“How Elites Escape Accountability #Sackler Model #Purdue #Pharma
[ PROFIT CREATION ]
OxyContin marketed as safe Aggressive sales Addiction spreads Billions generated | v [ WEALTH EXTRACTION ]
Money moved out early Family trusts Offshore vehicles Personal fortunes secured | v [ MASS HARM ]
500,000+ deaths Millions addicted Public systems overloaded Communities collapse | v [ DAMAGE SOCIALIZED ]
ERs, Medicaid, prisons Foster care, disability Taxpayers fund cleanup Victims fragmented | v [ CORPORATE BANKRUPTCY ]
Company files bankruptcy Owners do NOT Assets protected | v [ IMMUNITY DEMAND ]
Partial payout offered $5–6B over 10+ years In exchange for: Permanent legal immunity Even for non-consenting victims | v [ PRESSURE CAMPAIGN ]
“Take the deal or get nothing” “People need the money now” Delay becomes leverage | v [ NARRATIVE FLIP ]
“Historic settlement” “Accountability achieved” No admission of guilt No criminal liability | v [ EXIT ]
Wealth retained Reputation managed Precedent set Next industry repeats cycle