Good luck to the Mexican government in ridding itself and its citizenry of this scourge.
A woman pastes posters of missing persons on a roundabout barrier along Reforma Avenue during a march demanding the government do more to locate their loved ones, marking International Day of the Disappeared, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Mothers of some of 111,000 people who have disappeared in Mexico over decades of violence, most believed to have been abducted by drug cartels or kidnapped by gangs, gathered on Wednesday on Reforma Avenue.
So, from this perspective, how best to deal with these Mexican criminal gangs which have been preying on innocent folk? It is certainly not to “hug” them. They are criminals, and must be dealt with accordingly; that is, harshly. Presumably, the Mexican government is now doing the best it can to achieve this goal. Is there any other option that does not call for more treasure, more soldiers, more sophisticated weaponry? Yes there is.
This, admittedly, does not sound coherent or indeed even rational. Who wants more addictive drugs circulating in the country? No decent person can wish for any such thing. However, we must not take our eye off the ball. These drugs are now widely available in any case. It is difficult to see how the admitted deleterious effects of these substances can be significantly worsened under legalization.
Deprived of revenue from drugs, they will presumably increase their involvement with kidnapping, murder, prostitution , etc. However, it cannot be denied that they will have fewer funds under this legal regime than at present, and will thus be more vulnerable to traditional Mexican police and armies.
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