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Old 01-24-2011, 05:22 PM   #61
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That is just dastardly. I wonder what would happen if gangs / cartels tried to pull this in Russia or somewhere where brutal retaliation isn't out of the question.

I am starting to think that the government of Mexico is losing control. And quickly. This is a very scary and real possibility.
Russia is full of mobs but they know their very existence depends on payouts and staying underground. they would never slay the innocent.
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Old 01-24-2011, 08:38 PM   #62
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A group of heavily armed men opened fire at a soccer match between two local teams in western Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, killing seven people and wounding two others, according to a municipal police spokesman.
The soccer field is at a community center opened four months ago as part of a program to decrease drug violence in a city that has been racked by violence and killings linked to drug cartels. Police said Monday they had not determined a motive for the shooting.
Umm, I'm going to guess...drugs.
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Old 01-24-2011, 10:32 PM   #63
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Umm, I'm going to guess...drugs.

and girls/models......
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/01/2...ty-queens.html
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Old 01-25-2011, 12:58 AM   #64
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This is getting beyond brutal.

The Mexican police are either too afraid or are part of these guys to bring them down, This is close to a civil war, if the Mevican government wants a country left maybe they should get on their knees and beg the US military to come smoke these idiots out and kill them all.
Because the US military is great at solving other countries problems.
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Old 01-25-2011, 11:37 AM   #65
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http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2011/0...era-hotel.html

Security guards kept ambulances from entering a Mexican resort following a deadly explosion last November, preventing emergency workers from rendering aid in the crucial first minutes after the blast, CBC News has learned.


http://www.cbc.ca/canada/edmonton/st...ambulance.html

Mexico blast victim's ambulance ran out of gas.

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Old 01-25-2011, 12:51 PM   #66
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I also heard that Mexico is about to get a visit hardened criminal that refuses to pay C-train tickets.. where will it end..
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Old 01-25-2011, 01:24 PM   #68
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I also heard that Mexico is about to get a visit hardened criminal that refuses to pay C-train tickets.. where will it end..
HAHAHAHA - awesome....
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Old 01-12-2012, 09:34 AM   #69
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Mexico’s drug war death toll nears 50,000

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/01...l-nears-50000/


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Mexico’s drug war death toll nears 50,000

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/01...l-nears-50000/

^ Hmmm, I can't seem to get the math to go around. The title says deaths by province for "2009 & 2010". But the individual province numbers seem to go well past the numbers shown by the "drug killings by year" mini graph (~11,750 + 6,250 for those two years). Or am I missing something?
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Old 01-12-2012, 10:34 AM   #71
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Just got back from Playa on Sunday night - and echo most people's opinions on here. We went into Playa for the day/evening with absolutely no concerns, minded our own business and had a great time. Even rented scooters and ventured off the "beaten trail" for a lot of the day, and didn't find any trouble. So true - you usually reap what your sow.
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Old 01-12-2012, 12:00 PM   #72
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From The Economist, drug-related murders from January 1-November 11, 2011:

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Old 01-12-2012, 01:14 PM   #73
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So Cancun and Cabo it is.
Or Playa.
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Old 01-12-2012, 01:17 PM   #74
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So Cancun and Cabo it is.
My travel agent just warned me off driving from Cancun to Belize.
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Old 01-12-2012, 01:23 PM   #75
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So how many canadians go to mexico each year?
compared to how many are killed?

#### gonna happen in a place like mexico

another reason to just say not to drugs - do your part!
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