War on drugs in Mexico

[Daymoe]

Did anyone just see that on 60 minutes? The war on drugs in Mexico is insane, it literally is a WAR. Police were all armed with M4s and shootouts were just happening in the middle of the street, even showed a police chase where a Texas unit was chasing a black 4wd loaded with drugs, drove over the border into Mexico where the Mexican army met up with them and took aim at the Police, loaded the drugs onto their Humvee and torched the 4wd and took off back into Mexico.

[Yellow_Festiva]

Yes... I saw it.

Couldn't believe it. This "Rambo" has got some balls. However he will end up like most others who go against the Mob / Mafia / Drug Cartels.....

Feel sorry for his family, under continual police gaurd and in hiding...

Yeah... they don't muck around there. Watching the people who gunned down the cops in the car being marched out of the station was interesting.. you could tell they had the shizer beaten out of them during their 'questioning'.

[charles_wif_xf]

Ohhhhhhhhhhh man, I wanted to see that!!!

[NC1183]

I missed it too. Do 60 Minutes have the videos on there website still.

[MrXr6Tickford]

watch it here.

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx/?mkt...&wa=wsignin1.0

[MrXr6Tickford]

It was very shocking to see whats actually happening in mexico.. good to see that someone is standing up and not corrupt imo..

Goodluck to him i say

[Hillbilly F Truck]

Not at all feeling sorry for the cartels but the average foot soldier is motivated by poverty. Desperate people do desperate things. This is what greed creates. So sad to hear they hurt women and kids and not just themselves. Inexcusable..Is this what the whole world will look like in a few more years? Maybe.

[bob 351]

what realy pee's me of is the amount of money that america invest in the drugs not getting into america billions of $ and then they have a whinge about having no money and going into depression or recession or whatever maybe if the $ where used more wisely there may not be a world crisis about to happen because the american economy is about to fall over

[flappist]

If they legalised all this stuff the whole crime problem would instantly disappear.

Then a short time later several other problems would disappear......

[bob 351]

Originally Posted by flappist

If they legalised all this stuff the whole crime problem would instantly disappear.

Then a short time later several other problems would disappear......

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT

[Hillbilly F Truck]

More on US/MEX border. Click on 'hear sample'. http://www.learnoutloud.com/Sale-Sec...ergency/19873#

[gcg2503]

apparently mexico is also the kidnap capital of the world - they prey on lone tourists at the airport and masquerade as cab drivers

they then march you to ATMs and demand you max out your credit cards. happened to a work associate

and my boss wonders why i refuse to go to Mexico for a work trip....they can keep the business class flights.....

[blackers10]

i noticed last night on my ps3 (on that live news thing)
that they caught 1 or 2 of the cartel ring leaders some chap called "The Doctor" last name Felix

so they are gettin there

[Daymoe]

During the interview with the new police chief, two of his men got shot dead in the street while they were talking.

They managed to make ONE arrest though.

[S3SR]

Originally Posted by 90sFTW

During the interview with the new police chief, two of his men got shot dead in the street while they were talking.

They managed to make ONE arrest though.

the rest were bashed to death :P

thats justice systems for you, the criminal has more rights

[chich]

Things are absolutely crazy over there.. i've read stories in the papers with people being murdered, decapitated & their heads sent to police stations. Other bodies are found beaten to a pulp with their tongues cut out..

One of our plants in Mexico even sent out a global notification stating that no-one is to visit unless it is absolutely 100% necessary. They even published rules about how to dress, act etc etc. Crazy stuff..

[Cobra]

Surely things aren't that bad in Victoria? :P

[Hillbilly F Truck]

Of course things are that bad in Victoria...as the number plates suggest, Victoria on the move...all the way to Queensland. Damn Mexicans. (joking mods)

[FPV GT40]

Originally Posted by bob 351

what realy pee's me of is the amount of money that america invest in the drugs not getting into america billions of $ and then they have a whinge about having no money and going into depression or recession or whatever maybe if the $ where used more wisely there may not be a world crisis about to happen because the american economy is about to fall over

Your kidding right?????

[Cobra]

Originally Posted by RobRoy

Of course things are that bad in Victoria...as the number plates suggest, Victoria on the move...all the way to Queensland. Damn Mexicans. (joking mods)

Nah the Queensland Government paid for the number plate change to 'The Place To Be' to try and stop them from being 'on the move'.

[Hillbilly F Truck]

Ahh,... that makes sense. I also heard that N.S.W was put there to keep Victorians out of QLD just that much longer.

[SB076]

Originally Posted by RobRoy

Ahh,... that makes sense. I also heard that N.S.W was put there to keep Victorians out of QLD just that much longer.

we are all still on our way up there, it just that the "safety cams" mean it takes a little longer now than what it used to

[bob 351]

Originally Posted by FPV GT40

Your kidding right?????

yep im kidding just typed that up there for fun

[Hillbilly F Truck]

Originally Posted by SB076

we are all still on our way up there, it just that the "safety cams" mean it takes a little longer now than what it used to

cool.

[ten[A]cio[U]s]

That is bloody shocking... We have to be thankful Australia isnt like this... yet. The way the world is going god knows how long until this sort of crap spreads..

[XRated]

Wow everyone is now so informed about a crisis in a completely different country after watching a 10 minute segment on 60 Minutes.

And next week, 'why butter is better for you than margarine; what the manufacturers aren't telling us'.

[hannem]

Originally Posted by XRated

Wow everyone is now so informed about a crisis in a completely different country after watching a 10 minute segment on 60 Minutes.

And next week, 'why butter is better for you than margarine; what the manufacturers aren't telling us'.

Yeah call me informed,
I also watched "Man on fire" on DVD.