Current Events > Would Martin Shkreli have been investigated if he wasn't so publicly annoying

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I can't think of anyone who took more pleasure at being hated than him.

Yet now he's incarcerated and it's awful hard to boast smugly about "winning"
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Hes in jail now? Tell me more.
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BalanceLost posted...

Hes in jail now? Tell me more.

On September 13, 2017, his bail was revoked following a Facebook post offering $5,000 for a strand of Hillary Clinton's hair which the judge perceived as solicitation to assault, which is not protected under the First Amendment.[116][117] Shkreli's post was preceded by others that suggested he might have plans to clone Hillary Clinton.[116] According to him, this was satire, and according to his lawyer, this satire may have been tasteless, but was not made in a threatening manner.[116] Shkreli edited the post to add a disclaimer that it was satire,[118] and later said he did this minutes after publication.[119] Shkreli was sent to the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn[3] to serve out jail time until his sentencing hearing on January 16, 2018,[120] during which his ultimate sentence will be determined.[121] His sentencing hearing was later re-scheduled to February 21, 2018.[122][123]


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According to him they only targeted him because of all the public scrutiny he was getting

And I think he is finally getting sentenced later this month, wonder if he'll get sentenced to actual jail time which means he's not getting out. Right now he's just in there awaiting sentencing, got his bail revoked for being a dumbass on social media.
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Coffeebeanz posted...

BalanceLost posted...

Hes in jail now? Tell me more.

On September 13, 2017, his bail was revoked following a Facebook post offering $5,000 for a strand of Hillary Clinton's hair which the judge perceived as solicitation to assault, which is not protected under the First Amendment.[116][117] Shkreli's post was preceded by others that suggested he might have plans to clone Hillary Clinton.[116] According to him, this was satire, and according to his lawyer, this satire may have been tasteless, but was not made in a threatening manner.[116] Shkreli edited the post to add a disclaimer that it was satire,[118] and later said he did this minutes after publication.[119] Shkreli was sent to the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn[3] to serve out jail time until his sentencing hearing on January 16, 2018,[120] during which his ultimate sentence will be determined.[121] His sentencing hearing was later re-scheduled to February 21, 2018.[122][123]

Damn. Serves him right though.
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it's funny how he's such a notable figure, there's a character in a Watch Dogs 2 side-quest that's inspired by him
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Coffeebeanz posted...

BalanceLost posted...

Hes in jail now? Tell me more.

On September 13, 2017, his bail was revoked following a Facebook post offering $5,000 for a strand of Hillary Clinton's hair which the judge perceived as solicitation to assault, which is not protected under the First Amendment.[116][117] Shkreli's post was preceded by others that suggested he might have plans to clone Hillary Clinton.[116] According to him, this was satire, and according to his lawyer, this satire may have been tasteless, but was not made in a threatening manner.[116] Shkreli edited the post to add a disclaimer that it was satire,[118] and later said he did this minutes after publication.[119] Shkreli was sent to the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn[3] to serve out jail time until his sentencing hearing on January 16, 2018,[120] during which his ultimate sentence will be determined.[121] His sentencing hearing was later re-scheduled to February 21, 2018.[122][123]

that's some real bs tbh
no one deserves to go to jail over some petty ass obvious joke like that
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Spooking posted...

Is Martin Shkreli a sociopath or something? Legit question. I watched a bit of his streams and something about him seems off. I don't know what it is though.

I think he had a rough childhood, growing up in a tough inner-city neighborhood as a smart kid who was really into Wall Street, I think he had to go through a lot and that he was surrounded by hostile or not-smart-enough-to-help-him forces for most of his life. His defiance that he has shown in some interviews I think might be a natural personality trait that one develops after going through such experiences.
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He was investigated because he committed fraud hth
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Coffeebeanz posted...

BalanceLost posted...

Hes in jail now? Tell me more.

On September 13, 2017, his bail was revoked following a Facebook post offering $5,000 for a strand of Hillary Clinton's hair which the judge perceived as solicitation to assault, which is not protected under the First Amendment.[116][117] Shkreli's post was preceded by others that suggested he might have plans to clone Hillary Clinton.[116] According to him, this was satire, and according to his lawyer, this satire may have been tasteless, but was not made in a threatening manner.[116] Shkreli edited the post to add a disclaimer that it was satire,[118] and later said he did this minutes after publication.[119] Shkreli was sent to the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn[3] to serve out jail time until his sentencing hearing on January 16, 2018,[120] during which his ultimate sentence will be determined.[121] His sentencing hearing was later re-scheduled to February 21, 2018.[122][123]

Oh yeah I forgot he said he would pay for someone to attack Hillary. Didn't he stand outside her apartment yelling at her or something. Lol he really tried his best to latch onto her to boost his own fame

You think he'd continue smiling if he was tied to a chair and beaten repeatedly with bats by a handful of people?
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Axiom posted...

