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by robnado 721 days ago
Agreed, they should be made an example of. Everyone involved in the fraud of getting this medication approved and then marketed to millions of people should face a fair trial and should be made an example of if found guilty. There is no reason that this medication should have been approved or marketed the way it was, especially considering what the medical community already knew about opioids and the harm they can cause.
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The immunity deal on the table here was for civil litigation, not criminal trials. The Sackler family can still declare bankruptcy on their own, they just can't use the bankruptcy of their company to extend protection to themselves- which does make sense. But nothing that was proposed would have shielded them from criminal prosecution.
Considering the three strikes rule and other extremely punitive judgement against drug offenders, how are the sacklers still not in solitary?