preview

Violence In America

Better Essays

Michael Ramirez
Colorado Technical University Online
1 November 2014
HLS340-1404A-01
Lori Knight

MEMORANDUM
1 NOV 14
TO: Professor, HLS340-1404A-01 Lori Knight
FROM: Michael Ramirez, Student HLS340-1404 A-01
Subj: CONTEPPORARY AND EMERGING THREATS

I like to bring your attention a matter which deserves immediate action. The idea of the United States no longer being the world’s greatest and most secure country in the world is a scenario in which many Americans are not prepared to witness. However, this idea from an analysis point of view may differ depending on the situation. The analysis of America’s greatest resources stems from the responsibility of ensuring these resources are protected. The alternative to the solution may …show more content…

These actions can lead to social instability; due to political interests and inability to trust government officials to protect the homeland, many Americans will seek self servitude. This in turn may lead to increase crime rates; not only that which is in self-defense, but of retaliatory violence aimed towards creating greater hysteria and fear by these terrorist organizations, ultimately contributing to an increase of human casualties. Though seen today as very unlikely, the effects on the environment from terrorist attacks can also be just one of the many impacts, for example in the days, and even months following September 11th, a report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continuously gave assurances that much of the dust permeating from the World Trade Center towers were not of any health risk to any of the population. However in August 2003 this report was muffled by a subsequent report by Inspector General Nikki Tinsley, which stated that many of the reports made by the EPA are unfounded (Buczynski, B. 2009). Finally, many of these effects previously talked about as well as the results of strained international relations due to political ties, and/or social opinions can have long-term impacts of how terrorism affects America’s ability to both stand united …show more content…

Aside from being deeply unnerving, and the continued assurances made by Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, a report by Judicial Watch states that many US border patrol agents have received orders to avoid certain parts of our southern border to avoid an “international incident” (Rothman, N. 2014). The risk of ISIL fighters, sympathizers, or otherwise sponsors of ISIL planning a border crossing can perpetuate other sympathizers to act upon their views of western civilization, therefore plaguing America with the constant threat of homegrown terrorism. In relation the fore mentioned situations; it is believed that this scenario would be placed 6th in relation to the national threat level analysis. With the threats posed by ISIL for worldwide jihad still fresh in the minds of many Americans it seems as if ISIL has already begun its rampage against Americans within the homeland. In a report from Durden, T. (2014), a man recently fired from a food processing plant in Oklahoma brutally beheaded a former coworker following his recent conversion to Islam. Though not confirmed, many of his actions as well as comments on social media sites indicate the perpetrators sympathies and methods of expressing an

Get Access