Kingpin

The authors, Curtis and Wendel (2007), characterized drug markets into to categories, the social organization of distribution and the social organization of distribution. The former is in regards to the relationships between sellers and between sellers and buyers (p. 869). With this category, Curtis and Wendel identified three subcategories of social organization of distribution. The first is corporate style organizations which refers to larger drug organizations that involve hierarchy and…

to life; or • If a repeat offender and serious injury or death occurs – life. Simple Possession of a Controlled Substance • One previous conviction – 15 days to 2 years; or • Two or more previous convictions – 90 days to 3 years. Distribution Drug Kingpin • 20 years to life; • with at least one previous conviction – 30 years to life; • operation grossing $10 million plus/year – life; or • killing in furtherance – 20 years to life/death penalty. Special…

In 2013, Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel made you believe a man could fly. Now, Justin Lin’s Fast And Furious 5 will make you believe a bus can roll without injuring anyone inside, that a man can be punched through a solid brick wall and still come out the other side unscathed, and that it is possible to keep up with a train in only a muscle car. The film has absolutely no concern for realism, but then again, anyone who has watched the previous four crazy, action-filled films know that the franchise…

One of the primary antagonists in Season 1, Tuco, is especially apt to these stereotypes, with his position as a psychopathic Mexican drug kingpin. His psychopathy is not uncommon of Latino-- especially Mexican-- men in the series and encompasses his ruthless, violent outbursts and generally overly violent personality. He is immoral and depicted as the “bad guy”, and even though he and White…

Should unfair punishments be changed to make them more fair for the criminals experiencing them? Some people may agree that these punishments should be changed while others strictly do not. There are many crimes in that can be punished when the punishment is cruel, and unfair. Many criminals die from horrible punishments.These punishments should be changed to make punishments more fair. Because some crimes are worse than others does not mean the punishment needs to be cruel and unfair these…

The stench was overwhelming, foul meat, maybe, but Joey didn 't give a damn, he 'd been staking out a nightclub and searching for the weapon responsible for the murder of a stripper. Undercover cops were used to diving in dumpsters, he wiped the spoiled food off the butcher’s knife and bagged it, just another day on the job for the stocky built Irishman, a fireplug, with a relentless pursuit of bad guys. His back-up pulled in the alleyway, with the disposition of a talk show host, before his…

Lengel, the store manager, scolds the group of girls about his policy of wearing decent clothing in the store. Consequently, this upsets Sammy when he remarks that “policy is what the kingpins want” (443). To Sammy, Lengel is a power hungry tyrant for wanting people to be decently dressed in his business establishment. Sammy quickly retorts “’I quit’” in an effort to impress them as their “unsuspected hero” (443). To no avail however,…

Authors are known for drawing inspiration from their lives when writing or just being quite similar to their works; this is obviously no different for F Scott Fitzgerald. Using F. Scott Fitzgerald’s literary masterpiece, “the Great Gatsby”, this becomes very easy to see. Many of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s main, secondary, and minor characters prove to resemble Fitzgerald and elements in his life. In the previously mentioned work, most of the characters’ actions, history, and motivations suggest they…

an unsuccessful attempt to stand up for themselves, the girls quiet down as Lengel repeats, "'Girls, I don't want to argue with you. After this come in here with your shoulders covered. It's our policy'... That's policy for you. Policy is what the kingpins want" (Updike). This "policy" is what pushes Sammy to stand up for "his girls" and break free from the pressure that society has placed on him to conform to their standards. Lengel as well as the A&P represents conformity to Sammy. Lengel,…

Pablo Escobar, Colombia became internationally recognized as an exporter of a different good— cocaine. Although the record of cocaine exports from Colombia dates back far past the time of Pablo Escobar, he is one of, if not the most, successful Drug Kingpin of all time, and is responsible for implementing a drug empire that stretched from his small hometown of Medellín, Colombia into the United States, to Europe, and even to as far as Asia. He made a fortune which allowed him to corrupt and…