…or perhaps I should invoke one of Judas Priest’s best known songs?

Two tales of people running afoul of the law caught my eye these past couple of days.  First up is “Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli who has been arrested for securities fraud as reported in this article written by Scott Eric Kauffman and presented in Salon.com:

“Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli Arrested For Securities Fraud

Is Mr. Shkreli’s name not familiar to you?  This bit of information, pulled from the above article, tells you just about all you need to know about the right honorable Mr. Shkreli…

Shkreli vaulted into the public eye in September, when he boasted about raising the price on a life-saving toxoplasmosis treatment for unborn babies and people with HIV or cancer by 5,455 percent. Although he insisted the drug “was still under-priced,” he promised that he would return it to its original level — a promise he reneged on the last week of November. His despicable behavior has prompted everyone from Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton to condemn him.

Quite a comeuppance, no?

The second story involves Ethan Couch, who was on probation and is now on the run from the law (both he and his mother cannot be found) and facing “real prison time” for violating the terms of his probation.

Mr. Couch achieved notoriety back in 2013 and following killing four people and seriously injuring two others while driving drunk at the ripe old age of 16.  As terrible a crime as that was, what happened during his trial was even worse: His lawyers stated the underage man was suffering from “affluenza”, that he was so spoiled by his wealthy parents that he didn’t have a clear concept of right and wrong.

Incredibly, the judge bought the argument and Mr. Couch was sentenced to ten years probation.  However, a video posted on twitter showed him participating in a party which clearly had liquor.  This violates the terms of his parole and could land him in jail.

Oops.

So he and his mother are on the lam and you can read all about it in this article by Mary Elizabeth Williams and also found on Salon.com:

Spare us the “affluenza” defense this time: Ethan Couch faces real prison time for violating parole

The commonality between the two stories appears to be two young, entitled men who can no longer game the system.

One hopes they eventually learn from these troubles and make more of their lives than they have so far.