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Martin Shkreli has been jailed following a peculiar Facebook post:
Martin Shkreli, the former pharmaceutical executive who is awaiting sentencing for a fraud conviction, was sent to jail on Wednesday after a federal judge revoked his bail because he had offered $5,000 for a strand of Hillary Clinton's hair.
Mr. Shkreli, who was free on $5 million bail while he awaited sentencing, had made two Facebook posts offering cash to anyone who could "grab a hair" from Mrs. Clinton during her book tour.
At the hearing in Federal District Court in Brooklyn, Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto said that Mr. Shkreli's post could be perceived as a true threat. "That is a solicitation to assault in exchange for money that is not protected by the First Amendment," she said.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Saturday September 16 2017, @03:07PM
I think the more appropriate term might be "idiot savant". He learned a trick or two, but he's still an idiot. A kid might solve every math question thrown at him, but if he never learns to feed himself, or wipe his own ass, he's still an idiot.
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