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laserhaas

(7,805 posts) Sat Apr 4, 2015, 04:34 PM Apr 2015

Armed Mexican Women Defend Against Cartels

In furtherance of my threads about women being armed and doing the right thing (see yesterday's GD thead about American Female Veteran hunting poachers - HERE), I have this new Thread on regular women in Mexico arming themselves against drug cartels.

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[center][font size=5] It isn't safe in Mexico for Mexican; much less tourists [/font][/center]

You may or may not have traveled to Cabo or Acapulco in recent years. If you did - as tourists - you might run into fence lines and protests. Civil revolution has been stirring up ever since the killing of many activists against corruption and Cartels; which intensified when 43 students were arrested by Police, turned over to drug gangs who killed and incinerated them. (See DU'r Judi Lynn's thread "Did Mexico's 'First Lady of Murder' Order Mass Killings"? )

As a result, hundreds of armed Mexican women are defending Xaltianguis - outside of Acapulco.

According to TrueActivist.com article yesterday (here) (pic above and Youtube below therefrom) there are hundreds of women armed. It is a sad state of affairs that children have to live in such a violent era, where their moms are brandishing guns.
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MSN News Reports on protester's death outside of Acapulco
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Just to show you how serious the threats of violence remain (if the 43 burned up students aren't enough) - thousands of protesters were outside the Acapulco airport; which resulted in the death of a 65 year old retired teach (this is according to MSN News in its online item "Police, protesters clash outside Acapulco's airport; 1 dead&quot .

As cited by the MSN News report;

MEXICO CITY — A 65-year-old retired teacher died early Wednesday, a day after suffering injuries when riot police cleared away protesters who tried blocking access to the airport in the resort city of Acapulco.

Acapulco hotel owners and businesses have complained that months of protests, bus hijackings and highway blockades related to the students' disappearances have hurt Acapulco's once-thriving tourism industry.

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What does one do when Police are so corrupt = that they hand over protest students to killer drug gangs? How brazen and out of control can a North America treaty county - be allowed to be?

What would America do if 43 protesters of Wall Street were arrested and killed/fried?

This close to our country - things getting out of control - is a REAL serious issue!

Take a look at what it's like to live there and be part of the Women protecting their city...

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Armed Mexican Women Defend Against Cartels (Original Post) laserhaas Apr 2015 OP

You have to admire these women who have volunteered to lose their lives if necessary Judi Lynn Apr 2015 #1

we have cops ( including feds ) assisting bad guys laserhaas Apr 2015 #4

I think we need to acknowledge that many undocumented people mucifer Apr 2015 #2

Thanks for alerting me to the issue laserhaas Apr 2015 #3

Just more fallout from the War on Drugs. Scuba Apr 2015 #5

When you have fake wars - you have collateral damages much laserhaas Apr 2015 #6

That's my take on it also Fumesucker Apr 2015 #7

You can't make cocaine and heroin legal - Can YOu? laserhaas Apr 2015 #8

Both heroin and cocaine were legal at one time Fumesucker Apr 2015 #9

I remember, during the Wild, Wild, West, opium was widely abused laserhaas Apr 2015 #10

Judi Lynn

(160,598 posts)

1. You have to admire these women who have volunteered to lose their lives if necessary

Reply to laserhaas (Original post)

Sat Apr 4, 2015, 05:01 PM

Apr 2015

to try to get the criminals to leave their families alone.

They have learned their police will NOT help them since their police are working WITH the criminals.

That's about as horrible as things could ever get.

Thank you for this information. Great post.

laserhaas

(7,805 posts)

4. we have cops ( including feds ) assisting bad guys

Reply to Judi Lynn (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 4, 2015, 06:04 PM

Apr 2015

Here too..

There not (yet) brazen enough

to kill 43 students at a time

People will do what they have to...

mucifer

(23,558 posts)

2. I think we need to acknowledge that many undocumented people

Reply to laserhaas (Original post)

Sat Apr 4, 2015, 05:32 PM

Apr 2015

who have come to the USA are refugees. I don't know why no one ever uses that word. I hear plenty of first hand accounts of awful things that happen in Mexico from my patients and their families.

BTW thanks for posting the story.

laserhaas

(7,805 posts)

3. Thanks for alerting me to the issue

Reply to mucifer (Reply #2)

Sat Apr 4, 2015, 06:01 PM

Apr 2015

It will be one of my future projects

That I will take time to study more

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

5. Just more fallout from the War on Drugs.

Reply to laserhaas (Original post)

Sat Apr 4, 2015, 06:16 PM

Apr 2015

laserhaas

(7,805 posts)

6. When you have fake wars - you have collateral damages much

Reply to Scuba (Reply #5)

Sat Apr 4, 2015, 06:29 PM

Apr 2015

Hope all is well Scuba....

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

7. That's my take on it also

Reply to Scuba (Reply #5)

Sat Apr 4, 2015, 06:40 PM

Apr 2015

End the drug war completely and the cartels have no market.

The last time the US saw shootouts between liquor distributors was during alcohol Prohibition, these days if liquor distributors have a dispute they take it to court, much more sensible and far more peaceful.

The politicians both here and in Mexico could bring about the necessary conditions for the destruction of the cartels in a single day if they but had the will to do so.

laserhaas

(7,805 posts)

8. You can't make cocaine and heroin legal - Can YOu?

Reply to Fumesucker (Reply #7)

Sat Apr 4, 2015, 06:52 PM

Apr 2015

And - wouldn't they just come up with something newer/stronger...?

Just thinkin.....

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)

9. Both heroin and cocaine were legal at one time

Reply to laserhaas (Reply #8)

Sat Apr 4, 2015, 08:28 PM

Apr 2015

Alcohol is really about as strong as it gets, it's legal and doesn't get in the news so we don't realize just how bad it is but an average of six people per day in the US die of acute alcohol poisoning.

http://www.cdc.gov/VitalSigns/alcohol-poisoning-deaths/

On average, 6 people died every day from alcohol poisoning in the US from 2010 to 2012. Alcohol poisoning is caused by drinking large quantities of alcohol in a short period of time. Very high levels of alcohol in the body can shutdown critical areas of the brain that control breathing, heart rate, and body temperature, resulting in death. Alcohol poisoning deaths affect people of all ages but are most common among middle-aged adults and men.

A good friend of mine is drinking himself to death, in his mid forties I'll be shocked if he makes it to fifty, his liver is on the way out now and he just can't quit drinking.

laserhaas

(7,805 posts)

10. I remember, during the Wild, Wild, West, opium was widely abused

Reply to Fumesucker (Reply #9)

Sat Apr 4, 2015, 08:32 PM

Apr 2015

Just a strange world, with all this crummy stuff going on.

If drug cartels ended, U.S. Banks and major corporations might go bankrupt;
as (I'm told) it is where they get their cheap monies.

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