At least 40 killed in Mexico in 24 hours

[Ironic Pirate]

Eh? Because all drugs come from Mexico, right? Oh, wait, no. Marijuana is sold by Steve the pothead, who grows it in his backyard. The closest Steve has come to violence would be getting pulled over by a cop one time. Cocaine is sold by drug cartels. These are the guys who kill 40 people in a day.

Claiming that marijuana growers aren't the violent criminal type is untrue. There may be a few exceptions that aren't, but mostly, the marijuana trade works just like the trade in other drugs.

In the Netherlands, in Eindhoven, early this year, Marijuana growers recently murdered a 12-year old child while firing on a rival's house with automatic weapons. It's a level of violence almost unheard of here.

Okay, they may be violent at times, but they still aren't as bad as, say, Cocaine dealers.

 

[Littlee300]

1 dead is a tragedy. 40 dead is a statistic. 40 dead Mexicans is a good punchline.

A mangled Call of Duty quote plus racism. Classy.

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Um, that's bad.
And it's even worse that i can't get the image of the gangs dressed up on mules with ponchos and bandanas.
But judging from this, they really need to crack down on gang crime.
But 40 people dead!?
That's really quite a lot.

I think legalizing marijuana would help cut into the gangs profits which would make them less effective (which would save law enforcement lives, because if you get shot at while trying to arrest somebody for marijuana, let's face it, you're fighting a gangster not a stoner), but at some point law enforcement has to be part of the solution.

And the gangs will sell anything that's contraband. If they legalized weed and outlawed hotdogs, the gangs would all be smuggling hotdogs and killing one another over hotdog vending turf.

It's like the real world version of the Transfat episode of King of the Hill.

That won't work, most of the time those gangs sell guns and other drugs like cocaine to gangs in california. Pot is a side business compared to the variety gangs have at their disposal.

What is really the problem is lack of government control. Cops are corrupt, and so is the government. It wont do a single bit of good to legalize pot when the cartels are free to roam.

Very wrong on Marijuana being a side business since it is the most sold drug. http://listverse.com/2009/08/12/top-10-most-popular-recreational-drugs/

Eh? Because all drugs come from Mexico, right? Oh, wait, no. Marijuana is sold by Steve the pothead, who grows it in his backyard. The closest Steve has come to violence would be getting pulled over by a cop one time. Cocaine is sold by drug cartels. These are the guys who kill 40 people in a day.


Also, sidebar. Dear Jet company, I will never buy your any of your stupid shitty products. Because you made me watch a video ad just to post something, while I was listening to music. Anyone who subjects me to an ad that is even half as annoying as a video captcha can go fuck right off, they don't need my money. Satan is clearly providing for all their bills.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2008-02-21-2221217072_x.htm AHA!
Was I late?

I have no idea what you're talking about, and I don't see what bearing the latest stories from USA today have on this discussion. Unless this debate was secretly about Colleges boosting student fees, because that's what you linked me too.

Weird, I don't get that.

 

[Ironic Pirate]

1 dead is a tragedy. 40 dead is a statistic. 40 dead Mexicans is a good punchline.

A mangled Call of Duty quote plus racism. Classy.

...
Um, that's bad.
And it's even worse that i can't get the image of the gangs dressed up on mules with ponchos and bandanas.
But judging from this, they really need to crack down on gang crime.
But 40 people dead!?
That's really quite a lot.

I think legalizing marijuana would help cut into the gangs profits which would make them less effective (which would save law enforcement lives, because if you get shot at while trying to arrest somebody for marijuana, let's face it, you're fighting a gangster not a stoner), but at some point law enforcement has to be part of the solution.

And the gangs will sell anything that's contraband. If they legalized weed and outlawed hotdogs, the gangs would all be smuggling hotdogs and killing one another over hotdog vending turf.

It's like the real world version of the Transfat episode of King of the Hill.

That won't work, most of the time those gangs sell guns and other drugs like cocaine to gangs in california. Pot is a side business compared to the variety gangs have at their disposal.

What is really the problem is lack of government control. Cops are corrupt, and so is the government. It wont do a single bit of good to legalize pot when the cartels are free to roam.

Very wrong on Marijuana being a side business since it is the most sold drug. http://listverse.com/2009/08/12/top-10-most-popular-recreational-drugs/

Eh? Because all drugs come from Mexico, right? Oh, wait, no. Marijuana is sold by Steve the pothead, who grows it in his backyard. The closest Steve has come to violence would be getting pulled over by a cop one time. Cocaine is sold by drug cartels. These are the guys who kill 40 people in a day.


Also, sidebar. Dear Jet company, I will never buy your any of your stupid shitty products. Because you made me watch a video ad just to post something, while I was listening to music. Anyone who subjects me to an ad that is even half as annoying as a video captcha can go fuck right off, they don't need my money. Satan is clearly providing for all their bills.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2008-02-21-2221217072_x.htm AHA!
Was I late?

I have no idea what you're talking about, and I don't see what bearing the latest stories from USA today have on this discussion. Unless this debate was secretly about Colleges boosting student fees, because that's what you linked me too.

Weird, I don't get that.

Oh, now it works. Must have been some kind of error.

Anyway, it seems that you're right. I do apologize, I guess I should have done some research before-hand.