Global Crime: A Global Sensation, or Global Scare?

Crime, the irresistible sensation that spreads that wild fire on both the screen, and off the screen, has the power to capture and take hold of minds all over the world.  Crime dramas such as CSI, Cracked, and Criminal Minds have not only entertained and reached audiences throughout the world, but have also stirred up a fury of interest in the category.  At any time of the day, one will surely be able to turn on their television set and be able to find at least one crime drama airing on a channel. 

Though I truly enjoy the thrill and adventure of crime dramas such as CSI Miami and Criminal Minds, I am not one who will keep up to date and follow every twist and turn within series' plot.  What attracts me most to crime dramas, as well as what I feel attracts most people to crime dramas is the excitement and fast-paced story plot of the series.  Comedies and sci-fi television for example are great forms of entertainment, but often times one must keep up with the background plot of the series to truly appreciate and be entertained by the series.  With crime dramas however, one can simply tune into an episode of the series, and without too much background information into the storyline of each character, be entertained and excited by the drama.

Though the crimes within crime drams may not be real, the scenarios, which they depict, are very real. The global international crime culture, which has been populated to society, is a very real phenomenon that affects the lives of billions around the world.  It is easy for one to simply be fascinated by the crime and action that is depicted within primetime drama series, but the circumstances and instances, which they depict, are very real.  The Chinese Triad for example is a very real organization that participates in illegal activities such as drug dealing, prostitution, kidnapping, and extortion on a daily basis. 

The entirety of the global criminal economy is a truly scary phenomenon that has only gained momentum, and become more ubiquitous thanks to the globalization of the 21^st century society.  The daily lives of each and every one of us has been touched by the hand of the global criminal economy, as the illegal criminal industry liquidates and moves its funds though legal markets within society.  

The fact that the global criminal economy comes into such close proximity of each and everyone of us on a daily basis is a truly scary fact.  Many of us like to only think of the thrill and excitement within crime industry, as depicted in our favorite crime dramas.  But the truth is that organized crime is a very real occurrence in society that hurts millions, and that makes its way into our daily lives whether we are consciously aware of it or not.