Reason #236,534 why I love New Yorkers

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08/17/2017 at 08:55 • Filed to: No one messes with my city

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Dan McCoy, Herald Square Traffic Jam, shot for the EPA, 1970. National Archives and Records Administration photo, public domain.

Read these excerpts from Martin Shkreli’s jury selection transcripts. He’s the guy who jacked the price of the AIDS drug 5000% - anyways he’s on trial for securities fraud, and probably shouldn’t have picked a jury trial.

https://harpers.org/archive/2017/09/public-enemy/

An example from Juror #1: “I’m aware of the defendant, and I hate him.”


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Kinja'd!!! pip bip - choose Corrour > someassemblyrequired
08/17/2017 at 09:04

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in all fairness Shkreli was behaving like a dick, imo


Kinja'd!!! AM3R, lost another burner > someassemblyrequired
08/17/2017 at 09:08

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LOL, saw these and was dying at work. Had to show all my coworkers.


Kinja'd!!! bhtooefr > someassemblyrequired
08/17/2017 at 09:08

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juror no. 59: And he disrespected the Wu-Tang Clan.

I lost it.


Kinja'd!!! someassemblyrequired > bhtooefr
08/17/2017 at 09:09

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Yep that was my favorite too


Kinja'd!!! someassemblyrequired > pip bip - choose Corrour
08/17/2017 at 09:10

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well he does look the part


Kinja'd!!! someassemblyrequired > AM3R, lost another burner
08/17/2017 at 09:14

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glad I could ruin corporate productivity for a few brief moments


Kinja'd!!! LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > someassemblyrequired
08/17/2017 at 09:15

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It could be New Yorkers being frank, although I saw many people play up their lack of impartiality to avoid jury duty when I was going through selection last year, and I hear echos of that here.

Very amusing, in some cases, though.


Kinja'd!!! ttyymmnn > someassemblyrequired
08/17/2017 at 09:16

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That was fun. I wonder how they managed to find a jury at all.


Kinja'd!!! someassemblyrequired > LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com
08/17/2017 at 09:20

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Yep, I think I’d be creative to get out of this one. He’s guilty, and you’d have to sit on a jury for a month or two to get to the point where you’d deliberate for 30 seconds and send him to jail. That’s a job for someone who’s retired.


Kinja'd!!! Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever > someassemblyrequired
08/17/2017 at 09:25

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I wish we allowed cameras in the courtroom for situations like this.

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Kinja'd!!! someassemblyrequired > Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever
08/17/2017 at 09:27

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That would be YouTube gold.


Kinja'd!!! Your boy, BJR > someassemblyrequired
08/17/2017 at 09:28

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I can’t wait for the American Crime Story season about this!


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08/17/2017 at 09:29

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My favorites:

juror no. 1: I think he’s a greedy little man.

juror no. 144: I don’t think I can because he kind of looks like a dick.

juror no. 59: And he disrespected the Wu-Tang Clan.


Kinja'd!!! someassemblyrequired > Your boy, BJR
08/17/2017 at 09:31

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The episode title better be a Wu-Tang Clan reference.


Kinja'd!!! fhrblig > someassemblyrequired
08/17/2017 at 10:10

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Although, it didn’t work for her in New York...


Kinja'd!!! scoob > someassemblyrequired
08/17/2017 at 12:53

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Deadass savages b true fax legit wildin


Kinja'd!!! just-a-scratch > someassemblyrequired
08/17/2017 at 14:49

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I hope enough people can pretend to put their feelings aside and provide, or rather, inflict some measure of justice to the Pharmabro.


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08/17/2017 at 19:33

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“juror no. 10: The only thing I’d be impartial about is what prison this guy goes to.”

I had a friend from high school, who turned into a hardcore capitalist libertarian and about 3 weeks ago he shared/liked this story how this prick was such a nice guy and buying everyone drinks at the bar. I almost wonder if it was a ploy for good PR.