https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49711618
In the face of thousands of lawsuits about the alleging abusive practices contributing to the opioid crisis in the US, Purdue Pharma (makers of OxiCotin) are filing Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection. If the courts agree, this would allow them to restructure their debts and continue operations.
"Under the terms of the [proposed] deal, Purdue is to be dissolved and the money raised - estimated to be about $10bn-$12bn (£8bn-£9.7bn), including a minimum cash contribution of $3bn from the Sackler family - will go towards settling the lawsuits. The Sacklers have also offered an additional $1.5bn from the eventual sale of Mundipharma, another pharmaceutical firm owned by the family.
Several of the states that oppose the deal, such as New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts, have questioned how Purdue came up with the contribution figure.
The states want the Sackler family to put in more of its own money into the deal."
Note: Bankruptcy is not what regular people think it is. Similar to the "kill" command in Unix/Linux, there are lots of versions which may or may not do what people think. As an example, see: https://www.credit.com/debt/filing-for-bankruptcy-difference-between-chapters-7-11-13/
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 16 2019, @11:34PM (10 children)
Is prison rape ever an acceptable built-in punishment?
Or more broadly, is a prison culture where you could be raped, stabbed, forced to join a gang, fear for your life, etc. acceptable?
(Score: 2, Offtopic) by Gaaark on Tuesday September 17 2019, @01:41AM (4 children)
Is being a drug pusher making billions of dollars at peoples expense acceptable?
Is ruining peoples lives acceptable?
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 17 2019, @01:53AM (3 children)
Those questions are not relevant to this thread.
I want to know more about this notion of throwing them into "federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison" that Azuma supports.
(Score: 0, Flamebait) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday September 17 2019, @02:30AM (2 children)
"Hyuk hyuk hyuk, lookit me, I'mma expose me sum lib'rul hypocrisy hurrrrr~!"
Stupid bastard. It's a figure of speech. But you know, since I tend to deal in eye-for-eye retribution, let me turn the tables on you with another question: how can these drug lords be made to properly suffer? I'd actually say that being stripped entirely of all assets and forced to live as minimum-wage retail peons for the rest of their lives might actually, in the aggregate, be *worse* punishment. Think of it as an area-under-the-curve question, to be extremely relevant to the subject of pharmaceuticals :)
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 17 2019, @07:40AM (1 child)
In the '60's, they said:
Same as it ever was. Azuma Hazuki is right on target with this one.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday September 17 2019, @12:31PM
Except now, the 'pusher man' has power, money and influence: the war on drugs stops at his doorstep.
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 0, Flamebait) by Azuma Hazuki on Tuesday September 17 2019, @02:33AM (4 children)
Sorry? I see your lips moving in what look like English syllables, but all I hear is some variation on the theme of "Aur aur aur aur!" Who the hell let that sea lion in here?
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 17 2019, @02:51AM (1 child)
Sounds like you need the PMITA treatment. And I'm not talking about a strap-on.
(Score: 1, Troll) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday September 18 2019, @12:31AM
It's PMITV in this case, thanks, and a strapon works perfectly for it :) Not that you're ever going to know one way or another. Your mother's was the first and last vagina you will ever get that close to, at least without the aid of drugs and/or weapons.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday September 17 2019, @03:07AM
Chill, Azuma. Don't make spend another mod point telling you you're flamebiting, and excessively so.
I'm able to read two valid questions that are not including anything personal; they can stand on their own no matter the context. What made you think those question are somehow an ad hominem directed to you?
(Stressful times in your life? Sleep deficit? What?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 1, Insightful) by khallow on Tuesday September 17 2019, @01:00PM