The movie Narco Cultura was about how the drug cartels, or “Narcos,” infuence people’s lives in Mexico, and also here in the US. The movie followed around criminal investigators, and singers El Komander and Buknas de Culiacan in order to see where their music comes from. Narcocorridos is very popular in Mexico, and even in the United States, but that type of music is based on the glorification of Narco culture. Even though they may not participate in the drug trafficking and violence like real Narcos, they do understand it, and even praise it. However, Narco culture is not something to be praised, and in Mexico it is a big issue that leads to thousands of deaths a year, only in Juarez, Mexico. The criminal investigators do their best to fight the Narcos, but they are too powerful, that it intimidates many officers, and some officers have even been killed. …show more content…
The movie also does a very good job at having a variety of “talking heads.” For a long time, the movie follows criminal investigators in order to show a piece of what they go through on a daily basis. They see death, violence, and drugs all the time, and they are just doing their best to prevent more from happening. Also, the movie follows one singer from Buknas de Culiacan to show how he gets his motivation for his Narcocorridos, and how his music has an affect on his fans. Because this information is shown in a movie format, it helps illustrate the gore in the murder, the pain in people’s voices, and faces, and it also helps show the kind of environment they live
As taught in the lectures, it is impossible for police officers to win the war against crime without bending the rules, however when the rules are bent so much that it starts to violate t...
Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (Procuraduria General de la Republica, PGR) had issued information related to the conformation of the seven principal drug cartels present at Mexico:
A drug cartel is a combination of drug manufacturing and drug transportation organizations under one person’s leadership. While there is numerous drug cartels around the world the Mexican cartels have arguably more power than most in regards to territory and membership. This power has allowed them to have main control in not only Mexico but in the United States as well making them a key player in the drug trade. In 2006, the Mexican government challenged multiple drug cartels such as the Sinaloa cartel, The Los Zetas, and the Gulf cartel, beginning the Mexican Drug War. This war has gone on for the past ten years and is still continuing today, causing the death of 10,000 people a year on average. The Mexican Drug War is having a negative impact
...l Narcotraficante: Narcocorridos & The Construction of a Cultural Persona on the U.S.-Mexican Border. Austin: University of Texas Press.
Another reason why narco corridos are an influence to society is their disrespect towards women, since the genre of music is about glorifying drugs and illegal money, artists tend to sing about luxuries cars parties and they also make women seem like an object that can be bought by their illegal activities. In narco corrido videos there is always more than one women half naked dancing around a man that thinks he deserves it all. It has always been around that women back then would do whatever their husband would tell them to do even if men would go around with other women, well narco corridos try to bring the message back of men having more than one women and just showing off the money they have living a criminal life. This attitude going on
Having grown increasingly frustrated with these rampant displays of impunity by gangs, the Salvadoran public pressured its government to prioritize public security above all else. In response, the Salvadoran government has attempted to tackle the gang phenomenon using several strategies and methods which have evolved, due to the political and economic dynamics of the country and region, over time.
This movie was a tale of an immigrant seeking money and power who untimely set up his own demise. The producers did a good job at pointing out certain features that let you into the life of an organized crime leader. He tells of his humble beginnings and shows you in details how he rose to the top. The producer had a point to make and I took that point as being you can never get and stay someone good while being bad. The sound effects and graphics also makes this movie. They show just enough to intrigue you but yet not to completely make you sick to your stomach. The music is very telling and
Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, is a well-known transnational criminal organization (TCO) originating from El Salvador. They are specifically targeted for its involvement in transnational criminal activities including drug trafficking, kidnapping, human trafficking, sex trafficking, and many more. It is certain that there are more transnational gangs other than MS-13, but the reality of these gangs impact society, and their neighborhoods, more than one can imagine. There are underlying realities “that make it difficult to generalize [the gangs].” The one of many underlying realities is that each neighborhood level gang group of transnational gangs, particularly MS-13, has a “great deal of autonomy in the relationship it maintains with other organizations.” The second reality factor is that gangs, especially MS-13 in El Salvador are in a state of turmoil. The third reality factor is that the gangs in Central America differ from each other in significant ways. Although most gangs are involved in human smuggling and drug retail, MS-13 has a solidified relationship with “transportista networks and are reaching out to Mexican TCOs.” These realities can be analyzed with Taussig’s notions and theoretical framework of space of death.
If one looks at statistical value of the deaths that occur occasionally, one can conclude that there is not enough being done to punish the Mexican cartels. The ones responsible to handle the arrest of such criminals are the police. There are possible reasons as to why law enforcement officers are not getting the job done. It can range from police corruption or to the idea that the police do not have what it takes to bring safety to the community. Trust is major factor for Mexican citizens who want to walk the streets and not fear that may be the last day on earth. The struggle for power is what prevents citizens from helping police and are scared to talk for fear of being targeted by the cartels or
"For the commercial insurgency, border controls are perfunctory in "free trade" areas, and there is still a great demand for goods that are linked to smuggling" (PRISM Issue No 3). President Calderon's term in office has seen numerous arrests and significant cooperation with U.S. law enforcement, and intelligence activities, which has negated the freedom of movement the cartels once enjoyed. It has also prompted them to seek other venues to keep their revenue flowing. The arrests aren't without criticisms. Due to recent arrests of ...
One may ask themselves, if law enforcement officers are working to protect the public, why would they commit corruption like they do? As it is described above, corruption is a big part in the law enforcement sector of society. The entire concept is quite complex although it may seem self explanatory to many people. Learning the many types of corruption and misconduct is only the beginning, then, to understand why the officers commit the conduct for which they do. With all this, it becomes apparent to the certain measures that need to be taken to rid society and police departments of the conduct that is constantly present.
Entrapment is a very important issue today in criminal justice because of the United States wide use of undercover operations that are meant to evoke victimless offenses as a part of proactive law enforcement. Nevertheless like with other laws entrapment is something that needs to be regulated and a since of fairness should also be installed. Undercover operations are necessary and they have their place in the law enforcement arena however these operations have severe backlashes that causes a potential “drug bust” to turn into an investigation of a detective department when things go wrong. This type of police corruption leads to lost of respect in the community along with trust from the thought of being infiltrated
Narcos touches upon the various consequences and conflict between the military, civilians, police and even politicians.
In our times, the police have become the criminals. Some police are using their power to do bad things, and society has come to fear police. The law enforcement system needs change. The courts have failed the police, and the police have turn to other means of justice. We must stop the corruption in the police force.
Many people know of cartels and drug trafficking, however, they do not realize how serious of a problem it is becoming. Every day there are hundreds of drugs transported into the United States from Latin America, mostly coming from Mexico and Columbia. These cartels are becoming smarter and more creative with their ways of smuggling drugs. They have become ruthless and will do whatever it takes to get their supplies into the country. To better understand how cartels work, you must understand their ways of transporting drugs and how creative they have become with it. Cartels will go as far as using tunnels, boats, planes, vehicles, donkeys and mules to transport all of their drugs.