The dark joke that was Shkreli's voir dire
Two things.
First, these selected quotations from the voir dire of Martin Shkreli's trial for securities fraud are widely understood to be hilarious:
The Court: The purpose of jury selection is to ensure fairness and impartiality in this case. If you think that you could not be fair and impartial, it is your duty to tell me. All right. Juror Number 1.
Juror no. 1: I’m aware of the defendant and I hate him.
[Defense attorney] Benjamin Brafman: I’m sorry.
Juror no. 1: I think he’s a greedy little man.
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The Court: Juror Number 1 is excused. Juror Number 18.
Juror no. 18: Both of my parents are on prescriptions that have gone up over the past few months, so much that they can’t afford their drugs. I have several friends who have H.I.V. or AIDS who, again, can’t afford the prescription drugs that they were able to afford.
The Court: These charges don’t concern drug pricing. Could you decide this case