Juan Carlos Hidalgo on Violence in Mexico on BBC

they are not helping Mexico,,USA are doing waht they have,,because the demand of drugs came from USA,,,,they money of the cartels comes from usa,,the GUNS of the cartels,,came from usa,,so is not helping,,,dont get confused,,,is a social responsability

People are under the false impression that legalizing drugs will reduce crime. So would legalizing murder by the simple fact that it isn't criminal anymore. The problem is you assume that there wont be anymore murderers in the streets.
The people that deal in narcotics will not become educated and get jobs at NASA or Microsoft. They will simply move to another illegal and dangerous enterprise. Legalization is not a cure, it simply surrenders to the problem.

Its odd to see military vehicles on the street. Its common on the middle east news but here, in Mexico! The problem that we have in my country is the corruption. Drug cartels buy protection from the police and local gobernors giving them even much more power to operate. Its true that legalizing drugs will affect the cartels 100%, and also if the demand decreases. The US and Mexico have to work together on this issue.
Regards from Mexico City.

where is America's MSM on this subject? Why isn't Rush Haanity and the rest of the right wing radio hammering on this? why are they ignoring our boarder?

where do they get these numbers? $25 BILLION?? I hardly think that is being generated from the tatooed guys in baseball caps.
I love how they had to ram the french doors, they can be a real bitch to get into.

The drug related violence that was fed by the CIA. The US helping is laughable.

Pick up a pen. Sign a drug legalization law. Watch drug cartels drop like flies.

Executing drug dealers is the most efficent way to stop the problem. The USA has been tolerating this situation way too long. Don't through money close the border. Stop the invasion. Shoot any invader regardless of race, color, sex or religeon.

ka7krz :
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Yea, because that worked so well every other time a black market was packing in tons of money smuggling something that a large population wanted.
All that does is raise the price and make it even more lucrative for the poor Mexicans that act as mules.
How about if you wake up and read a book.
Its called supply and demand, dumbass!
Its fairly basic.
Totalitarian BS has NEVER ONCE stopped a black market!
It amazes me how YOU PEOPLE repeat history and never learn from it.