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IS ASSIGNMENT 13
Remember: you need only watch from 56:44 to 1:12:50 of How to Make Money Selling Drugs
1) The documentary suggests that the origins of the war on drugs can be found exclusively in the incentives for politicians and the police to wage such a war.
Write one paragraph describing what these incentives are (according to the documentary) for politicians and another paragraphdescribing what they are (according to the documentary) for the police. Be sure to organize your paragraphs around the familiar cl/ev/wa format and include evidence in the form of direct quotations. (and remember to answer the question for both politicians and police; if you answer for just one you can not get more than half credit for this questions)
2) How did some politicians respond to Len Bias' death and why? (according to the documentary) Hint: the documentary is suspicious of the reasons the politicians themselves give; so, don't simply repeat what the politicians say.
3) The readings make clear that politicians found crucial support in certain communities--support that the video does not address. Explain what and who the video excludes in its telling of history of the "War on Drugs." Be sure to explain why that exclusion is significant.
You will want your one to two paragraph explanation to employ the familiar cl/ev/wa format and include evidence in the form of direct quotations.