EOC Week 6: Illicit

This is an interesting topic for me because there are times when I believe the media puts out more than it knows about and the government allows it too, just to try to intimidate the population into doing the right thing.  I have minimal experience with the illicit trade in our world, but the subject reminds me of a story one of my instructors at United Airlines told our class. She explains there is this lady in the market in Rio De Janeiro, who is walking through the market with her baby in a stroller. She turns to the side to inspect a product and when she turns back her baby is gone. She begins screaming for help and all the locals try to convince her to go to the airport right away. Finally the police arrive and drive the woman to the airport. There they have arrested the kidnapper but the baby has been killed and hollowed out for smuggling drugs onto the plane.  Up until we discussed this in class I took, I took it as a possibility, however I researched the story and found it has been a popular urban myth since the early 70’s. I’m glad to hear no babies have been found this way, but I’ve been disappointed that I believed someone’s lie for so long, about something so important.  

EOC Week 5: Lawyers Looking for Fame

I’m fairly sure I covered this in a previous blog, but that’s ok.  I really understand that everybody wants to be famous one way or another. However, I do not like and feel it’s a shame that lawyers go out of their way to profit on other peoples problems.  I feel that “ambulance chasers” should be banned and kept from television and maybe advertising for people that can or are really there to help the public should become more prevalent.  The most disturbing (albeit funny) representation I’ve seen is the new Glen Lerner commercial where he’s literally depicting himself chasing and ambulance down the street. My roommate was like I might actually call him now, because at least he’s admitting to what he really is. I mean if it’s a criminal act, someone is a habitual or repeat offender, or even an amazing case that sets a new social standard for the public, then by all means make your money. For medical things, or lets sue this company because they tried to help make the world a better place and it didn’t work, don’t put it out there we don’t want to hear it.  Sure you’ll get every bottom feeder in the world that wants to make a quick buck, but for the working class that is usually at work all day. We don’t have time to be worrying about how many ambulances Mr. Glenn Lerner can chase down the highway. It frustrates me to no end and I really have almost given up watching TV.