Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP (Purdue) was sentenced today in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, and ordered to pay criminal penalties of over $5 billion for its role in fueling the opioid epidemic.
Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP (Purdue) was sentenced today in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, and ordered to pay criminal penalties of over $5 billion for its role in fueling the opioid epidemic.
Sentenced? That means people that made those desicions are going to jail finally right…
…right?
Oh
Killing people knowingly selling harmful products = fines.
Killing people by refusing to cover medical care = shrug.
Killing people by refusing them access to food and shelter… Goal achievement.
Shooting those responsible = prison or the death penalty.
When you pay to make the rules, this is what you get.