The Cartel's Shot The 36 Year Old Female Police Chief In Border Town, Mexico.

[twyacht]

And our border are still wide open,....those that step up, are gunned down. She was appointed Oct. 9. Sounds like we're losing a battle that effects OUR borders, and the Dream Act is still pending.

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2010/11/30/woman-police-chief-slain-mexico-1747116950/
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Woman Police Chief Slain in Mexico
Published November 30, 2010

The woman leading the police department in the northern Mexican town of Meoqui was slain while driving to work, the Chihuahua state Attorney General's Office said Monday.

Hermila García was named last month as chief of the 90-strong police force in Meoqui, located 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Chihuahua city, the state capital.

García was found fatally shot in her car at a spot near her home about 10 kilometers (6 miles) from the town center, the AG's office said.

Authorities suspect the police chief, whose prior experience included working as an investigator for the federal AG's office, was murdered by gunmen working for drug traffickers or other organized crime elements.

Chihuahua, which borders Texas, has three other female police chiefs, including 20-year-old criminology student Marisol Valles, recently appointed the top law enforcement officer in Praxedis G. Guerrero.

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And our gov't would rather prosecute AZ, send NG troops for logistical/ admin support only, instead of defending our borders. Yet the Minutemen are shunned....

Makes me sick.

[SwoopSJ]

The only real solutions to the problem are:

1)  Legalize drugs, which would cut off the money flowing to the cartels.
2)  Aggressively enforce border security on our side AND take the fight to the cartels in Mexico.

These solutions are basically pipe dreams, however.  Aside from the social and political objections to either scenario, there are way too many people making way too much money (including our government) on "fighting" the drug war.  Just my opinion, FWIW.

Swoop

[crusader rabbit]

And our gov't would rather prosecute AZ, send NG troops for logistical/ admin support only, instead of defending our borders. Yet the Minutemen are shunned....

That's 'cause the real problem is them danged AZ legislators...  not the tons of illegals selling drugs, kidnapping people, robbing 7-11 stores and increasing the costs of education, emergency services and welfare.  Ya jus' don' gettit, do ya Sunshine?

It's not easy being Eric Holder, but some a$$hole's gotta do it!

[TAB]

The only real solutions to the problem are:

1)  Legalize drugs, which would cut off the money flowing to the cartels.
2)  Aggressively enforce border security on our side AND take the fight to the cartels in Mexico.

These solutions are basically pipe dreams, however.  Aside from the social and political objections to either scenario, there are way too many people making way too much money (including our government) on "fighting" the drug war.  Just my opinion, FWIW.

Swoop

1 is a very bad idea.  number 2 would solve a bunch of probs.

[fightingquaker13]

Amen Swoop. If we did both of those things, which are Constitutional in spirit and letter, we would be a lot better off. I'm with Tom. What the Hell is the Army for if not to defend our borders? Why should they be deployed thouseands of miles away to defend against potential threats when there is a real one right here? Why fight a drug war that has failed for 96 years and serves to fund clear and present dangers to our country? It makes no rational sense. Cut off the drug money and seal the border. Its really not logistically hard. Its just a matter of will.
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[tombogan03884]

FQ, The real threat isn't in Mexico, it's in Washington and Ca.

[SwoopSJ]

1 is a very bad idea.  number 2 would solve a bunch of probs.

I should have placed an "or" between the two, as I meant them to be separate solutions.  In defense of scenario 1, any shift in the ratio of those who do drugs to those who don't, would be statistically insignificant.  Those who would do drugs, more than likely, are already doing them anyway, regardless of legality.  Legalization would simply take funding from the violent cartels and street gangs, as well as provide us tax dollars.  This will never happen though, because of the vast number of drug related law enforcement jobs that would be lost, as well as the lack of social acceptance.  Scenario 2, will never occur either, as I stated in my original post, due to social / political fallout.  The demand part of the market will NEVER be eliminated, so until our government grows some cajones, this will continue to be a problem.

Swoop
   

[TAB]

They will just switch to other crimal activitys to make the same money.

[SwoopSJ]

I'm sure the cartels would switch to an alternate form of criminal activity, but the money definitely wouldn't be as plentiful nor as easily acquired.  Just consider how the end of prohibition affected organized crime.

Swoop
 

[TAB]

I'm honestly not worryed about the cartels, I'm worryed about the low level street guys.

They could very easily turn to kidnapping( like they already do thru out latin america), robbery, "protection", slavery, other crimes...

It will happen.