|
|
|
|
A Game Plan for the War on Drugs |
| Section: BOOK WORLD / FEATURED BOOK: FEATURED BOOK: Guy Gugliotta and Jeff Leen's Kings of Cocaine |
| Author: James Skinner |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 4/1/1989 |
| Size: 2,814 Words, 17,427 Characters |
|
On November 22, 1988, a grandmother from Anacostia, in the southeast quadrant of the District of Columbia, calmly washed dishes at home while her grandchildren played nearby. As an older black woman living in the nation's "murder capital," Washington, D.C., the proliferation of gangland drug wars in her area had likely often crossed her mind, especially when the issue surfaced on the evening news.
Tragically, Mrs. Stevens would not have the luxury of pondering the ramifications of our drug-racked society or the impact of a far-off cocaine network in Colombia, the Medellin cartel. A stray shot from a high-caliber handgun, originating from a wild drug fight in the street, shattered her second-story kitchen window, hitting Mrs. Stevens in the head. She died instantly.
Mrs. Stev...
. . .
...ated in Kings of Cocaine that "the war on drugs is not measured in terms of the amount of drugs that's seized. It's a war of the human spirit … The real issue is will."
To underestimate the problem would be a serious mistake, but to capitulate to a slow death and moral decay administered by drug traffickers would be a catastrophic tragedy for the American people and future generations.
(812 of 17,427 characters)
Do you want to read
the whole article? You can
purchase it here.
Subscriber Login |
|
|
Publication Details
(The World & I Online) |
|
The World & I Online is a
comprehensive academic resource that encompasses a broad range of
articles by scholars and experts in the areas of Global Studies,
Liberal Arts, Fine & Applied Arts, General Science, and Spanish.
Originally published monthly in print as The World & I, our site
includes the complete contents since 1986 and continues to publish
a new issue online each month. |
|
Individual Subscription
|
 |
|
|
|
College Orders (based
on full-time enrollment) |
|
-
2 to 5 Computers |
|
-
Up to 1,000 Students |
|
-
1,001 to 2,500 Students |
|
-
2,501 to 5,000 Students |
|
-
5,001 to 10,000 Students |
|
-
10,001 or More Students |
|
|
|
Public Library Orders |
|
-
2 to 5 Computers |
|
-
6 to 50 Computers |
|
-
51 to 100 Computers |
|
For over 100
computers, call 866-211-6040. |
|
|
