Amy Jones PHIL 1400 May 5‚ 2010 America’s Unjust Drug War It has been said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over‚ expecting a different result; this statement fairly sums up the War on Drugs. Let us imagine a scenario of two men‚ one of them has killed 4 young women in cold blood‚ for ‘sport’ as he likes to say; the other man was caught with a large amount of an illegal drug. In prison it would not be unlikely for these two to share a cell‚ but my question is
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Num ber 2 THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF DRUG ABUSE This study was originally prepared by UNDCP as a position paper for the World Summit for Social Development (Copenhagen‚ 6-12 March 1995) Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter Part one: background I. The drug problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 A. B. C. D. E. The
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Illegal drugs have become such a large problem for the world in the past decade. Those in economic depression use drugs to not only “soothe” them‚ but to make the money as well. And of those countries‚ there is Mexico. Mexico’s Drug War has been going on since 2006‚ and it has had lots of tolls on both its people and its government effectiveness. The USA has been a major part of trying to help Mexico through its issues‚ since the very beginning of this drug war. Without the US’s assistance‚ Mexico
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Drug dealing should not be a crime because it does not directly harm others or force them to harm themselves. I will start evaluating this statement by checking the argument from any hidden premises to make sure that it is stated fully and in a clear way. Drug dealing should not be a crime is not a true statement because drug dealing has been illegal through the world for over a century now‚ it is also the cost of the cost of the biggest problems our government and the society is facing today. Dealing
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Making things worse‚ in the 1970s drug trafficking became a huge problem for Colombia. Drug cartels pretty much controlled the country starting in the mid-1970s. By the 1990s right-wing paramilitaries had formed. They were made mainly of drug traffickers and landowners. The main paramilitary group called themselves the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC). Since the 1970s‚ Colombia has been home to some of the most violent and sophisticated drug trafficking organizations in the
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of murder‚ prostitution‚ and drugs. While this description is overblown in some cases‚ the inner city definitely resembles the definition given. Inner cities across the country are havens for gangs and the activities that keep them financially viable: prostitution‚ robbery‚ and drugs. The focus of this paper will deal with the problem of drugs in the inner city. Rejecting a broad definition of “drugs‚” that includes alcohol‚ cigarettes‚ and legal prescription drugs‚ I will be concentrating on
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Opened to the public in 2013‚ this memorial honors all those that have been victims of the drug violence in the country of Mexico. One of the most important and current issues during 2006-2012 was the drug violence in Mexico. “Mexico’s drug war accounted for more than 60‚000 deaths between 2006 to 2012‚ with yearly casualty per capita tolls worse than Iraq or Afghanistan.”- MARIO BALLESTEROS It is composed of 70 rusted steel walls between trees with a geometric reflection pool located in Mexico City
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Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) For a long period of time‚ illegal drugs have become a nuisance in the society. Many lives have been taken and wasted because of illegal drugs. Many families have also been broken due to drug involvement of one of the family members. The futures of the young people have also been risked by drugs. As such‚ the government has taken all the effort to curtail the illegal drugs in the society by enacting laws criminalizing illegal drug-related activities‚ implementing programs
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The War on Drugs The War on Drugs and Sentencing Disparities Social Policy Analysis Paper Janet Gaines Hood College Introduction This paper will examine the history of the “War on Drugs” and the racial and sentencing disparities that have resulted because of it. In the House of Representatives a new bill was introduced on January 7‚ 2009. Policy number H.R.265‚ was cited as “Drug Sentencing reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2009. The never ending drug trade and the policies
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Short Thought Essay on Drugs Marijuana is the most commonly abused drug used by teenagers. Adults‚ teens‚ and even children abuse drugs. The war on drugs does not do much to solve the problems of people abusing drugs. The war on drugs has been inefficient to the world. History has proven that the war on drugs has been a defeat. In the last four decades‚ the government has spent over 2.5 trillion dollars to fight the war on drugs. In those years‚ the number of drug abusers has risen to
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