Comments on: New tactic for "narcoterrorists" in Juarez, MX: car bombs http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 06:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-837383 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-837383 The NRA and it's cronies should be overjoyed, this is their fantasy city come to life. Everyone can get high powered guns and this is the kind of world you get. The NRA and it’s cronies should be overjoyed, this is their fantasy city come to life. Everyone can get high powered guns and this is the kind of world you get.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-836878 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-836878 @1 Patrick Dodds Yes, because legalizing drugs will magically solve all of Mexico's structural and enforcement problems. It will in no way lead the cartels to pursue other lines of business, and they will cease all criminal activity posthaste. For what it's worth, I support legalizing marijuana, but I'm tired of hearing people promote legalization as The One True Solution to border violence. If you want to get high legally just say so, no need to pretend that the real reason is to save the world. @1 Patrick Dodds

Yes, because legalizing drugs will magically solve all of Mexico’s structural and enforcement problems. It will in no way lead the cartels to pursue other lines of business, and they will cease all criminal activity posthaste.

For what it’s worth, I support legalizing marijuana, but I’m tired of hearing people promote legalization as The One True Solution to border violence. If you want to get high legally just say so, no need to pretend that the real reason is to save the world.

]]> By: ackpht http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-837142 ackpht Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-837142 Civilized society: good. Lawless barbarism: bad. The cause of the drug trade is people who are willing to break the law. Without these, it cannot exist. Legalization in the USA is a stoner's fantasy. Civilized society: good. Lawless barbarism: bad.

The cause of the drug trade is people who are willing to break the law. Without these, it cannot exist.

Legalization in the USA is a stoner’s fantasy.

]]> By: humanresource http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-837151 humanresource Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-837151 The cause of the drug trade is people's widespread desire to get high [fixed it for you]. The cause of the escalating violence here is the misguided attempt to outlaw a trade that won't ever disappear. If you think otherwise, inform us all how many thousands of people were butchered every year by these cartels BEFORE the US started its war on drugs? That is, assuming any of the cartels existed back then. The cause of the drug trade is people’s widespread desire to get high [fixed it for you].
The cause of the escalating violence here is the misguided attempt to outlaw a trade that won’t ever disappear.
If you think otherwise, inform us all how many thousands of people were butchered every year by these cartels BEFORE the US started its war on drugs? That is, assuming any of the cartels existed back then.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-837162 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-837162 The repeal of alcohol prohibition in the US eliminated the illegal alcohol trade overnight so yes, you are completely wrong. The repeal of alcohol prohibition in the US eliminated the illegal alcohol trade overnight so yes, you are completely wrong.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-836907 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-836907 Legalization is not on the table at all-- this event is good for the police as it makes it a trivial matter to justify a tripling of their current budget. Drugs fund the state. Legalization is not on the table at all– this event is good for the police as it makes it a trivial matter to justify a tripling of their current budget.

Drugs fund the state.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-837163 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-837163 It is time Mexico put Juarez under martial law and started removing population from certain parts of it. It is a failed city. It is time Mexico put Juarez under martial law and started removing population from certain parts of it. It is a failed city.

]]> By: humanresource http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-837178 humanresource Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-837178 The end of prohibition was a lush's fantasy... didn't stop it coming true, despite the pooled efforts of organized moralists and organized crime. The end of prohibition was a lush’s fantasy… didn’t stop it coming true, despite the pooled efforts of organized moralists and organized crime.

]]> By: Kerov http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-836924 Kerov Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-836924 The USA is not feeling the pain, so USA laws inflicting this pain on Mexico will not change. And multi-billion-dollar drug cartels may be hyper-violent, but they aren't stupid. The USA is not feeling the pain, so USA laws inflicting this pain on Mexico will not change.

And multi-billion-dollar drug cartels may be hyper-violent, but they aren’t stupid.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-836929 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-836929 legalize or stfu legalize or stfu

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-837486 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-837486 I'm pretty sure car bombs were around before the current Iraq/Afghan wars. Don't think the US plans to invade Mexico for being a hotbed of terrorism either. Funny that. I’m pretty sure car bombs were around before the current Iraq/Afghan wars.

Don’t think the US plans to invade Mexico for being a hotbed of terrorism either. Funny that.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-837491 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-837491 @Anon #20 No, the "NRA and its cronies" are not overjoyed one bit about this. There may be some light schadenfreude, for it is well known that Mexican law enforcement finding even one lone .22 cartridge that rolled under your carseat after a trip to the range stateside can lead to serious prison time, but that is where it ends. This is nothing short of a brutal insurgency with extrajudicial torture and execution used by the belligerents (Mexican LEOs and Cartels) on each other and innocents. @Anon #20

No, the “NRA and its cronies” are not overjoyed one bit about this. There may be some light schadenfreude, for it is well known that Mexican law enforcement finding even one lone .22 cartridge that rolled under your carseat after a trip to the range stateside can lead to serious prison time, but that is where it ends.

