“I Know Nothing!” ~Sergeant Schultz

Remember Sergeant Schultz from the late ‘60s comedy Hogan’s Heroes? He was an incompetent officer and comic foil in the German Army at an unlikely spot — a POW camp — during WWII. One might think he had been revived in the persona of Richard Sackler, President of Purdue Pharma, makers of OxyContin.

In a recent deposition for one of the many lawsuits Purdue has faced, Sackler said his family, the major owners of Purdue, bears no responsibility for the opioid crisis in which his drug played the starring role. Were this tragedy an actual sitcom, I guess the drug would win the Emmy for Best Actor, and Sacker would take home the Best Supporting Actor prize.

It’s difficult to discuss Sackler. His product, expertly marketed, caused thousands of deaths, lifetime disabilities, broken families, and human misery on a scale difficult to comprehend. Maybe that’s the same with Sackler. Maybe he cannot comprehend the absolute destruction expertly delivered by his star product. Maybe it’s too much to face.

He accepted the Emmy anyway.

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William Faris, JD
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