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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 16 2017, @09:20PM
It just depends on your population and rate of criminal trials.
Where I lived a few years ago. Everyone I knew it was 2 years like clockwork (the min amount of time between times you can be called). I think they literally ran through the whole list any time they could. My dad who has lived in a similar sized city in a different part of the country with a much different crime rate has been called up once in 70 years. My mom has never been called. My sister was called once and dismissed because she is a lawyer.
It really just depends on where you live.