R.I.P.
Posted on 11/26/2012 4:57:09 AM PST by Kukai
The body of a woman once called a 'heroine of the 21st century' for fearlessly standing up to Mexico's brutal drug cartels has been found beaten to death at the side of a road.
Maria Santos Gorrostieta, 36, was the former mayor of Tiquicheo, a rural district in Michoacan, west of Mexico City.
She famously survived two assassination attempts by narcotics gangs who have turned the country into a war zone.
Her brave defiance may have cost the mother-of-three her life. The official cause of death was a blow to the head but she had been stabbed, her legs and hands had been bound and her waist and chest were covered in burns, suggesting she had been tortured.
She was discovered by residents of the community of San Juan Tararameo, Cuitzeo Township, who were heading to work in the fields.
Her family had reported her missing on November 14, and the disappearance was being investigated by the Anti-Kidnapping and Extortion institution.
A murder investigation has now been launched.
The first assassination attempt was while in October 2009 when the car she was travelling in with her husband Jose Sanchez came under fire from gunmen in the town of El Limone.
The attack claimed his life but Gorrostieta, who had been elected in 2008, lived and bravely battled back in the face of overwhelming tragedy.
The next attempt on her life was just three months later, when an masked group carrying assault rifles ambushed her on the road between Michoacan and Guerreo state.
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That statement was worded appropriately.
R.I.P.
The case can be made that the values of the american consumer of the cartels illegal drugs is what drives the trade...
Classic case of cartels filling a market void...
I'm still on the fence whether all out war (not the fake WOD we have today) on illegal drugs coming over the border or decriminalization is the best solution...
Based on the success of ballot initiatives to smoke dope...probably decriminalization is coming...
Too late. I think it's in every city already.
The only way to effectively combat this is with a full scale military operation. This woman showed more courage than most of our elected politicians put together.
I agree. But isn't it funny that too many FReepers who are pro-drug think the solution is to declare these drugs as legal. Believe it or not, they actually think that if drugs were legal, the violence would all just magically disappear.
You’re absolutely right! I mean, just take a look at alcohol and Prohibition. Legalizing alcohol after Prohibition didn’t do one thing to stop the violence related to bootlegging. I’m sick of hearing Tommy guns clattering in the streets as the rum runners battle over their turf...
“...Maybe the people down there deserve their fate...”
Like the people up here that elect Obama???
“...Maybe the people down there deserve their fate...”
Like the people up here that elect Obama???
Import 50 million Mexicans into the US and you will have 50 million Mexicans - not 50 million new Americans””””
I have tried to explain that for over 10 years to others, and I get the deer in the headlights look.
I lived in So Calif from 1964 to 1993. One reason I left was because I no longer felt safe. Particularly after dark, but en in daylight.
Letting these people come to America will lead to a massive war over jobs, housing, and other new laws which are favorable to the illegals in their massive emmigration to here. Americans have a right to protect themselves, their property & their jobs, etc. mexicans don’t want to recognise any such thoughts, as they live moment to moment.
Yours is a straw man argument.
Bootleggers moved on. To drugs, gambling, prostitution and worse. If you don’t hear or see the violence, then pull your head out.
If you use before changing the law then you are funding and supporting the most brutal, bloodthirsty and despicable criminals and share in the blame for the death and destruction of the druggies and their suppliers.
My son, a Border Patrol Agent, had many run in with cartels, too include Mexican Army soldiers on the payroll of the cartels. Been ambushed and injured, all by druggies coming north. So, like I said, if you want to use, legalize first otherwise you are supporting those that attack (and sometimes kill), our citizens, from Boarder Patrol Agents to innocent civilians on the street.
BUMP
While I do not personally see Mexican drug gang-related violence where I live, I absolutely recognize that it exists and deplore it.
I agree that criminals have ditched bootlegging in favor of more profitable activities. You should ask yourself: what do these activities all have in common that makes them so lucrative?
Who said anything about wanting to use? I am in favor of repealing the laws in order to combat social effects, not so I can use. I also don’t smoke, but I’m opposed to laws against public smoking. Just because someone opposes restrictive laws in the name of freedom doesn’t mean that opposition is based on self-interest.
I thought this was interesting. I always thought the far left were tied to the drug cartels.
Over my head.
They wonder why we refuse to come and visit them. I wonder if the actually get any of the local news.
Please provide a citation for your claim that criminals make more money from illegal liquor sales now than they did during Prohibition. This defies common sense. When was the last time you bought an illegally sold beer?
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