her especially when the dad broke down crying because he had to see his daughter like that. They also used pathos with the whole situation with Helena. She had to keep her son safe because there were men who were willing to kidnap him if she didn’t pay them the money that her husband owed them. It got the viewer to feel sorry for her because she didn’t have anything to do with it even though later she started to get involved. It just shows how drugs can suck people in.5rtDrugs are something that should not be taken lightly. They are powerful and very effective. When used in a careless manner it can result in serious consequences. Wilson states that if we legalize drugs it will only harm others (2). All three of these sources support keeping drugs illegal. If we think that legalizing drugs is the answer then we will find out the hard way. The only way to keep people off the streets, off drugs, and away from violent behavior is to make sure the generations to come have a solid education of this issue and if we take time to help the children they might not turn to drugs. This is shown on Traffic at the end of the movie where Javier is watching the baseball game. He is doing his part to take time to give to the children and be a support for them. He tried stopping drugs but he finally realized that he needed to start in his own community. The same thing happened with the Drug Czar. He had a goal to stop the problem of drugs but throughout the movie he dealt with family situations that gave him a broader glance at the problem of drugs. He realized that he couldn’t do anything to stop the drug problem if he couldn’t even deal with it in his own home. He quit his job and decided to be there to support his daughter hoping that his support would keep her off the streets and back into the promising life she had before.As you can see these three different sources weigh all of the facts and use evidence to d...
