect animals more than people

He doesn't eat humans or variations of incarcerated pregnant ladies' nonconsensually acquired breast milk. He respects them at least the same actually.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes instead of killing mammals he does the humane thing of subjecting them to a long life of ruin and despair.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Hey, nobody said he was a wholly good person. Dude's going to jail for a reason.

[–] pythonoob 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those animals don't have money to steal though, so really it's hard to make an equivalency.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The equivalency I've provided is equivalent. If animals were moral agents with bank accounts he may have done the same to them while still respecting their bodily autonomy. But they are just moral subjects with no bank accounts, so I'm only going to make equivalent what is certain. I don't think you can certainly say he respects non-human animals more than humans.

[–] pythonoob 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, I don't think he does respect animals more than humans. I don't really believe that's he's actually vegan.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well homie I've got evidence that suggests he is and you have none that says he isn't so I'm just going to work with that.

[–] pythonoob -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's cool dawg. You can support the shit bag that ripped off thousands of people for billions of dollars if it helps you sleep at night. I don't believe for a second someone that messed up can have a good thought. So he may say he's vegan, but I doubt it.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I support the right to abstain from putting murdered or otherwise non-consenting conscious beings bodily fluid inside your body, irrespective of person. No need to mischaracterize.

[–] pythonoob 0 points 1 year ago

You're right, I'm not being fair. Look I can get behind vegans being given vegan options. I even think he should have vegan options. But for this piece of shit in particular, I'm not gonna cry for him waiting for those options.