DIsscussion # 7
Links for this discussions answers
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/08/drug-overdoses-killed-72-000-in-2017-a-new-national-record.html?utm_campaign=nym&utm_source=fb&utm_medium=s1
https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/10/14/police-in-florida-suburb-make-millions-selling-drugs-report-finds.html
Questions for assignment:
Discuss the reasons behind the increased use of heroin in recent years. Explain why you believe the international community is unable to control the desire for and trafficking of heroin from Afghanistan?
Explain your views on whether law enforcement should be in the business of actually luring outside offenders, who otherwise would not be in their communities, into their communities in order to run drug stings which are often conducted in public places (malls, restaurants, etc.).
How prevalent is cocaine use amongst people you know? Do you know anyone who has developed a problem with the drug (this includes ‘crack’)?
Regarding the flashback, ‘Miami Drug Wars’ why do you think Miami seems to be at the epicenter of all things drug-related?
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Discussion #5
Questions for discussion:
If you were writing a history of terror and the United States, what actions would you identify as mistakes in U.S. foreign policy? If the U.S. or the West had done things differently, would jihadi terrorism targeting the U.S. and the West exist anyway?
How important do you think the killing of Osama bin Laden was on the war on terror? Explain your reasoning.
