The Mexican government along with U.S. forces has been fighting a drug war for the past year. Violence and death are just part of everyday life for the citizens who live in these war zones. The drug cartels maintain their control be limiting the amount of information that is getting out about their illegal activities. The people who witness these acts first hand are too scared to give the information to authorities. The one thing that the drug cartels did not count on was all the social networking sites available to people now.
People are more inclined to use technology to report information rather than doing in person. The social networking media allows a person to report on what is happening and not worry about the drug cartels finding out. The war that is going right now is going to be a defining moment for Mexico. They are in a very volatile situation and their government is in danger of collapse. Social networking sites may not fix the situation but they are helping it.
I always felt that social networking sites were only for entertainment purposes. It is hard to believe that these sites are helping to fight crime. There has been a lot of bad that has come from social networking sites. People stalked, harassed or even killed. It is good to hear about some good coming from them. Technology is supposed to be used to make people’s lives better and that seems to be the case here. I really hope Mexico can win this war and stabilize their government.
People are more inclined to use technology to report information rather than doing in person. The social networking media allows a person to report on what is happening and not worry about the drug cartels finding out. The war that is going right now is going to be a defining moment for Mexico. They are in a very volatile situation and their government is in danger of collapse. Social networking sites may not fix the situation but they are helping it.
I always felt that social networking sites were only for entertainment purposes. It is hard to believe that these sites are helping to fight crime. There has been a lot of bad that has come from social networking sites. People stalked, harassed or even killed. It is good to hear about some good coming from them. Technology is supposed to be used to make people’s lives better and that seems to be the case here. I really hope Mexico can win this war and stabilize their government.
