SolstiZIHo de Invierno

beautiful sunrise

Unrelated is the issue in the Sierras that you rightfully mention. This displays my ignorance but why aren t Mexican Federal officials dealing with it? Those people have elected federal deputies who should be clamoring for federal intervention. We have a new National Guard barracks on the Mahaua filled with young people who look bored beyond tears plus two army bases, one north of Zihua and one south. Seems like they could let the Estado Policia deal with the local stuff for a few days after the Navidad!

Wonderful questions. Apparently the answers lie with state officials who haven't been representing their constituents. Thus the resurgence of hope in our new Gobernadora Evelyn Salgado Pineda. I suspect they'll do some intelligence gathering before busting in with troops, because otherwise we experience the cockroach effect and the chicos malos just scatter into the shadows and neighboring communities and states to return later. Michoacán has a similar problem. Legalization is the only solution to leveling the playing field between criminals and cops, but by stupidly not doing so we only give criminals more time to grow stronger. Didn't we learn anything from Prohibition?