Summer School NonFiction: The Drug War Escalates

"Crack in the System"

Please watch 43:00 - 50:02.

In this section the Ripple Effect begins to spread. Ross and his guys begin to franchise the Crack Game to other parts of the country. You also see the police begin to seize huge amounts of money and guns. The Federal Gov't would supposedly take the money from the police, and use it to 'fight the drug war'. This caused anger among the police. The influence of greed among all the players in this dirty game became very strong.

Go to 43:00 and watch til 50:02. You'll see how crazy things got.

1. Why did Rick and his crew find it "easy" to deal in other parts of the country?
2. Where did Rick and his crew get the guns?
3. Would you have taken the money (and risked your job) like the cop in the video did? Could you have held back? Did you see all of those $100 bills? I did.