Drug War in Mexico - Introduction
Two years ago, Mexican President Felipe Calderon launched a major offensive against drug traffickers, sparking an all-out war. For the border town of Ciudad Juarez, the conflict has meant a complete breakdown of law and order and a spike in violence. Video by Travis Fox / Washington Post
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Interesting series, thanks for wrapping this up.
An holland fiend used to say that holland people doesnt smoke, only turist!
things in juarez are getting out of hand my cousin was kidnapped and murdered in juarez just because they thought he was rich and he owned a carlot i wish they would find a way to make things better
@cobrachoppergirl Its a custom in some rural burials in Mexico, but the music usually is more sad.
oh my god this is crazy
@streetfightspdx Nice....you killed it! Not even a debate! Some of these knuckle-heads aren't worth responding to.....and sometimes you just gotta tell 'em what's up!
Holland aswell has a lot lower percentage of weed smokers compared to other countries where it's illegal.
The drug issue could be substantially reduced by treating addicts instead of imprisoning them with other criminals. I don't mean for them to get off scot free, but they need to be segregated somehow and treated.
You do realize that no matter what drug youre talking about, the effects on the users are far less harmful than the war on drugs. The only drugs which are more harmful than the war on drugs are really Alcohol and PC, and even then, the prohibition still isnt the best option...
@FOUB4R I don't deal in opinions, I deal in facts, I'm not concerned with opinions just solid evidence and factual information...
well i understand . I live in juarez..my grandfather was american and he came to work here. so i live here, sometimes people in school say to me "gringo" just for my physical.
that sucks
End the market for drugs.
What an intelligent person.... Weed needs to be legalized.
In Switzerland heroin is legal. not to buy on the street but to go to special clinics where the addicts are given clean needles and supervised doses. this keeps the drugs and paraphernalia off the streets and reduces crime as they are given this for free I believe. they have no higher amount of addicts compared to other countries where it's illegal
no hay problema juarez ... las cosas se ARREGLARAN en el futuro yo lo se... LO SE..... saludos desde colonia Satelite, Juarez Chihuahua .
It's Sell or Die? I guess if we stop buying that means they die - so we'll have to keep buying
If you think that those americans that are purchasing drugs from mexico aren't adding to the problem you are in seriour DENIAL. I'm not saying these people are bad. That is for you to decide. I have friends who smoke weed and I've told them how they add to the problem and all I see is a denial in their blood shot eyes.
What if drugs became LEGAL?
Do we tax ppl for smoking weed or do we throw them in prison for three years, you tell me. Alcohol was prohibited in the 1920's and look at what it resulted in, a crime rate that was beyond staggering. Now we've made hemp and Marijuana illegal in this country and look at all the violence its caused. These are not like cocaine or heroine, they're only as harmful as tobacco and liqour, which is still SOLD EVERYWHERE!! Make Marijuana as legal as tobacco and the cartels will slowly fade.
Some joker had a sense of humor, to hire a Mariachi band for a funeral. Or is this the norm for Mexican funerals? It seems rather inappropriate and incongruent.
I hate how all these vids end up causing arguments like "america sucks" or "gringos are bad." I mean, come on guys.. Yes, there are shitty, closed-minded people in the US, but the majority are caring and view Mexico very positively. I'm from the south, am white, and have been to Mexico many many times and the beautiful people and land there. I wish posters would stop generalizing "all Americans" when they make comments.
@mcanavatis We trained those LOS ZETAS Drug Cartel Soldiers at Fort Benning, Georgia then they trained a bunch of other people for the Drug Cartels in Mexico,now there is 1,000's of highly trained soldiers working for the drug cartels thanks to the training going on at Fort Benning at The School Of the America's.Another example of people in the Government doing what they do best create terror & crime then act like they are fighting crime & terror.The U$ Government funded Bin Laden too.
@cobrachoppergirl no its a royal way of a funeral
Legalized booze that can kill you too or make you an addict!
It´s good that I live in Germany without such problems ...
@smurfedalottasmurf hahaha lol.
Avalon400 please just get out the closet and go join a parade or something.
lol if mexico invaded the US they would be crushed like bugs, it wouldnt even be funny
@cobrachoppergirl That's not a mariachi band. Is a... grup of dudes trying to play some "norteña" music. However, that's not a tradition in Mexico... at least, isn't a tradition here at the center of the country.
Another Bush legacy.