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> those Mexicans That comes across as racist or bigoted and while I do think Mexico cannot control it's crime it's not for anything other than because they can

• swalkergibson 13y ago
  And what I am saying is that Mexico would have a much easier time controlling its crime if there were not billions of dollars flowing southward from the United States into the hands of the cartels. The cartels are virtually invincible because of that money. If the US market for illegal drugs went away tomorrow, what do you suppose would happen to the crime rate in Mexico over the next few years? I believe it would go down dramatically as there would be much less incentive to be involved with the cartel. EDIT: I should clarify that you are correct, you are statistically more likely to be randomly assaulted in certain parts of Mexico than you are in certain parts of the United States. What I am saying is that the problem is larger than Mexico simply being unable to effectively police certain factions of its citizenry.
  • leokun 13y ago
    > And what I am saying is that Mexico would have a much easier time controlling its crime if there were not billions of dollars flowing southward from the United States into the hands of the cartels. This is totally fucking irrelevant in the given discussion. You just have an axe to grind and want to bring up some stupid anti-drug rant, however tragically true it may be, at any given moment, even when it's not appropriate. This discussion is not about why. It's not about it.