Comments on: Vigilantes Appear To Be Fighting Back In Mexico Drug War

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:43:00 +0000

Is there any concern about traveling to Mexico at this time….specifically the Cancun/Playa del Carmen areas?

By: MGH

MGH — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:45:44 +0000

And all the vigilanties will be killed. This policing work and must be left to the Government no matter how corrupt it is. it makes no sense to risk your life at something you cannot win at. Good Luck to the Vigilanties but are they really sane to think they can stand against these type of people. I will wait for the next headline on this subject.

By: Diznoc

Diznoc — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:31:03 +0000

This is like a real life “Man On Fire”. I hope they keep it up!

By: Franky Bob

Franky Bob — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:20:17 +0000

Hey, if the government can’t keep things in line, the people should. Good on them. Get it done.

By: Nunya Bizness

Nunya Bizness — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:19:19 +0000

God bless the vigilantes.

When criminals run unchecked and the local law enforcement is impotent along with the federal agencies, all that is left is the People to put together a decent society again. “Tree of Liberty” and all that.

I hope they water that tree plenty. Mexico needs it.

By: Jerry Smith

Jerry Smith — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:37:18 +0000

There’s a novel, “In An Insane Society,…”, coming out that covers this very subject. Government does nothing, the people must.

By: Misterfixit

Misterfixit — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:36:25 +0000

About time. Hola Amigos! Clean up on Aisle Numero Uno!

Yes, I know, Vigilantism is one of the basic bugbears of any Government. After all, we have The Law to preserve the rights of everyone, and Vigilantes operate outside the law of the land. However, if either The Law or the Lawmakers fail, then the next step becomes the Citizen — The Armed Citizen. Cringe all you want about the 2d Amendment, but The Founders knew what they were doing when they crafted the 2d Amendment. Because the potential for vigilantism has occurred in the past in our country, and could occur in the future, should Laws fail, the US Government minions are pretty nervous these days. A government minion who fears the power of the people is a Good Thing. Let us pray (oh, sorry, Kalifornia, did I say “pray”?) that our country will never, ever, be forced into a vigilantism such as now exists in Mexico. Personally, I think it would be the end of our Republic as we know it and a swift slide downward into a Strongman Government. Bad idea, America: no matter how venal, corrupt, feckless, smarmy, vicious or Machiavellian are our elected and appointed minions, the only practical answer for the USA to continue to muddle through.