Posted on 05/23/2014 4:12:26 PM PDT by BuckeyeTexan
A chilling message from the cartels: Billboards with hanging mannequins warning cops to choose 'silver over lead' appear in Texas
Two frightening incidents of vandalism in El Paso near the Mexican border in Texas have been interpreted as warnings from drug cartels. In both instances, a mannequin wearing a suit and tie was tied to a billboard with a noose and messages were scrawled over the placards. Local station KHOU reports that one of the signs reads 'Plata o Plombo' which translates to 'silver or lead', a threat used commonly against police officers effectively warning that if they do not accept the cartel's bribes then they will be shot.
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With all the scandals Obama has..The cartels must see Obama as all talk and non action.. obama silent as marine in jail in mexico.. On trumped up gun charges..and cartels run the place..
But...but...El Paso is the safest city in the nation..! Haven't you heard..?
Why are we so worried about some Messy-can cartel members when we have those evil cattle ranchers. Geezzzz
If the U.S. would have spent the same $$$ down in Mexico and propped up a government worth a crap, we'd not have the issue of illegal immigration. The infrastructure in Mexico is a joke.
“Family Values Don’t Stop at the Rio Grande”
“Jobs Americans Won’t Do”
There ya go ..... Nothing says lovin like a 30 caliber sabot with a VLD 77 grain load in the oven....... Use a little peanut butter for lube and the critters will carry off the sabot fer ya as well ......smooth, not crunchy.
Stay safe , stay surgical in all your solutions.
“Worries spreading that cartels that have ruled Mexican border towns with violence may be headed north.”
....to their peril.
Legalize drugs?
Guess it's time for a repeat, hehe.
RebelTex
Could happen!!
I am thinking of a witty hashtag line that will nip this in the bud....
Was the update published?
“Jean told investigators he painted Dying for Drugs on the billboard to prove a point that people were dying because of the drug trade, court documents stated.”
Accused is from Las Vegas, NV. It appears he was making a “political statement”.
Nobody ever specified a style guide for declarations of war.
They can be 8.5 x 11, or the size of a billboard.
All I know is that nobody in Texas can say they weren’t warned.
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