Throwaway Confidential Informants The article‚ “The Throwaways”‚ by Sarah Stillman‚ is an account of confidential informants being used as inexpensive and off the record pawns in the drug war. A confidential informant is a person who has been caught for a crime‚ usually illegal narcotics‚ and has been offered to have their slate wiped clean or their punishment reduced if they help bust a higher up criminal. The police treat these informants as if they are nothing else but a tool to catch the criminals
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Nowadays the use of drugs is very common in our life. There is no precise definition for drug‚ as the meaning of it follows according to how the users intend to use it. Some may called it medicine but some may called it death‚ but the main purpose of drugs is actually to reduce pain or kill some cancer cells in our body. Unfortunately‚ many people especially those uneducated teenagers tend to misuse drugs. They have no idea how it can both harm them physically and mentally. I would say that the
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Teen Drug Abuse Since the mid 19th century‚ drugs always have been part of human life. Drugs today affect most of the teenagers in our society. There are many reasons why teenagers justify their use of recreational drugs. Many believe that taking drugs can relieve them of boredom and also they believe it can help them cope with stress and make them feel happy. In my opinion everyone should stay far away from drugs‚ because drugs can have a very negative effect on their physical and also their
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Legalizing marijuana in America Illegal drug use is a huge part of American culture and one the most controversial of those drugs is marijuana; its technical name is Cannabis Sativa. But whether you call it cannabis‚ marijuana‚ pot‚ reefer‚ weed‚ bud‚ herb‚ Mary Jane‚ hemp‚ grass or wacky tabacci‚ it is still illegal in the United States. Actually‚ all over the world the deliberation rages about the harm or benefits that marijuana has to offer. Attempts to legalize it in the United States
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Since the 1970s‚ Mexico has strayed from the ideals of the revolutionary era: equal land rights‚ nationalization of industry‚ security‚ and equal opportunities. This most recent decade‚ the 2000s‚ has seen the rise of an emerging drug trade which has become a threat to security of the people. The economy has sputtered‚ and workers’ wages have been ravaged since NAFTA. To recover from the drastic effects of this decade‚ Mexico must aim to achieve political and social stability and security by ending
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Mexico has several problems with its economy‚ and there can be several ways to solve it. One major issue Mexico is having with its economy is the drug activity that is being presented. Things that started the Mexican drug war‚ including wealth disparity‚ lack of education‚ and shoddy public safety.The truth is that many gangs offer social services and advancements to Mexican communities that the government cannot provide. More than usual‚ they offer three things to young Mexican boys is wealth‚ protection
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There is absolutely no legitimate reason as to why “weed” should be legalized. As The United States of America has evolved‚ the legalization of marijuana has been a heated debate topic. Truly‚ there is no reason as to why any citizen needs the legalization of this drug. It is said that marijuana has medical benefits‚ but according to ‘The Business Insider’‚ only 6% of studies on marijuana have analyzed its so called “medical benefits.” Marijuana’s most influential uses are not in medicine‚ but for
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Chapter four had many different points throughout it all. The one point that stood out to me though was the drugs. They impact so much in today society. Cocaine is a stimulant it increases functioning of the nervous system. In Cleveland‚ Ohio they have had a cocaine and drug problem for quite some time. Just recently they found over two-hundred pounds of cocaine in a truck at a load/unloading dock. Not only were they taking the drug they were as well selling the drug. Functioning the nervous system
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Running Head: Should the government recruit discharged and retired military personnel to reduce drug trafficking? 1 Reducing drug trafficking in the United States Linda Ellison ENG 122 Charlie Johnson November 21‚ 2011 Running Head: Should the government recruit discharged and retired military personnel to reduce drug trafficking? 2 Proposed Claim: Our government/military can stop or reduce drug trafficking in the United
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Running head: ASSIGNMENT #3A: CRITICAL RESPONSE #2 1 "How to Legalize Pot" by Bill Keller Venessa Douse Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning In the article “How to Legalize Pot” by Bill Keller‚ the author explains his view points on how to make the recreational use of marijuana legal in the U.S.A. In the article‚ he points out that Mark Keliman‚ a drug policy expert he spoke to in 2002 on why the legalization of marijuana was not the best
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