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You've got it backwards. Shkreli served time because of public opinion and the things he revealed about the medicare drug pricing [1,2,3] Shkreli's case shows
by goldenkey 5y ago
You've got it backwards.
Shkreli served time because of public opinion and the things he revealed about the medicare drug pricing [1,2,3]
Shkreli's case shows the partiality, politics and bias embedded in our justice system. He was unable to even serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest as very reasonable covid safety precautions despite his crime being entirely nonviolent.
The justice system is in many ways the government's instrument of vengeance. You can clearly see this with O.J. Simpson's 33 year sentence in 2008 for armed robbery. Essentially, a new fluff case was used to dole out an improportionate sentence. as retribution for the murder of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. [4,5]
The truth is that Shrkeli pissed off a lot of people in powerful places. None of the investors wanted him tried because he ended up making them all a lot of money.
[1] https://youtu.be/L-U1MMa0SHw https://youtu.be/L-U1MMa0SHw
[2] https://youtu.be/2PCb9mnrU1g https://youtu.be/2PCb9mnrU1g
[3] https://youtu.be/hjAQOWSP3Cc https://youtu.be/hjAQOWSP3Cc
[4] https://youtu.be/BB4ss7q5X08 https://youtu.be/BB4ss7q5X08
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._J._Simpson_robbery_case https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._J._Simpson_robbery_case
- sam2426679 5y agoAgreed. Shkreli was dumb/honest enough to say "this is what I've done with your broken system." If he had pulled a Sackler-style, "I did this for your own good" lie (complete with the requisite bribes/speaking_fees for industry "experts"), he wouldn't have earned the same ire from the media or regulators, imo.
- goldenkey 5y agoIndeed, moreso pride and lack of wisdom. Perhaps a bit of martyrdom. Shkreli liked playing around with these people who literally wanted to slay him. I don't think he understood how seriously evil and petty boomers can be, and how most judges are from that generation. He took one for the team in a sense, showing how the justice system serves as the instrument of vengeance for the executive and legislative branches. He's by no means dumb [1,2] but yes, honest to the point of being blunt. Very much in the spirit of Mike Tyson who is also extremely intelligent but often portrayed as a dolt. [3,4,5] [1] https://youtu.be/VI_riscmviI https://youtu.be/VI_riscmviI [2] https://youtu.be/poyf3Cnb-MQ https://youtu.be/poyf3Cnb-MQ [3] https://youtu.be/B9abU6r80P4 https://youtu.be/B9abU6r80P4 [4] https://youtu.be/OOhdx1TLutw https://youtu.be/OOhdx1TLutw [5] https://youtu.be/KaMb3GqKXb0 https://youtu.be/KaMb3GqKXb0