Co Rentmeester's War On Drugs
Co Rentmeester uses this photo to describe the war on drugs during the 1960’s and the US population trying to cut drugs out. Early alterations to law were enacted when “The U.S. Congress first introduced mandatory prison terms for drug use and sale with the 1956 Narcotics Control Act” (Muscoreil).
The Photograph is at about eye-Level and is close up.The person seems to be the main subject, but the black board behind takes the attention away. The photographer is maybe trying to convey the idea and severity of drugs. The implications of the picture are the man being a detective and that he is in the narcotics unit.
The main idea of the picture would be fighting off drugs and the people who were trying to stop the continuance and development of more. The background of the photo list drugs and prices of them. Marijuana and Heroine were drugs that were listed i would think that at this time that those two drugs are the main drugs law enforcement are trying to crack down on. “The campaign against crack cocaine was so intense that the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 set severe penalties for drug possession and sale, including life in prison and property forfeiture”(Muscoreil). …show more content…
Marijuana still exists of course as well as heroine.
It closes up on the agent at the desk and lets your attention get drawn onto the blackboard. The blackboard sheds the light on the main idea which is the severity of drugs. That drugs were an issue and they needed to come to a halt. The words and sentences on the blackboard show that the photographer is on the side of getting rid of
The Photograph is at about eye-Level and is close up.The person seems to be the main subject, but the black board behind takes the attention away. The photographer is maybe trying to convey the idea and severity of drugs. The implications of the picture are the man being a detective and that he is in the narcotics unit.
The main idea of the picture would be fighting off drugs and the people who were trying to stop the continuance and development of more. The background of the photo list drugs and prices of them. Marijuana and Heroine were drugs that were listed i would think that at this time that those two drugs are the main drugs law enforcement are trying to crack down on. “The campaign against crack cocaine was so intense that the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 set severe penalties for drug possession and sale, including life in prison and property forfeiture”(Muscoreil). …show more content…
Marijuana still exists of course as well as heroine.
It closes up on the agent at the desk and lets your attention get drawn onto the blackboard. The blackboard sheds the light on the main idea which is the severity of drugs. That drugs were an issue and they needed to come to a halt. The words and sentences on the blackboard show that the photographer is on the side of getting rid of