corruption in society theme
Discussed is the social problem that arises when officials or other people that have been entrusted with authority, to a wide extent abuses their position to acquire illicit benefits for themselves.
54 total · 7 choice · 21 major · 26 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp4x04 | choice | Two New Yorkers on the road were stopped in a small town were the police, a mechanic and a judge were in cahoots to extort passers by. |
| movie: All the King's Men (1949) | choice | Willie Stark started out as an idealistic, morally upright, campaigner for the people. When he realized that he was being outmaneuvered by his unscrupulous political adversaries he decided to become more Machiavellian himself. He became a populist, and was soon elected governor. However, as time went on it became evermore obvious that he was using blackmail, pork-barrel dealings, hired goons and suchlike dirty and corrupt tricks. |
| movie: All the Presidents Men (1976) | choice | we saw the Watergate scandal and the Nixon administration's shenanigans |
| movie: Chinatown (1974) | choice | was saw a lot of corruption related to water management and a dam proposal in Los Angeles |
| movie: Master of the Shadowless Kick: Wong Kei-Ying (2016) | choice | corrupt general |
| movie: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) | choice | The story is about young Mr. Smith who, when by chance he is made senator, takes on a huge pork distribution network of the highest level. |
| movie: The Life of Emile Zola (1937) | choice | The French military leadership threw Albert Dreyfus under the bus to conceal their own incompetence. The story turns on Emile exposing them for who they really were. |
| ahh1x28 | major | It transpires that the local police in both of the towns that were visited were either wholly or somewhat corrupt. Constable Batterman turned a blind eye to Loren and Pete's predicament because he was on Vince Cates' payroll. |
| as1985e2x17 | major | A corrupt NYPD detective made a brazen attempt to profit financially by blackmailing a murderer. |
| ent1x23 | major | V'Lar was on a mission to Mazar to expose rampant government corruption. |