Even with the major flaws in the operations execution the idea of the operation was a good idea. Operation Fast and Furious was an operation with a good thought process behind it but with poor execution. The goal of the operation originally was to place trackers in guns and then to supply these guns to mexican cartels and work side by side with the mexican government to bring down the cartels. Operation Fast and Furious was never going to work it was a flawed operation and a way for the U.S. to give weapons to the mexican cartels. Operation fast and furious was not a flawed operation, but rather it was an operation in which the execution was everything but flawless.
Although the Operation was flawed in its execution there was a large possibility
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Just as the attorney general was about to be disrespected because of operation fast and furious President Obama called Capitol Hill and instilled the Executive Privilege to protect him. In the operation hundreds of guns were lost because of Mr. Holder’s say and President Obama bailed him out just as he was to be held accountable for his actions that left a Border Patrol agent dead. this was able to happen on the claim that if the documents were released it could jeopardize ongoing investigations. "I write now to inform you that the president has asserted executive privilege over the relevant... documents," Deputy Attorney General James Cole wrote to the lawmakers. The White House has released some documents however all say the same thing and do not give the answers people are looking for; the White House is more worried about protecting the name of Eric Holder than giving us the information we want and deserve as U.S. citizens. Many citizens want an excuse to why the Operation was rushed and 1400 guns are still in mexican cartel hands supplied by our government. A news anchor ask an Arizona Sheriff, “You said, ‘If somebody gives a gun to somebody knowing they’re going to commit murder….We call them accomplices.’ Do you think the ATF have been accomplices to …show more content…
Many things caused the failure of the potentially life saving operation and caused it to be an operation that cost the life of a border patrol agent. Although the operation had a good goal there was no possibility of success in the sense of how not everything was thought out and executed correctly. Martin Luther King Jr. said “In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” in the instance of gun walking or Operation Fast and furious one could say that the government is the silent friend who stands by and does nothing. The murder as horrible as it sounds will be forgotten by the country but the government giving cartels guns the passive action will never be
For years police corruption has been a major problem in American society but where is the line between moral and unethical police corruption, many modern movies address this vary issue. Some films portray how types of police corruption can have a positive influence on society, while others show the dark side of police corruption. Many law enforcement agents join the criminal justice with the basic idea of “justice for all,” however, most of them do not realize that the nice guy doesn’t always win. Even though there are vast amounts of movies which specifically address police corruption we will use three main movies for our argument today, mostly LA Confidential, however, also Training Day.
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The business process of the Mexican drug cartels is not easy, but is a very simple method. Step one is the drugs are produced in Mexico. Step two is the drugs are smuggled across the boarder. Step three is the drugs are distributed to the drug dealers in the U.S. Step four are the drug dealers sell the drugs and U.S. cash dollars are made. It is a simple four-step method, but the process of the four steps comes with a lot of trouble, risk, and violence.
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It is important to look at the history of border patrol before judgment. Border patrol has been around since the early 1900s. Their motto of professionalism, honor, and integrity for human life has been a motivation for them through the years. It initiated when mounted watchmen were set up, to prevent illegal immigrants for entering, for the U.S. Immigration Service. Over several decades they gained funds, strategy, coordination and most importantly organization. After the 18th Amendment prohibited the import and export of alcohol, the watchmen had bigger goals and higher expectations. Many limitations were brought also brought upon by the Immigration Acts of 1921 and 1924. The first border patrol academy opened in 1934. In 1940 Immigration service became part of the Department of Justice. Later, Border Patrol Agents gained permission to search illegal immigrants anywhere in the United States. This was very significant because it made immigrants subject to arrest for the first time in history. They could, however, only b...
Americans are faced with a huge problem of violence in the streets, these streets have become a place where old people are beaten for their social security checks, where little women are attacked and raped, where teen aged thugs shoot it out for some turf to sell their illegal drugs, and finally where small children everyday are caught in the way of bullets during drive by shootings. We try to ignore the criminals in our society and how they hurt it, but we shouldn’t. We should take actions to stop these acts of crazy people. And people try, but the hard work of some misguided individuals to stop the legal ownership of guns doesn’t really affect the problem at all, and takes the guns from the innocent citizens, who simply want means of self defense.
Murray, Sara. “Guns in the Parking Lot: A Delicate Workplace Issue”. The Wall Street Journal. October 15, 2013. Web. April 16, 2014
Americans are faced with a huge problem of violence in the streets, these streets have become a place where old people are beaten for their social security checks, where little women are attacked and raped, where teen aged thugs shoot it out for some turf to sell their illegal drugs, and finally where small children everyday are caught in the way of bullets during drive by shootings. We try to ignore the criminals in our society and how they hurt it, but we shouldn’t. We should take actions to stop these acts of crazy people. And people try, but the hard work of some misguided individuals to stop the legal ownership of guns doesn’t really affect the problem at all, and takes the guns from the innocent citizens, who simply want means of self
First ... there is a huge amount of illegal weapons in circulation , many in criminal hands . When gun control arrives, but the weapons are confiscated criminals retain theirs. Reflection ...
Also, there is already a black market for illegal substances such as drugs, bombs, and other weapons; what’s going to stop the criminals from illegally obtaining a gun? Nothing, they’re criminals. Doing illegal things and breaking the law is what they do best. That’s why the solution that Diantha Parker and Ryan McCarthy provided in their New York Times article is worth looking into:
U.S. President’s Commission on Organized Crime. The Impact: Organized Crime Today: Report to the President and the Attorney General. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1986.
...ion and drug smuggling has been on the rise the past few decades and our current approach is not confronting the escalating issue at hand. America’s safekeeping at our borders is not robust enough to deter these illegal immigrants and drug smugglers. Our border wall and security checkpoints must be strengthened immediately.