In a huge twist of irony, Martin, Shkreli says he would buy the gun George Zimmerman used to kill Trayvon Martin as an attempt restore morality and stand up against racism. Shreki is the entrepreneur and pharmaceutical executive who received widespread backlash after he bought the rights to the antiparastic drug, Daraprim, and raised its price by 5,556 percent. The former CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals changed the price from $13 to $750 per tablet, making the drug commonly used for HIV treatment out of reach for most.
Shkreli, who is currently under federal indictment for securities fraud, took to Twitter to express his dismay for admitted murderer George Zimmerman’s listing, saying, “The only reason I would bid on the Zimmerman gun would be to destroy it or put it in a museum as a disgusting reminder of racism in the US.” The former stockbroker continued his tirade on the immorality of the gun sale, “I'm explaining to the morons who think buying the gun is a good idea. it represents evil and tragedy.”
The millennial mogul has not made an official bid, but he firmly believes the murder weapon is a symbol of hate. He said, “I think the gun is a symbol of racism and should be destroyed”. The gun has received over a thousand bids since being listed on Friday.
Source: twitter.com
