Re:Sacklers granted lifetime legal immunity in opioid settle...
by tptacek on Thursday September 02, 2021 @04:56PM
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No, we should probably pass laws like that. We don't appear to have them now, in the shape that you want, though, and the pesky part of "the rule of law" is that we can't JIT the law.
Re:Sacklers granted lifetime legal immunity in opioid settle...
by tedunangst on Thursday September 02, 2021 @07:27PM
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Little known exception to the constitutional prohibition on ex post facto laws is it doesn't apply if we really don't like the guilty party.
Where are the legislators crafting new laws that specifically spell out that you'll go to prison for the rest of your life if you misrepresent the effects of medication to the FDA and doctors in a way that causes this much harm? Or do we really think the exact same thing won't happen again?