Dr. Schubert
Drug Trafficking in Mexico: Social, Ethical and Political Problem.
Around 20 years ago in Mexico, reading about someone getting his or her head cut-off was something from a horror movie, but times have changed now. Now it is not uncommon to hear about shootings, massacres, or people getting dissolved in acid. Nowadays, reporters have to cut back on whatever news they have for the media. Almost everyone is keeping secret all the things they know about the ongoing war on drugs. But why is it all like this now? Drug Cartels have clashed in gun battles against rivals and against the Mexican government. Nowadays it is really hard to tell who has the power in Mexico. My perspective on the subject is that drug trafficking …show more content…
He even went to the president’s house to describe how fearful he was for his life, I believe he felt safe for talking to the president and reporting the level of corruption on part of the police forces. Obviously, this sounds like the best thing to do in case of a kidnapping, police is there to help society achieve justice. However, what happened to Moreno is just an example of how “justice” is distributed in Mexico. Mexican officials said that about 10 percent of federal police officers in that country were being fired on the grounds of corruption, incompetence or links to criminals. As well, another 1,000 officers were facing disciplinary action and were also at risk of losing their jobs. This move appeared to be aimed at dealing with the violence plaguing the country, which has in part been blamed on complicity between criminals and corrupt police (Youngblood-Coleman, 2011). Moreno was shot at least five times while he was driving around, and who takes the blame? Drug cartels. Drug Cartels are like an imaginary person that gets blamed for everything, but there’s really no one to prosecute or