RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoMexico appears to abandon its ‘hugs, not bullets’ strategy as bloodshed plagues the countryapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down10
arrow-up147arrow-down1external-linkMexico appears to abandon its ‘hugs, not bullets’ strategy as bloodshed plagues the countryapnews.comRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squareRandAlThor@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·7 days agoWhich ones have successfully eradicated the drug trafficking culture in their countries? Mexico and Columbia have always been the traditional ones. Not sure how big drug industry is elsewhere.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·7 days agoEl Salvador has seen crime drop across the country after Bukele arrested everyone with a gang tattoo.
minus-squareRandAlThor@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoInteresting. Cops are corrupt in Mexico that’s why they’re using troops. Can they make troops cops too?
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoWithout having a way to deal with corruption, it is just inviting the troops to become corrupt as well.
Which ones have successfully eradicated the drug trafficking culture in their countries? Mexico and Columbia have always been the traditional ones. Not sure how big drug industry is elsewhere.
El Salvador has seen crime drop across the country after Bukele arrested everyone with a gang tattoo.
Interesting. Cops are corrupt in Mexico that’s why they’re using troops. Can they make troops cops too?
Without having a way to deal with corruption, it is just inviting the troops to become corrupt as well.