This is nothing short of a brutal insurgency with extrajudicial torture and execution used by the belligerents (Mexican LEOs and Cartels) on each other and innocents.

]]> By: Kerouac http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-837242 Kerouac Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-837242 I was surprised to see this was the first car bomb for the Mexican drug lords. Maybe they finally got around to watching Touch Of Evil, Orson Welles' 1958 masterpiece. (Warning: It's generally regarded as the last true Film Noir, and is definitely worth watching, but you will have to get past the casting of Charlton Heston as the Mexican police official.) I was surprised to see this was the first car bomb for the Mexican drug lords. Maybe they finally got around to watching Touch Of Evil, Orson Welles’ 1958 masterpiece. (Warning: It’s generally regarded as the last true Film Noir, and is definitely worth watching, but you will have to get past the casting of Charlton Heston as the Mexican police official.)

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-837243 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-837243 selling guns, or civilians buying,carrying or trading weapons in Mexico is a criminal offense. Drug cartels are attacking Mexican police with guns are warfare bought in the USA. somebody in the States is making a lot of money selling these weapons. Americans still need their fixes. So Mexico's war on drugs is also yours, guys! I don't know if legalize is the solution, but BOTH countries are to blame and that's the honest truth. A+ selling guns, or civilians buying,carrying or trading weapons in Mexico is a criminal offense.

Drug cartels are attacking Mexican police with guns are warfare bought in the USA.

somebody in the States is making a lot of money selling these weapons.

Americans still need their fixes. So Mexico’s war on drugs is also yours, guys!

I don’t know if legalize is the solution, but BOTH countries are to blame and that’s the honest truth.

A+

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-836996 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-836996 So sad, I was born in Juarez Mexico. The majority of my mothers family still lives there. Was such a beautiful place to go have dinner and drinks. So sad, I was born in Juarez Mexico. The majority of my mothers family still lives there. Was such a beautiful place to go have dinner and drinks.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-837276 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-837276 I see you're not a golfer. I see you’re not a golfer.

]]> By: adamnvillani http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-837025 adamnvillani Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-837025 I think the drug users and the drug warriors of America can pat themselves on the back here for a job well done. I think the drug users and the drug warriors of America can pat themselves on the back here for a job well done.

]]> By: rebdav http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-837292 rebdav Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-837292 It works both ways though, in Mexico due to firearm prohibition and drug legalization people smoke pot but don't bother with wimpy illegal handguns or semi-auto rifles, you can get real illegal machine-guns like AK-47's and M-16's in Mexico. Prohibition is a boon to anarchy, in the US kids can get pot and acid in high school hallways but they need to wait til they are 21 to get an easy six pack of beer. It works both ways though, in Mexico due to firearm prohibition and drug legalization people smoke pot but don’t bother with wimpy illegal handguns or semi-auto rifles, you can get real illegal machine-guns like AK-47′s and M-16′s in Mexico.

Prohibition is a boon to anarchy, in the US kids can get pot and acid in high school hallways but they need to wait til they are 21 to get an easy six pack of beer.

]]> By: jimbuck http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-837051 jimbuck Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-837051 What's unfortunate is how much the Yucatan's tourism industry is suffering because of this. It is 1000+ miles away from the areas being devastated by the drug violence. But to many, Mexico is Mexico. But to avoid the Yucatan because of this would be as silly as avoiding Vermont because of massive riots in LA. What’s unfortunate is how much the Yucatan’s tourism industry is suffering because of this. It is 1000+ miles away from the areas being devastated by the drug violence. But to many, Mexico is Mexico. But to avoid the Yucatan because of this would be as silly as avoiding Vermont because of massive riots in LA.

]]> By: rebdav http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-837060 rebdav Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-837060 How much of this new violence graphs back to the crackdown on the chemical precursors to meth like bulk ephedrine, anhydrous ammonia, and iodine crystals in the USA? Lets be realistic, why should the US change its laws when the only people dying in Mexico are a bunch of brown folks? Maybe if we can get big-pharma to lobby for free Adderal for all we can bypass the whole meth wars mess. How much of this new violence graphs back to the crackdown on the chemical precursors to meth like bulk ephedrine, anhydrous ammonia, and iodine crystals in the USA?
Lets be realistic, why should the US change its laws when the only people dying in Mexico are a bunch of brown folks?
Maybe if we can get big-pharma to lobby for free Adderal for all we can bypass the whole meth wars mess.

]]> By: Patrick Dodds http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-836817 Patrick Dodds Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-836817 Time for legalisation? Time for legalisation?

]]> By: Marcel http://boingboing.net/2010/07/17/new-tactic-for-narco.html#comment-837081 Marcel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-837081 Slightly off topic, but I regard the use of the term 'narco-terrorism' a clear example of semantic extremism. Slightly off topic, but I regard the use of the term ‘narco-terrorism’ a clear example of semantic extremism.

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