Watch the following video from a POSSIBLE Fetanyl overdose. There are some medical experts that also attribute the possible overdose to that of an acute mental distress reaction to what the young officer knew to be a potent drug. Regardless, watch and discuss your thoughts.
What are your thoughts after viewing this video? Remember, even the most trained can make mistakes.
Drugs are part of every segment of society – We are seeing marijuana become decriminalized in many states. Pharmaceutical companies provide us with great “miracle workers” in medical science, but also add to the corruption of corporate and government entities due to the billions it generates. Provide a personal note on what could alleviate, if any, our dependency as humans on drugs. Are we moving in a better direction than say a decade ago?
As a note – 93,000 people overdosed and died from opioid type drugs in America 2020-21. This is up from 70,000 the previous years.
Resource: The Dangers of Fentanyl – San Diego County Sheriff’s Department – YouTube
2. What types of defenses are most commonly used by defense attorneys in white collar crime trials? Does the punishment meet the same criteria as it is for blue collar crimes? Why or Why not?
Resource:
Payne, B. K. (2017). White-Collar Crime: The Essentials (2nd ed.). SAGE Publications