re: #146 goddamnedfrank

I’m not sure that makes it better. It’s the system of illegality that allows the cartels to thrive. People like Steve who advocate for prohibition are their best friends.

It doesn’t make it better at all. But the point is that the cartels don’t just engage in random, mindless violence. At the very top, they’re led by ex-military and ex-law enforcement types. Everything is done for a reason. The bloggers and journalists and critics are hung from bridges and overpasses to make the point that criticism = death. Rivals are targeted. There’s a larger plan at work.

They’re not going to lose their shit and start mowing down innocent people by the truckload over weed. They will, however, go after their critics and anyone who tries to stop them. They’ll also go after anyone who threatens their supply routes.