How’s that strict gun control working for you?

Quote:The violence of Mexico’s drug war has claimed the lives of nearly 8,000 people in just three months, further substantiating the U.S. State Department’s “Do Not Travel” recommendation.

According to Yahoo News, approximately “7,667 people were killed in Mexico in the first quarter of 2018, up 20 percent on the same period last year, making it the most violent year in two decades, government figures showed Sunday.”

The horrifying numbers increased from last year by over 1,000 violent deaths. At this time in 2017, the figure stood at 6,406.

“The worst month was March, when 2,729 people were killed, most of them shot dead. January’s figure stood at 2,549 murders, with another 2,389 in February,” reports Yahoo News. “The bloodshed follows a proliferation of gangs involved in drug trafficking, as well as stealing fuel, kidnappings, extortion and other criminal activities.”

Should the bloodbath continue, the entirety of 2018 could very well top Mexico’s 2017’s death toll of 25,339 — the highest number since Mexico began gathering statistics 10 years ago.

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thats definitely not a shithole!

(04-24-2018 10:09 AM)UTSAMarineVet09 Wrote:  thats definitely not a shithole!

........and what do these gangs do besides kill people in Mexico - they go where the money is and import their violent activities.

Yeah, let's keep that southern border sieve open so these fine folks can import their lifestyle here.............

Murder rate there is about 5 times higher than the USA. Venezuela is about 18 times higher lol.

I am sad for Mexico.

A while ago I met a number of white collar, well educated Mexican engineers and their families and TBH it really changed my prior rather uneducated opinion of Mexico.

Sounds like a good start.