[Maru]

I had no idea it was this high... and it is likely under-reported. But that is a lot of people...

Mexico: Nearly 8,000 People Murdered In Just 3 Months
https://www.dailywire.com/news/29768...nths-paul-bois
"7,667 people were killed in Mexico in the first quarter of 2018"

Mexico: Nearly 8,000 People Murdered In Just 3 Months

The violence of Mexico's drug war has claimed the lives of nearly 8,000 people in just three months, further substantiating the U.S. State Department's "Do Not Travel" recommendation.

According to Yahoo News, approximately "7,667 people were killed in Mexico in the first quarter of 2018, up 20 percent on the same period last year, making it the most violent year in two decades, government figures showed Sunday."

The horrifying numbers increased from last year by over 1,000 violent deaths. At this time in 2017, the figure stood at 6,406.

"The worst month was March, when 2,729 people were killed, most of them shot dead. January's figure stood at 2,549 murders, with another 2,389 in February," reports Yahoo News. "The bloodshed follows a proliferation of gangs involved in drug trafficking, as well as stealing fuel, kidnappings, extortion and other criminal activities."

Should the bloodbath continue, the entirety of 2018 could very well top Mexico's 2017's death toll of 25,339 — the highest number since Mexico began gathering statistics 10 years ago.

In 2017, as the death toll tallied, Francisco Rivas, director of the Mexican research group the National Citizens' Observatory, said the spike "comes back to a failed security strategy that has been completely exhausted."

Even though the numbers are high, this does not make Mexico the most violent state in Central America. As noted by NPR, "Outside of war zones, El Salvador recorded the highest homicide rate of any country — 109 per 100,000 inhabitants — in 2015, the last year for which the United Nations provides global data. That year, Mexico registered 16 homicides per 100,000 people, behind other Latin American countries like Honduras, Venezuela and Brazil. With the new statistics from 2017, analysts estimate Mexico's rate climbed to roughly 24 per 100,000 inhabitants."

The State Department currently lists five of Mexico's 32 states under "Do Not Travel."

Anyway I still want to travel there... I have friends and neighbors who visit there regularly to check in on family.

[Alf]

What you should do is import this into your country and put it on to your people, in the name of diversity. And if you don't, then you shall be forever known as racists.

Spoiler:

Build the wall

[montblanc]

Originally Posted by Alf

What you should do is import this into your country and put it on to your people, in the name of diversity. And if you don't, then you shall be forever known as racists.

Spoiler:

Build the wall

well this is a bit offensive

[Alf]

Originally Posted by montblanc

well this is a bit offensive

Differing opinions usually are.

[montblanc]

Originally Posted by Alf

Differing opinions usually are.

i mean you are implying that mexicans are murderers but

[Alf]

Originally Posted by montblanc

i mean you are implying that mexicans are murderers but

Where did I imply that? That thought came from your head.

[montblanc]

Originally Posted by Alf

Where did I imply that? That thought came from your head.

"import this into your country and put it on your people"

what's "this"?

[Alf]

Originally Posted by montblanc

"import this into your country and put it on your people"

what's "this"?

It means stop the illegal immigration into America and make sure they're vetted before you allow anyone in. But I used sarcasm to make my point.

[arista]

Yes Maru
this has been going on for many years.

Great report on our Ch4HD News
weeks ago.

[arista]

"Anyway I still want to travel there... I have friends and neighbors who visit there regularly to check in on family. "

Stay Safe Maru

[Maru]

Originally Posted by arista

"Anyway I still want to travel there... I have friends and neighbors who visit there regularly to check in on family. "

Stay Safe Maru

Thank you arista Maybe it is safer to fly in. I think most of the problems are at the borders...

When I was out of state, I remember family being worried about crime becoming a problem here because it had been bad at the borders at one point... hadn't heard anything about it recently, and it'd been many years since and I'd migrated back.

Originally Posted by montblanc

"import this into your country and put it on your people"

what's "this"?

mont, legitimately.. we can't talk about the issues in life if we have to pass the intersectionality test every time something critical is said of another nation or culture that introduces specific consequences into our own... you are not helping Hispanics by getting into it with folk on the boards...

I'm not all that enthused on the topic of immigration/border control when it comes up. I believe in common sense immigration reform, but that's about the gist of it... my Hispanic neighbors are more concerned about the violence that spills over and bring it up quite often... it's in the back of their minds more often when they travel possibly... keeping in mind, they migrated here for a reason... and they obviously like it here and am glad to have them as neighbors... they are very safety conscious and we all try to be attentive to what happens on our block.

I do get PO'ed though when certain individuals start to critique Hispanics specifically on our Nextdoor node on their parking jobs... granted, nobody should be parking on their lawns as it can cause damage to utility lines, damage tree roots, etc... but not many people know this actually.