Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Juárez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz: U.S. drug policies need to change

"When the killings stop in Juárez , it will not be because the police or the government did a great job all of sudden," he said. "When the killing stops, it just means there is a new cartel in charge."


Exactly ! Because it has been over 30 years that Mexico Has had it's problems ,
They have Been real bad for almost two years now ! And the Mexican Government has been Absolutely Pathetic in their weak Ass attempts to try and do anything to stop it !
So Obviously It is Our Fault ! Again .

El Paso Times
EL PASO -- Now it is the United States' turn to battle the drug cartels that have paralyzed Mexico for 20 months, Juárez Mayor Jose Reyes Ferriz said Monday at a War on Drugs conference.

Do you really want us to handle your Problem ?

He said U.S. policies of the past 40 years had done nothing to lessen the demand for marijuana, cocaine and heroin in America.

"The policy in Mexico is to stop the flow of illegal drugs into the United States, and that has caused a lot of people to be killed," Reyes said of the 3,200 homicides in Juárez since January 2008. "From politicians to innocent people to police officers, they have all died trying to stop the flow of drugs into the United States."


Are you F**king Kidding me ?
Mexico Has a policy to stop the Flow of Illegal Drugs ?
I thought That Mexico Encouraged it , Just Like Encouraging their Citizens To flee Mexico to the U.S !


Others, though, say most of the deaths in Juárez involved warring drug dealers and their couriers.

Reyes, who appeared at UTEP for the Global Public Policy Forum on the U.S. War on Drugs, said U.S. authorities and citizens had sent inconsistent messages about illegal drug use.

For example, he said, on the day a policeman in Mexico died in the line of fire, U.S. law officers declined to prosecute champion swimmer Michael Phelps for marijuana use.

Phelps, winner of 14 Olympic gold medals since 2004, was photographed inhaling from a bong, which is typically used to smoke marijuana. A South Carolina sheriff said he lacked sufficient evidence to recommend a criminal case against Phelps.

"What is the message being sent?" Reyes asked. "That drug flow is not OK, but drug use is OK?"

And all this From A man who fled his home , recently , For the United States ! Because his home is A Shithole , And he was fearing for his life !

Several others at the conference echoed Reyes' sentiments. Many suggested that the United States needed to consider legalization of some drugs.

"We've had 40 years of failure with our policies," said Terry Nelson, a retired federal agent, now of a group called Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. "Drug use does not cause crime. It is the prohibition of drugs that causes the crimes."

He estimated that U.S. law officers stop only 16 percent of the 2.1 million pounds of drugs that are shipped into the country each year

Well maybe if the Mexican Police , Military , MAYORS ,And other local Officials would stop lining their Pockets with Money , Given to them from the Cartels , And actually Did something to stop it , The problem would not be so Bad Either !


"When the killings stop in Juárez , it will not be because the police or the government did a great job all of sudden," he said. "When the killing stops, it just means there is a new cartel in charge."
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