This past Thursday 26 dead men were found in Guadalajara Mexico as a sign of escalating mafia violence among drug cartels. The bodies were bound, gagged, and stuffed in three vehicles left near a prominent land mark in the city. Each one was shot in the head. The previous day another similar gruesome scene was found in Mexico’s Sinaloa state. “These barbaric acts show that the war between the criminals is getting even more brutal,” said Jorge Aristoteles Sandoval, Guadalajara’s mayor. Guadalajara has not been known as a drug-war battleground, but investigators believe it may be a push by the Zetas cartel into territory that has long been the domain of the Sinaloa Federation, which is the reigning criminal power along Mexico’s western coast. It is also believed that the Zetas may be budging into Guadalajara to fight for a bigger piece of Mexico’s billion-dollar drug trade.
The prevalence of drug cartels is at an extreme high for Mexico, with no end in sight. The violence that occurred raises many questions that no one can answer for sure. It is uncertain why those 26 men were brutally murdered, but all that can be said is that this was a sign. The rampage of deaths and tragedy in Mexico has had a major impact on its people as well as the world. It is sad to say, but Mexico is becoming a place specifically known for its drug crisis. Safety is becoming less and less of an assurance for the people in the major drug-trafficking areas. How can Mexico put an end to these deadly drug cartels? It seems the answer to this question may be bleak, but if other nations band together then this war on drugs may have an end.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/americas/19-bodies-found-in-mexicos-second-largest-city/2011/11/24/gIQAaIUwsN_story.html?tid=pm_world_pop
12 comments:
As said in your blog, it is extremly sad to see Mexico in this state. I did a blog on this previously and it was talking about a potential candidate for Mexico's presidency wants to continue fighting against the drug cartels but in a different way--instead of fighting them with violence, he wants to educate the people of Mexico so joining a drug cartel isn't their only option. Great blog!
Wow! It is amazing to see how the mafia is slowly but surely gaining power in many cities in Mexico. With all of these cartels and organized crime families rising up and causing havoc on the people. With all of this violence being present, I would expect the tourism economy to downgrade due to people becoming progressively scared of what could happen on their travels to mexico.
You are right Mexico is definitely known for its the extreme crime. Its sad to see that the mafia is taking over Mexico and it makes me think of the kids and families there and how unsafe it is there. I think that if the crime continues then more and more people will fall into the mafia and it will grow far worse so we have to do something about it sooner rather than later and i think one of the ways that we can do that is crack down on the drug traffic flow and buckle down so that nothing gets around it. This may include more money, but it is a small price to pay for the peoples safety.
I am sad to say that I am not shocked this still happens today. Like many of my discussions have touched on, violence in any kind to anyone is horrible, let alone killing people for no reason, and there is never a definite reason to take a life. I appreciate you raising awareness with your post, but this is really sad.
It is very sad to see that the Mafia is gaining power. It will definetly affect life in Mexico and I'm sure no one will feel safe as long as the mafia is going around and doing this. I also agree with Lawrence when he says tourism will slow down because no one wants to be caught in the middle of that
I fully agree that it is sad to hear about all this stuff happening in Mexico due to drug wars. People should not have to lose their lives because of this. The authorities need to be doing something there to stop this from happening! The Mafia is becoming a larger problem in Mexico and something needs to be done. This was a great blog.
Its awful that drugs are pulling countries apart like this. I'm sure there would be violence with or without a drug problem to blame, but having that crutch to blame causes this situation to be even worse than it would be without it. The power of drugs over humans is on the rise and I'm not sure if we will be able to do anything to stop it.
Wow I had many conflicting thoughts after reading this blog. It is shocking to hear that Mexico is involved in all of this violence it's crazy. Enjoy reading this good job!
I think ths is crazy. I thought the Mafia died out along time ago and ths kind of violence only happens in movies. If we are not carful these eople are going to take over, the rich and power always end up ruling sooner or later. We really need to get a hold of of these drug dealers and drugs and stop all these crimes. I wonder if drugs were legal if there would be ths much violence.
Mexico is in a sad predicament. Mafia's are apart of organized crime and they are slowly taking over these cities in Mexico. It is sad to see this.
This article shows yet another example of the enormity of the drug traffiking problem in Mexico. It does seem like it is such a huge problem to address that it would be difficult to bring down for good. However, it doesn't mean that there shouldn't be measures taken to continue to deal with this problem.
I hate to see that Mexico is experiencing so much crime and drug cartels. I know that there are certain parts of Mexico that experience a great deal of crime. However, these murders are directly linked to the mafia that is continuously rising in Mexico.
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