Civilians under siege by Mexican cartel fight back with AK-47s, grenades

So you're forced to join a gang and fight their rival gangs, or you form your own gang equipped with rifles and grenades ready to commit violence, so that you can fight against joining that gang, or any other gang. Either way you're in a violent gang.

I guess I'd rather have the state maintain a monopoly on violence.

These self defense groups sound great until you think about all the problems with vigilante groups. Also they have a history of turning into cartels.

That and all things being equal I suspect most of the people in these groups would rather not be fighting.

About 30% of Mexico is gang-controlled

Mexico has been like that for decades, I believe it's top 1 priority for most Mexicans yet it's still not fixed. What gives ?

At some point when your government is so corrupt, you got to take weapon and organize yourself. It's sad.

Our heroic self defense group.

Their brutish narco terrorist cartel.

Highly recommend the 2015 documentary 'Cartel Land'

the real war the US should be fighting

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Those responsible for all those deaths are those doing drugs. A debate could be had as to drugs should be legal or not but if you're doing coke, meth, fentanyl, etc. you simply are part of the problem because those drugs are illegal and represent a big part of the 3 to 5% of the worldwide GDP that's linked to crime (official World CIA factbook numbers).

You are funding these cartels. You are both complicit and responsible for the countless deaths and power these cartels and drug dealers have.

I don't think the US should be fighting drug cartels: I think the US should be punishing consumers much, much, much more.

Have fun thinking about those killed by drug cartels next time you sniff.

Just remember, American caused this