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The cynic in me thinks Kapoor was "sacrificed" to shield the Sacklers. Sort of like how Rajaratnam was "sacrificed" to shield the large banks.

• crshstsh 9y ago
  co-sign!
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• amsilprotag 9y ago
  For those unfamiliar, or who want to explore the idea that Kapoor simply didn't bribe conspicuously enough, see [0]. And although it is true that so-called "deaths of despair" are all increasing[1], the trend-lines for opiates look especially distressing[2]. [0] http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a12775932/sackler-family-oxycontin/ http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a12775932/sackler-famil... [1] http://www.pnas.org/content/112/49/15078 http://www.pnas.org/content/112/49/15078 [2] https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/o...