“Fast and Furious”

This past weekend I went to see the new movie “Fast and Furious”, overall it was a good movie and it was nice to see all the original cast.

This movie was about revenge and about the drug cartels that transport heroine to America. The climax of this movie was to find and arrest the main drug-smuggler who was been known for his violent behavior, the one who controls the entire operation. I enjoyed the movie however; it made me think about the reality that is happening right now in Mexico. We have been hearing about the war against the drug cartels for quite some time now and the movie was an example of reality. Seeing this movie made me think about all the innocent people that are right in the middle of this war. In the movie, everyone in Mexico knows the main drug-smugglers name (Arturo Braga), they all are frightened of him and no one wants to come in his way. I know this is just a movie, but is it like this in reality as well? In the movie, the drug cartels seemed they have the power of authority and no one can stop them from pursuing their mission. The drug war has been nothing but horror in Mexico, the drug cartels have been terrorizing innocent residents as well as the visitors. I am glad they are trying to stop drug trafficking but in the meantime I think there is too many lives at risk. The illegal drug industry has been around for centuries and it will not stop that easily.

Mexican Drug Violence Spills Over Into US.

I have been reading up on the ongoing drug violence in Mexico. It seems that the drug violence In Mexico has spilled over into the United States. It is reported in Phoenix that there has been a sharp increase in kidnappings and home invasions. There were a reported 350 kidnappings and home invasions the past two years, and they were directly connected to drug gangs in Mexico. I, personally, don’t find this very surprising. I have done reports and research about Mexico when I was in high school, and I remembered reading that Mexico is very much known for its connection with drugs and drug cartel. An example of the violence that is going on is when a heavily armed group of men broke into a house in Phoenix and randomly killed a person. The police believe that this break in and murder was directly related to a Mexican drug organization. Atlanta area police found a 31 year old man beaten, gagged, and chained to a wall in a quiet neighborhood in a suburb in Georgia. They later found out that the man owed a Mexican gang a reported $300,000. I don’t know about any of you guys but I thought this kind of stuff only happened in movies. These kinds of crimes remind me of the movie Scarface. This issue is definitely serious because it’s scary to think that this could spread deeper and deeper into the United States and cause a problem not only with the Mexican government, but also with the United States government.