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Mexico might not be a good example because they have problems such as cartels being more powerful than the state military and cartel members holding public exec
by umvi 6y ago
Mexico might not be a good example because they have problems such as cartels being more powerful than the state military and cartel members holding public executions while police turn a blind eye.
- Ensorceled 6y agoIt's a fascinating example for two reasons: 1) the drug cartels are powerful because of the massively lucrative drug trade with the US and 2) overall crime in Mexico is actually pretty comparable or lower than the US in many areas, especially if you account for inter-cartel violence [1] [1] https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Mexico/United-States/Crime https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Mexico/Uni...