Most people do not understand how violent and dangerous Mexico has become or they would not be rushing here for a vacation. What Colombia was, Mexico has exceeded owing to the same Mexicanized drug trade and ineffectual law enforcement. As in Colombia, organized crime threatens to overwhelm the Government's efforts to suppress both the drug trade and associated criminality (murder, extortion, and kidnapping).  However, unlike Colombia, Mexico is a huge country with over a hundred million inhabitants, and it shares a lengthy border the US.  I have planned for some time to write a diary about the current situation in Mexico, but the daily mayhem is just overwhelming. Perhaps I will succeed soon.

If baited just a little bit I am usually happy to argue for the police/law enforcement/intelligence side in diaries such as this (if for no other reason than to generate debate - I dislike one-sided discussions). Although I understand the dangers of excessive policing and the importance of government by and for the people, my experience and view of reality is a little different than those who have never been involved in "policing."

I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell. _ Blood Sweat & Tears