Cage calls for united fight against crime

Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage says nations must work together in the battle against organised crime.

Cage, a United Nations goodwill ambassador for global justice, says the threat posed by criminal networks is too big for communities or states to confront on their own, so countries must co-operate with one another.

"Organised crime is a deadly infection that preys on human beings," Cage told delegates at a conference aimed at boosting support for a UN convention to curb organised crime on Thursday.

"It sows fear and violence in cities, towns and villages around the world."

Cage warned that regions weakened by conflict, lawlessness and extreme poverty are especially susceptible to traffickers of illegal drugs, weapons and even humans.

"It feeds off instability, and also makes instability worse," he said.

Cage, who won a best actor Oscar in 1995 for his role in Leaving Las Vegas, described being a UN goodwill ambassador as his "most challenging and meaningful role" yet and divulged that he even once considered leaving the movie business to devote more time to helping others.

"At some point I wanted to stop being an actor and start taking action," he said.

Cage was visibly touched when talking about child victims he met in Uganda and Kenya and a 15-year-old Somali boy serving a 10-year prison sentence for piracy. These encounters were "heart-wrenching" and "deeply humbled" him, he said.

Cage highlighted the role of NGO's, judges, prosecutors, doctors, religious leaders and others in helping victims of organised crime, saying he now understood "who the world's real heroes are".

Yury Fedotov, head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, praised Cage as a "humanitarian" who promoted a "victim-centred approach" to tackling organised crime.

22 Oct 2010


This is an ask that will realistically NEVER happen, as it is an idealistic approach to society.

What is most concerning is that the erradication of crime / drugs, etc goes AGAINST the policies of the New World Order.

What will (IS) be happening is the 'visual ' fight against crime (TERRORISM), by governments conning the public, that DATA COLLECTION is for the masses protection, thus the new beginnings of a Prison Planet.