lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas

What illegal activities annoy us the most, theft, murder, illegal border crossings? There's quite a list. How about the crimes we never hear about? Well, I guess if they don't make the front page, then they can't be that serious right? Wrong.

How many commercials have you seen this month, from law offices announcing bad drugs and/or bad medical products? Doesn't it surprise anyone that we only hear about these disasters from lawyers? Well, everyone knows lawyers are always looking to make a buck off of people's misery, so that part isn't surprising. What IS surprising, is that these products have passed rigorous testing and clinical data examinations. I mean, they MUST have, or they couldn't be marketed. So, what happened?

You know the products, abdominal mesh, hip replacement parts, all kinds of drugs, and dozens more. How could the FDA miss so many bad products? It's actually quite easy to get stuff past all the red tape designed to catch all this bad stuff. Clinical trials are expensive, the expense of which must be deducted from ( or added to ) the final cost of the product..................so cheating makes enormous economic sense. It's easy - if you know the right people and grease the right palms. Sounds kinda like organized crime huh.

I won't mention any brand names, because I'd probably be sued, but there are so many of them, just take your pick. Recently, a certain former Congressman was elevated to a Cabinet post, who was caught accepting stock in a medical company in exchange for streamlining the approval process through the Congressional committee he chaired. Sound familiar? What were the consequences of his bad behavior? He wasn't indicted on bribery charges - he was confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Multiply his shenanigans by 535 or so, then add another 100, and you'll get an idea of the scope of the criminal activity.

The Congress of the United States of America has built a criminal empire, by easing or eradicating ethics rules and repealing anti corruption law, erasing campaign financing rules and encouraging it's members to solicit as much money as they possibly can, from as many people/businesses as they possibly can. This all but ensures a corrupt system - and ensures a steady stream of victims. Would it be any surprise that the Congress tries to pass "no can sue" laws often, to protect their investments? So what if a few Americans die or are disabled along the way to huge profits, there's too damn many of them anyway.

Life is cheap in America......................so is lawlessness. After all, when YOU make the laws, you can't lose - and those that do lose - can hire an attorney.