Cartels are the suppliers of drugs to gangs in and out of prison. If our government doesn’t want crime in the streets, then “stop the cartels”. Horrifying things have happened to people who have stood in the way of the cartels. Murder, slaughter, and torture are mainly it. I am against the murdering of innocent people.
At the end of the movie Gerard put his evidence together and learns that Sheridan is an ex CIA operative accused of selling secrets to China. He was then framed for the murders of two agents. These accusations were wrong because the security feeds show that he was only acting in self-defense rather than being the vicious murder he was put out to be. As Gerard is finding all this evidence Sheridan pursues the Chinese and begins to
Dominique Ramirez 2/8/2013 Period 2nd Crash Essay “You embarrass me, you embarrass yourself.” Cameron Thayer commented to Anthony after Anthony try to hijack him for his truck and got him pulled over by the cops and embarrassed him. What Cameron Thayer means by the quote is that Anthony actions make people look at African Americans as criminals and gangbangers and he can change that by making good decisions. . Anthony illegal activities cause people to judge the entire black race especially black men. Cameron is trying to get through to Anthony that his actions reflects on what people think of him and he can change that by making the right decisions.
Ricky was shot by a local rival gang, we, the audience don't know the name of the person who shot him, this tells us that the person who shot the gun isn't very important, which also tells us that anyone can murder anyone in this society. The director John Singleton uses camera, editing and soundtrack to emphasise the importance of this scene. The film “Boyz in the Hood” naturally shows this is the key scene as it also is the turning point of the film. Firstly, the way the director controls the camera is interesting. The camera helps build suspense when the main character Tre and Ricky start walking apart and Tre keeps on looking back to watchout for Ricky.
When Calvin does get locked up, Ace ends up taking his position on the streets after a chance encounter with Lulu, a Dominican drug dealer. With the help of his friend, Mitch and their partner and enforcer, Rico, he creates a huge drug empire in Harlem. In this matter most people would refer that as to being peer pressured which cause them to do things their uncomfortable with doing by interacting with the wrong crowd. Mitch, Ace's best friend, is very popular and an extremely flashy drug dealer. Mitch does not pressure Ace to become a dealer because he thinks that his friend is not the
When thinking of organized crime two television shows come to mind the sopranos and the wire. Organized crime is a group of individuals regardless of race or gender who work together to obstruct justice working with corrupt individuals in key positions, such as government officials and police officers. These organized criminals work in controlling neighborhoods and cities selling drugs and using force to intimidate people around them. When using force to intimidate the people in the neighborhood and cities the organized criminals run. Force such as assault and murder of individuals to set an example of what will happen to anyone who interferes in the business of the organization such as the mafia is used.
Williams captures and paints vivid imagery of the ambience or lack there of, of the setting, which reveal the harsh realities of drug usage, homicide, and robberies, amongst other prevalent deviant behavior(s). Unlike the dealers in Dorm Room Dealers, the Cocaine Kids attempted to run their operation in a more unobtrusive manner, as they understood the consequences behind getting caught. (Williams, 1989). All three sociologist infiltrated the drug game by using the snowball sampling technique, which is a technique in which a researcher recruits subjects among their
He notices that he has a kid, however doesn’t have any money to support him. His boy Rico says that he can make some quick cash therefore, Lil J participates in a drug sale that goes bad when the customer, an undercover cop, gets shot. Lil J and Rico threaten the cop and flee from the scene, however Rico goes back. Lil J hears, “BANG, BANG, BANG!”, three gunshots were fired and the cop is dead. Falsely blamed for the shooting, Jeremy goes into hiding in an
While attempting to follow criminal procedure during the investigation of a suspected drug dealer, Sally Martin, Detective Quickdraw finds himself being questioned about the legality of the search and seizure of Martin’s home. Detective Quickdraw believed that all of the facts regarding Martin dealing cocaine were there and obvious. While working undercover and besides hearing through the streets that Martin’s home was known as the drug house, Quickdraw observed the in-and-out traffic at the residence, which further led him to believe that the allegations were true. Another relevant fact was when informant Sneaky Pete returned to Quickdraw’s unmarked police car with a small amount of cocaine, which was purchased from a man inside of Martin’s home. In addition, Sneaky Pete was inside of Martin’s residence long enough to detect items that looked suspicious, such as the digital scales and the square object wrapped in a garbage bag.
Once again, Lawrence and Smith play hotshot, wisecracking Miami narcotics officers Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowery. This time around, Burnett and Lowery the two Miami PD cops, have been assigned to head up a task force to investigate the illegal trafficking of ecstasy into the city. They discover that an underground gang war has been instigated by drug kingpin Johnny Tapia (Jordi Molla). In order to cut off the flow of the designer drug, they have to take down Tapia. Unfortunately, there's a wrench thrown into the gears in the form of Burnett's sister Sid, whom Lowery takes a liking to and begins a relationship with.