DEA: Mexican drug violence is a sign of progress, not failure
Thursday, April 16th, 2009 at 9:20 am | By: Justice
DEA: Mexican drug violence is a sign of progress, not failure
When up becomes down and peace becomes war, you know you’re talking to a prohibitionist. Today’s wacko statement comes from Michele Leonhart, acting DEA administrator since the fall of 2007.
“Our view is that the violence we have been seeing is a signpost of the success our very courageous Mexican counterparts are having,” said Michele Leonhart, acting DEA administrator. “The cartels are acting out like caged animals, because they are caged animals.”
Let’s look closer at the DEA signpost shall we?
Mexican officials attributed 6,290 murders to drug-related violence, more than double the number in 2007. Several hundred of the victims were government officials and many of their bodies were mutilated and placed where they would be found, to warn others against opposing cartel operations.
The killing of several hundred government officials, not to mention six thousand citizens doesn’t seem to be much of a victory. In the regulated marketplace, rival companies wage hostile takeovers and fortuitous mergers. When that market is illegal and the remedies of the marketplace are not allowed, the law of the jungle will prevail.
Anthony Placido, DEA assistant administrator and chief of intelligence, said there were three broad categories of violence associated with the cartels: individuals vying for power within the five main cartels, the cartels fighting each other for control of lucrative aircraft landing rights and transit points, and the cartels fighting government officials who thwart their operations.
There will most likely be an aggregation of power as at least one of the cartels will be violently “merged” with another. As well as an aggregation of bribes and the cartels that emerge will become better equipped and be more efficient. Personally, I despise cartels and the power and leverage they yield. Hopefully the murders will end soon and peace will return to the border towns, but I have no doubts that drugs will still find their way into the US. I’m also sure there will be a cartel there to manage it.
The more I learn about this subject the more sick I become. Our Government has become so corrupt. It is certainly not what our founding fathers intended. Our drug Czar is required by law to lie.
Responsibilities. –The Director– [...]
(12) shall ensure that no Federal funds appropriated to the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall be expended for any study or contract relating to the legalization (for a medical use or any other use) of a substance listed in schedule I of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812) and take such actions as necessary to oppose any attempt to legalize the use of a substance (in any form) that–
1. is listed in schedule I of section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 812); and
2. has not been approved for use for medical purposes by the Food and Drug Administration;
Yeah Fucktards, violence is just great. Just like with crack it wasn’t good until people were wanton killing each other. Real damn progress boys! How dare they insult the lives lost as a “good” thing.
Trying to wrap my head around this.
So, violence is increasing. At least the same amount, if not more, drugs are being imported. They get one cartel leader and another takes his place. More Americans are being arrested every year. The same percentage of people are using marijuana every year.
Not seeing it. Not seeing the success there.