How Did Pablo Escobar Impact Society

There are various influential people who have left their footprints in history. In society, people look up to figures who have done unimaginable, noticeable things and describe them as heroic. These figures are recognized for their enormous acts in life and will always be remembered throughout generations. On the other hand, there are countless criminals that will never be forgotten as well, for the felonies they have accomplished. Coming from Medellin, Colombia, was a man with power and riches. Not the ordinary hero, but a convict. Pablo Escobar, the most notorious drug dealer ever to walk the planet, had a tremendous impact on drug distribution to the United States. For numerous people in the United States, Pablo Escobar's name is branded with the word villain. According to Roberto Escobar, “Pablo Escobar was the most feared people in the history of Colombia, his reign in the Colombian crime scene is one of the bloodiest and most bizarre the world has ever seen.” However, to the public in Colombia he is seen as a humble man with tremendous hospitality. For the poor of Colombia, he was their Robin Hood viewing that he built the community houses and provided them with a good amount of his riches. On …show more content…
Due to his drug trafficking trade, which expanded to several countries all over the world. “He was involved in a series of political assassinations and commercial kidnappings that amounted to a war on the Colombian state” (Guy 67). Pablo Escobar was responsible for killing thousands of people, including politicians, civil servants, journalists and ordinary citizens. Innocent people were continuously murdered on behalf that he always wanted things to go his way. Who ever perceived to arrest him or confront him would be killed. “His ambition was as boundless as his violence, and neither was satisfied” (Escobar 23). Escobar had an astounding amount of power which made people in society fear