The Red Scare was a period in which many Americans feared that communism would thrive, and the capitalist system in the United States would be threatened. (1947-1957) 2. This was a fragile time for Americans, having just ended one war, and then thrusting into a new one. The fear of Communism has always somewhat paralyzed Americans, except this second Red Scare was particularly fueled by Senator Joseph McCarthy. B. McCarthy’s reasons for his accusations were that he had proof that citizens of the U.S. were in fact members of the Communist party.
Governments, communities, businesses, and individuals work to stop terrorism by sharing information these entities in an effort to keep an eye on how terrorists have evolved with the changing environments. This paper will illustrate how terrorism has changed over the years and how it affects society. The Russian Revolution occurred in 1917 and was a series of forceful events changing the people in charge of the governments in Russia (Lifeboat, 2006-2012). These powers changed hands at the efforts of individuals who could be considered terrorists within the country. These people had political motivation as the governmental leaders of the country were not satisfactory to those in the revolution.
Edward Snowden was an ex National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who leaked classified government information to journalists about the agency’s domestic spying activities which he believed to be an abuse of NSA’s authority and illegal(McCutcheon). He maintains that his revelations were for the good of the public because the government was over reaching and trampling on our Bill of Rights. And as a result, some people see him as a hero while others have branded him as a traitor. Although Snowden sees himself as a good citizen and a force for good, I on the contrary, take the position that his actions has put the nation at a disadvantage against our fight with the terrorist and therefore, that makes him a traitor in my eyes. To begin with, Snowden’s revelations made know to the public that the NSA has been collecting phone records on millions of US citizens as well as running an electronic surveillance program code name PRISM.
EDWARD SNOWDEN TRAITOR OR HERO Regarding the Edward Snowden case there is a an very interesting ethical problem. Just to give us a bit of background context ; Edward Snowden was an employee of the CIA and NSA, who revealed details of several monitoring programs and American mass britanniques. For some peolpe he was considered like a hero because he has brought to light confidential information that deserves to be in the public domain and for other a villainous traitor because those put in danger his country, it is important to ask whether his revelations comes under the ethical or the legal fact. Ethical : We know that most people would feel betrayed by Edward because he released personal information about them but it was in order to prove that the US Government is recording the communications of its citizens. But it is Ethic to help other isn’t it ?
The very people whose job is to protect society will deceive people to make illegal money. The politicians that society elects are no better than the corrupt police officers when he or she takes payoffs from organized crime group. Television programs have made me think about organized crime groups as only large groups that make big money. The neighborhood gang is an organized crime group that disrupts the neighborhood and has no respect for members of the community. Movies like American Gangster made me more interested in learning about organized crime groups.
Personal Criminological Theory Crime has been and is a huge problem in the United States of America. Crime is believed to an indication of social problems within the United States. It can be said that criminals commit crimes for many different reasons. Take for example people choose to commit crime as a result of peer pressure, jealousy, money, love, and economical reasons. I have concluded that substance abuse is a huge contributor to crimes being committed.
What do we gain by having more? Greed has been happening around the world for many centuries and has been corrupting it ever since. Nevertheless, we need to resist greed because it hurts people, manipulates minds, and people are more likely to cheat in life. One important reason why we must resist greed is because it hurts people. For example, Bernard Madoff was a respected financier who “helped” secure people’s money and put in a savings account.
Bernie Madoff Scandal-The King of Ponzi Schemes This particular ethics case scrutinizes Bernie Madoff scandal in detail. This is an intriguing case that delves into how Bernie Madoff was able to conceal such large scale fraud for number of years. With this said, an appropriate problem statement for this specific case would be, “The SEC, along with number of those who had knowledge of the fraudulent activity simply swept the scandal under the rug”. Although the single largest issue concerning this case was Bernie Madoff’s blatant disregard for other in conducting the fraud, this fraud could have been detected at a much earlier stage. As the case illustrated, there were dozens of serious and valid red flags that SEC was bombarded with by efforts made from Harry Markopolos.
In addition, Chan was unsure of whether or not he should report the unethical practices. Chan wanted to expand the business to other territories such as the United States, but knew these matters had to be fixed before even attempting to gain new business. Corruption is defined by Daniels, J. D., Radebaugh, L. H. & Sullivan, D. P. (2013), the misuse of power for personal gain. With the many competitors in business sectors organizations have been known to take offer or take bribes to remain in a competitive position within their respective industry. Bribery is a serious offence in many countries that can lead to resignation, fines and/or imprisonment as well.
Payments for these inconsistencies could come in the way of personal favors, bribes, or gratuities. Other corruption activities involve more serious crimes such as brutality, drugs, and framing of suspects (Schmalleger, 2003, pp. 227-229). Police corruption is a phenomenon, which does not readily submit to simple analysis. It is a problem that has and will continue to affect us all, whether we are civilians or law enforcement officers.