I really enjoyed this one. It plays out like a video game and how to level up through the different levels of the drug chain from street dealer all the way to Cartel boss. It's quite entertaining with a lot of interviews with interesting people ranging from the famous e.g Eminem and 50 cent to former drug kings.
Behind the fun though is a very clear message about the stupidity of minimum sentencing and no tolerance laws relating to drugs in the United States. Most of you guys would already be familiar with this crazy political rubbish. Imagine getting caught with a bag of weed and being told you would go to prison for a minimum of 25 years unless you became an informant and dobbed in your dealer. Sentences for drugs are often worse than murder and rape. America's incarceration rate is 5 times higher than the rest of the world, and growing. Police agencies are funded by how many drug arrest they make, not by how many fucking crimes they solve. *sigh* Anyway, you've heard it all before. Politics eh?
Although there's nothing really 'new' shown here it was a very interesting style and covered the subject in great detail. The end was quite inspiring as well with some quick footage of the current American 'Drug Czar' admitting that the system was not working. Hopefully the people in power have the balls to make the changes required.
Enjoy :)
8/10
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