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Co-authored by Jesse Lava
Sean Dunagan went to Monterrey, Mexico, to crack down on drugs. As an intelligence analyst for the Drug Enforcement Administration, he wanted to bring down the cartels and other trafficking organizations. He brought his family with him because Monterrey seemed like a peaceful, vibrant place to live. But things changed.
Sean saw that the drug war he was fighting was actually fueling more and more violence, creating the same kind of nasty black market that existed under Prohibition. Monterrey got overrun. Beheadings, extortion, kidnappings—they became part of daily life due to drugs being illegal instead of regulated and controlled. Today, Sean knows that the solution to the violence lies in ending, not escalating, the War on Drugs.
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Good work.
sad that the DEA guy was incapable of assessing 40+ YEARS of evidence that the “war on people that buy/use drugs” has been a failure.
Of course, we’re ignoring the fact that “the war on people who use non-fed/pHarma drugs” has been a huge success for the corruption of the police, feds, judiciary, the weapons manufacturers, and has achieved the basic undermining of the u.s. constitutional democratic republic.
Good one. Thanks.
Cops need criminals, even if they have to create them. Fortunately, Dunagan has decided to break out of the cycle of dependancy.
Monterrey is one of the greatest, most vibrant, beautiful cities in North America. The nightlife is terrific. The people are fantastic. If you all haven’t been, do yourself a favor and go. For my money, it even outshines New Orleans and New York. Hopefully, the US war on civil rights won’t fuck the place up too much.
Our tax dollars at work. Our government does so much that is destructive domestically and internationally.
As an ex-pat living in Mexico, I can attest that this is true. I can also say that, despite Mexicans’ affection and respect for the US, many here wonder why “we” are fighting and dying for Americans’ problems.
P.S. Otto–too late on Monterrey. I wouldn’t go there on a bet.
What?! Well, I haven’t been there in maybe 3 or 4 years. It was great then. Not so much now?