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0 pointsben_jones6y ago0 comments

Just like they were able to suss out all the student athletes who didn't actually do anything?

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Considering the FBI busted the ringleader of the scam and a bunch of people are going to jail, this seems like an example of the system working.

droithomme6y ago

As you say, the FBI busted the scam which went on for years (decades?) and the colleges all say they had no idea about it, right? So his claim that the colleges weren't able to suss this out is absolutely correct in 100% of all known cases, right?

oh_sigh6y ago

The FBI only busted them because a person they were investigating for a completely separate issue told them about this in hopes to get a more lenient sentence. So yes, it is the system working, but we got very lucky the FBI stumbled upon this information.

graeme6y ago

That was bribery. The scheme was to bribe people who normally would do the sussing out.

jedberg6y ago

There will of course be false negatives.

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