Theme: Drugs
Quote 1
"Wes had his entire operation organized with the precision of a military unit or a division of a Fortune 500 company. The drug game had its own rules, its own structure...At their peak, his team brought in over four thousand dollars a day."
Quote 2
"There were over 100,000 known addicts in Baltimore, and the real number was arguably higher. Given that the city had a population of just under 700,000, there was an obvious glut of addicts. With a demand like that, and an ample supply, it was hard not to make money."
Quote 3
"He couldn't stop thinking about how much money he could make off that sale--almost enough to take care of this date."
Quote 4
"Getting arrested was starting to feel routine. Wes wasn't shocked or afraid anymore, just annoyed. Why him? Why now? Why couldn't they just leave him alone? He had enough to worry about."
Quote 5
"Possession with intent to distribute was a charge of a completely different magnitude--with serious mandatory sentences. Justin hadn't seen seen Shea around the neighborhood in a while and, from the sound of it, was not sure when he would again."
Wes Moore 2 has grown up quite a bit since the last time we've seen him. He is in charge of a highly organized drug gang, and has made quite a bit of money. The drug trade has severely affected his life and the lives of over 100,000 people. The fact that he gets arrested doesn't even faze him anymore. And possession with intent to distribute entails a very severe sentance, yet Wes Moore 2 couldn't be bothered. He just wants to make his money. He hasn't been to school in a very long time, reducing any chance of getting a respectable job in order to provide for his now expanding family.
The drug charge develops in this chapter by showing how all lives can be ruined by the drug trade, no matter what role one may play in it.
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