Summary of Joseph Wambaugh's Lines and Shadows

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 Burl Richard Snider had traveled half a lifetime from the hotel in San Ysidro. He had gone from the U. S. Border Patrol to service as a park policeman on the other side of America, in Washington, D. C. He had remarried, returned west, and had two more children.
#2 The American government had, by 1976, publicly commented that the alien situation appeared almost hopeless. The director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service had, by 1976, publicly commented that the alien situation appeared almost hopeless.
#3 The police had a hard time dealing with the bandit gangs, which were not very concerned about the victims’ mothers and babes. The police had a hard time dealing with the number of murders that were happening around an imaginary line that was used to divide two economies.
#4 The San Diego police department had a difficult time dealing with the numbers of aliens they were arresting. The numbers of crimes committed by aliens were not being reported, though, which was causing damage to the city’s image.

Sujets

• Organized Crime
• True Crime

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 03 mai 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669398721
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Joseph Wambaugh's Lines and Shadows
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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Burl Richard Snider had traveled half a lifetime from the hotel in San Ysidro. He had gone from the U. S. Border Patrol to service as a park policeman on the other side of America, in Washington, D. C. He had remarried, returned west, and had two more children.

#2

The American government had, by 1976, publicly commented that the alien situation appeared almost hopeless. The director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service had, by 1976, publicly commented that the alien situation appeared almost hopeless.

#3

The police had a hard time dealing with the bandit gangs, which were not very concerned about the victims’ mothers and babes. The police had a hard time dealing with the number of murders that were happening around an imaginary line that was used to divide two economies.

#4

The San Diego police department had a difficult time dealing with the numbers of aliens they were arresting. The numbers of crimes committed by aliens were not being reported, though, which was causing damage to the city’s image.

#5

There were many perils for the pollos in their crossing, such as the bands of criminals in the canyons, the moonlighting Tijuana cops, and the Mexican-American youth gangs.

#6

By 1976, the Tijuana mayor was sweating out all the reports of his police officers ambushing aliens on American soil. The Mexican president addressed the U. S. government on the safety of these aliens, and said that they deserved the respect given to human beings by every civilized society.

#7

Dick Snider was working on a publicity campaign to raise awareness about the coyotes. He was appearing on television more than Mayor Pete Wilson. And some of the high-ranking officers who didn’t trust any middle-level management people began to crawl around the hills like snakes.

#8

It was nearly impossible to receive a law-enforcement federal grant, but Dick Snider was quoted in several interviews as to the modest deal he had struck with the bandits. And journalists ran to U. S. Customs and U. Border Patrol to discuss the merits of proposals being put forth by a San Diego police lieutenant.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The Border Crime Task Force was led by police sergeant Jesus Manuel Lopez, who was chosen by Dick Snider. Lopez was marked by the interrogation point. He was only 29 years old, with a hairline already retreating on a small head. He had slightly Asian eyes, a nose more Middle Eastern than Mexican, and pock-marked cheeks.

#2

The Border Crime Task Force was made up of Mexican-American police officers. They were to listen and observe and catch the bandits in the middle of their robberies. They were to ambush the ambushers.

#3

The police task force was assembled, and they were given military-style training. They were equipped with black watch caps, goggles for brush crawling, camouflage fatigues, combat boots, and they were told that someone might get hurt out in the canyons.

#4

The task force used a High Standard, model ten, 12-gauge shotgun, which was equipped with a flashlight, a pistol grip, and a short barrel for concealment. It was essentially a sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun that could be fired at very close range.

#5

The border patrolmen assigned to the task force taught the cops a few tricks that at the time seemed of little value, but proved very useful later on. They learned how to squat when approached by suspicious persons, and to speak timidly with proper humility.

#6

The police force had a very difficult time finding enough volunteers to join the task force. Eventually, they found Tony Puente, who didn’t want to wear a bulletproof vest. His wife insisted he wear it, and he refused.

#7

Dene was 15 when she married Tony. He was an 18-year-old Marine. He felt he had robbed her of her youth, and when she warned that he was not going to be shot dead and leave her alone to raise the children, he almost agreed to wear the vest.

#8

The oldest cop on the task force was Fred Gil, who was thirty-six years old. He was a ex-Marine drill instructor who had served in Vietnam, and he was extremely diffident with superiors. He had joined the task force because he wanted to do something with his police career before he was too old to bother.

#9

After Vietnam, Fred Gil didn’t strive anything. He was just glad to be alive, and ordinary police work seemed peaceful to him. He didn’t want to lead anyone anywhere.

#10

Carlos Chacon was one of three task force members who spoke good Spanish. His mother took her children and migrated to the San Diego area. He always wanted to become a policeman.

#11

Carlos Chacon, who was a police officer, had a six-inch Colt Python,. 357 magnum. He was twenty years old then, and like all the other young police reservists, he was trying to master pistol shooting. He had a best friend named Michael Clarence Jackson. They fantasized about becoming judges and police chiefs.

#12

Carlos Chacon was accepted by the San Diego Police Department two years after the shooting, when asked by Dick Snider and Manny Lopez to join the border squad. He enthusiastically accepted. Carlos Chacon named his first son Michael, for his slain friend. But he still loved guns.
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