If you like schadenfreude, you don’t want to miss the story of what went down at pharma bro Martin Shkreli’s sentencing hearing today (spoiler: he got seven years, though not for the thing that should have ruined him). First off, his own lawyer said he sometimes wants to punch him. Second, the dude actually started crying. From Mashable:
#Shkreli: “There is so much more I want to do, and I will do it, the right way.” Shkreli breaking down in tears as he says Brafman has mentored and advised him.
Pardon me a moment while I prepare my sympathy face…ahem:
“Tough stuff. Really tough stuff.”
That’s all I’ve got. But it’s not all Twitter had—not by a longshot. The schadenfreude was thick in tweet-world, where a whole lot of people seemed to enjoy the idea of Shkreli in tears. Here’s a collection of the best.
the night before Trump was inaugurated Shkreli threatened to break a Heineken bottle over my head for asking a question, told me BuzzFeed would be gone in a year, said it was “his time now” https://t.co/FaEc1tweb6
— Sebastian Murdock (@SebastianMurdoc) March 9, 2018
The Tears of Shkreli are a critical material component of many powerful spells including Mordenkainen’s Inexorable Schadenfreude https://t.co/0YqLSWZRPt
This was a particularly good year for Shkreli tears. (Sniffs) Delightful bouquet…(sips) Mmm, a bit tangy, but not too ostentatious. A delightful vintage. https://t.co/oxfrMDdMqb
