For starters, let us just add that our group meshed very well together. We all had great ideas and suggestions fresh on our minds concerning the narco-violence happening in Mexico. Our focus was not only on the cartels but also on the effect on the country as a whole. Therefore we brainstormed and began to conquer.
Although there are many important topics to be addressed about Mexico’s narcoviolencia, Cindy chose to focus on the farmers and crops that are affected by the Cartels greed to take over. Many of the farmers whom grow crops are seriously affected by the violence and extortion by the Cartels. This topic was lost amongst other ideas. Originally suggested a couple of ideas, one was that we do our research conducted on the role America plays in the Mexican Drug Cartels and two, the female’s role in Mexico’s Drug Cartel. In the videos and discussions we had in class it was all about the wealthy and powerful men that ran these organizations but no females were mentioned and it sparked a certain curiosity. Both of these ideas were thoroughly contemplated but later thrown out on account that we didn’t want to get too grounded in policies and treaties and that it might be very difficult to find enough research written about women’s involvement. James was more smitten about the politics involvement with the narco-violence, which we boiled down to the fact that these officials are more than likely terrified for their lives. Finally, also suggests that we research the facts about the effects of narco-violence on innocent people and their families. We all became involved in a conversation about the amount off innocent lives that are affected daily by the extortion, violence, and injustice that the drug cartels create for the countries residents. We then decided this would be our group topic. Our group topic will be about the innocent lives that are affected by