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I have been following this for a while and was always amused that no one lost money. The actual witness the prosecution brought forward made money. It's why I b
by hourislate 9y ago
I have been following this for a while and was always amused that no one lost money. The actual witness the prosecution brought forward made money. It's why I believe this whole affair is for Public Consumption. They need to hang someone and he became a target. It didn't help that he couldn't just let his lawyer handle everything. He would have probably avoided jail and payed a small fine.
- bsder 9y ago> They need to hang someone and he became a target. Ayup. If they don't hang him, they might have to go after somebody actually important in the pharmaceutical industry. > It didn't help that he couldn't just let his lawyer handle everything. Shkreli seems to be just absolutely, preternaturally unable to shut the fuck up.
- thrownblown 9y agoHe's probably got toxoplasmosis
- DenisM 9y agoAttempted murder is still a crime, even if no one was hurt. Similarly, fraud is still a crime even if no one lost money. The purpose of the law is to discourage situations that were deemed likely to yield harm, regardless of whether the victims lucked out this particular time. Consider a drunk cab driver for example. No one is hurt, and the passenger is home in one piece. Still should be a crime, no?
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- allenz 9y agoI think much of the discomfort comes from the fact that white collar crime typically goes unpunished. (How many CEOs went to jail after the financial crisis?) There is the perception, warranted or not, that Shkreli was prosecuted simply because he stands out, which would be unjust.
- mikeg8 9y agoInteresting point. I think his punhishments may be just, the real injustice is that other white collar criminals are not punished with the same tenacity as Shkrelli.