At least the people of Honduras know that these people are thugs and murderers. It is sad that this happened, I don't think anybody in Honduras will listen to what these lunatics have to say now. In some countries, like the Sudan, the people fail to recognize murderers for what they are.
Crime has no ideology. When war is waged crimes are not crimes if done to the enemy (that rule applies to all people).
But the drug cartels had tremendous power over these governments ---- which is why they've become so large and international --- the mordida makes a lot possible for the criminal gangs. Just like Colombia and Mexico --- the drug kingpins are tolerated quite well because they're rich men.