Cawley Traffic

America is constantly concerned over our supposed “war on drugs”, however many do not understand that this is a war that will never end. However you look at it, be it social or political it is impossible to stop users from replenishing their supply. There is no way to control such a thing in a society even with the technological advances that have occurred over the past few years. In the film Traffic, this fact is proven multiple times. The head of the so-called “war on drugs” is constantly suffering due to the fact that his daughter is a drug addict herself. The Mexico story displays this even further. The character of Javier, a cop, cannot escape the impeding nature of the drug trade. He nearly enters it himself after his partner gives away priceless information over the status of a certain drug lord who was believed to be dead. In the story revolving around the DEA and the Ayala’s, Mr. Ayala is obviously guilty of trading and selling drugs. He is however declared innocent simply because the lead witness of the case is killed. All must realize these three examples are solely three experiences of the drug “problems” we have in this entire world. There are countless other instances that occur every day. Either way you look at it, and whether one is against drugs or not, all must agree that too much time is wasted on this war on drugs. Nothing can happen for there is simply no way everyone across the nation and globe will suddenly decide to stop using and/or selling.