Posted: March 2nd, 2022

Discussion Board

In 2012 in an interview about her documentary, Cocaine Unwrapped director Rachel Seifert told journalist Nick Curtis of the London Evening Standard, that:

“I don’t have a moral issue with people taking cocaine, per se. I think we have to accept the fact that people will always take drugs. A lot of us have tried it, and a lot of people like it. If rich people in London want to take cocaine, then let them. But they have to acknowledge they are part of a chain, and should be standing up and demanding that it shouldn’t be attached to death, destruction and blood at the other end.” [emphasis added by Timmons]

Given that statement, answer the following questions in a post of three paragraphs (one paragraph to answer each of the enumerated questions).

1. Is Seifert’s statement:

an assumption

a hypothesis

a form of analysis

or political rhetoric?

2. Describe how Seifert’s film supports what Drugs: Policy, Social Costs, Crime and Justice author Zilney would call an “alternative approach” to drug control. What type of “alternative approach” is Seifert recommending?

3. What questions does Seifert’s documentary neither pose nor answer about contemporary drug control but which merit consideration?

Give scholarly reasons (based in evidence–examples, quotes, etc.) for your answer drawn from Zilney, Cocaine Unwrapped, and other reputable sources.

This is also due tonight at 11 pm MT. time

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In a 2012 interview about her documentary, Cocaine Unwrapped filmmaker Rachel Seifert told London Evening Standard journalist Nick Curtis:

“I don’t have a moral problem with people using cocaine. I believe we must face the fact that people will always use drugs. Many of us have tried it, and many people enjoy it. Allow rich individuals in London to use cocaine if they want to. But they must recognize that they are a link in a chain and must rise up and demand that it not be linked to murder, destruction, and blood at the other end.” [Timmons added emphasis]

Given that statement, answer the following questions in three paragraphs (one for each).