The National Family Partnership organized the first Nationwide Red Ribbon Campaign in 1988. It was to honor Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, a member of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. He was a spy in Mexico and was eventually found out. He was not only investigating a drug cartel, but members of the military and police.
On Feb. 7, 1985, the 37-year-old Camarena left his office to meet his wife for lunch. Five men appeared at the agent's side and shoved him in a car. One month later, Camarena's body was found in a shallow grave. He had been tortured to death.
Any one who chooses to be a spy in someone else’s country knows that the penalty for getting caught is either death or life imprisonment. Surely Camarena new he was a spy and what the consequences are for such activity. That is why it was foolish to make a hero of him.
On Feb. 7, 1985, the 37-year-old Camarena left his office to meet his wife for lunch. Five men appeared at the agent's side and shoved him in a car. One month later, Camarena's body was found in a shallow grave. He had been tortured to death.
Any one who chooses to be a spy in someone else’s country knows that the penalty for getting caught is either death or life imprisonment. Surely Camarena new he was a spy and what the consequences are for such activity. That is why it was foolish to make a hero of him.
The glamorous lives of such spies as James Bond are fictional. Real spies lead desperate lives and rarely have chances to shoot their way out of a tight situation, as Bond does in the movies. Camerena took his chances and lost. That should be the real lesson. If a person is not willing to assume the risks of his/her behavior, then they should stay out of such business.
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