This is disgusting': Polymarket removes betting on downed US pilots after outrage

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

https://www.rawstory.com/polymarket/

Online betting site Polymarket came under fire Friday for allowing users to gamble on the date that U.S. pilots downed over Iran would be rescued or recovered — and, faced with criticism, pulled this option from their platform.

The bet, which stated "U.S. confirms pilots rescued by...?" and allowed people to buy yes or no for April 3 or 4, was flagged by Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), himself a Marine combat veteran.

"There is an ongoing search and rescue operation for a missing American service member whose plane was shot down over Iran," wrote Moulton on X. "Their safety is unknown. They could be your neighbor, a friend, a family member. And people are betting on whether or not they'll be saved. This is DISGUSTING. Quick reminder too that @DonaldJTrumpJr is an investor in this dystopian death market and may have access to intelligence that isn't public yet."

[Irish_Dem]

1. Military families don't expect praise or accolades all the time.

But they probably don't expect civilians in cushy safe jobs to bet on whether
their loved ones live or die in combat.

There is a military family having a hard time right now.
They know what the possibilities are. Most are not good possibilities.

But they are not going to cry, whine, or make a fuss in public.
They are going to keep their mouths shut and chin up.

As for the civilians betting on the death of their loved one,
I will spare you the comments the military families are saying privately.
I can only imagine.

[surfered]

2. A timely reminder: After nailing Jesus to a cross, Roman soldiers gambled for his clothes with dice.

[brer cat]

3. That is indeed disgusting. Sometimes I am so deeply

embarrassed by my fellow Americans.

[Initech]

5. Polymarket is the most late stage capitalism company to ever exist.

[brer cat]

6. I don't know much about it, but what I do know makes me

think it should be shut down. It's a boon for insiders wanting to cash in on their advance knowledge, as well as a place that encourges ghoulish behavior.

[Initech]

4. Don Jr has a stake in Polymarket.

Fuck that disgusting piece of shit company.

[Takket]

7. these sites were bad enough when it was just sports betting

but it has really turned immoral. they should not exist.

[RockRaven]

8. Everything about Polymarket, the very fact it exists, is disgusting. nt