Coffeebeanz posted...

BalanceLost posted...

Hes in jail now? Tell me more.

On September 13, 2017, his bail was revoked following a Facebook post offering $5,000 for a strand of Hillary Clinton's hair which the judge perceived as solicitation to assault, which is not protected under the First Amendment.[116][117] Shkreli's post was preceded by others that suggested he might have plans to clone Hillary Clinton.[116] According to him, this was satire, and according to his lawyer, this satire may have been tasteless, but was not made in a threatening manner.[116] Shkreli edited the post to add a disclaimer that it was satire,[118] and later said he did this minutes after publication.[119] Shkreli was sent to the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn[3] to serve out jail time until his sentencing hearing on January 16, 2018,[120] during which his ultimate sentence will be determined.[121] His sentencing hearing was later re-scheduled to February 21, 2018.[122][123]

Oh yeah I forgot he said he would pay for someone to attack Hillary. Didn't he stand outside her apartment yelling at her or something. Lol he really tried his best to latch onto her to boost his own fame

Him and like 200 other people were all standing outside Hillary's daughter's apartment after she fainted at the 9/11 memorial lol
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He definitely rubbed some higher ups the wrong way. None of what he did was note worthy enough to become heavily investigated and turned into a media pinata.

After the fact, though.. he had a hard time keeping his mouth shut and laying low.
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he's a weirdo
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I just want him to give back that Wu-Tang album he's playing keep-away with.

Hopefully if he gets thrown behind bars, someone will just break into his home and steal that shit.
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Nope. He did what every other drug company does. Valeant was 100x worse.
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The guy is a major poes. He is almost single handedly responsible for the business model that the drug industry has adopted over the past few years.
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Dr_Agon posted...

The guy is a major poes. He is almost single handedly responsible for the business model that the drug industry has adopted over the past few years.

lol settle down and do some reading before having such a strong opinion on something.
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pkmnlord posted...

I just want him to give back that Wu-Tang album he's playing keep-away with.

Hopefully if he gets thrown behind bars, someone will just break into his home and steal that shit.

He doesn't own the album, you'll have to hope someone else gets robbed.
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Trayvon posted...

Coffeebeanz posted...

BalanceLost posted...

Hes in jail now? Tell me more.

On September 13, 2017, his bail was revoked following a Facebook post offering $5,000 for a strand of Hillary Clinton's hair which the judge perceived as solicitation to assault, which is not protected under the First Amendment.[116][117] Shkreli's post was preceded by others that suggested he might have plans to clone Hillary Clinton.[116] According to him, this was satire, and according to his lawyer, this satire may have been tasteless, but was not made in a threatening manner.[116] Shkreli edited the post to add a disclaimer that it was satire,[118] and later said he did this minutes after publication.[119] Shkreli was sent to the Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn[3] to serve out jail time until his sentencing hearing on January 16, 2018,[120] during which his ultimate sentence will be determined.[121] His sentencing hearing was later re-scheduled to February 21, 2018.[122][123]

that's some real bs tbh
no one deserves to go to jail over some petty ass obvious joke like that

He was out on bail, all they did was put him where he would have been if he wasn't rich.
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Tropicalwood posted...

He doesn't own the album, you'll have to hope someone else gets robbed.

Since when? Did he sell it to someone else or does he no longer own it due to something related to his legal issues?
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pkmnlord posted...

Tropicalwood posted...

He doesn't own the album, you'll have to hope someone else gets robbed.

Since when? Did he sell it to someone else or does he no longer own it due to something related to his legal issues?

He sold it on ebay last year.
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Tropicalwood posted...

He sold it on ebay last year.

Oh wow, I missed that haha.

Let me guess, undisclosed buyer?
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I don't think the ebay sale went through. For one I think he was already in jail when the auction ended.
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I could of swore he was contractually obligated to not be able to sell the album.
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Shkreli still has that album. In fact the feds were trying to find a way to confiscate it from him

Axiom posted...

In fact the feds were trying to find a way to confiscate it from him

How about a bony elbow to his face and then grabbing the album physically with the use of two hands?

It's a fucking Wu-Tang album, not the philosopher's stone.
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