La Familia is basically providing these basic government services to the people of Michoacan, and is calling the government out on it. They try to play the role of Robin Hood to win the support of the local people and churches. They do a much better job of that compared to the other DTO's.

Never cut deals with TERRORIST, especially Mexican drug cartel TERRORIST..

NEVER.

There you go- a strong argument AGAINST the Libertarian/Anarchist/Volunteerists who post here.

Mexico needs a stronger government, with police who can protect the citizens from the cartels.

Even this cartel knows that.

"federal attorney general's office [...] dismissed it, insisting the government 'could not make deals with criminals.'"

Reverse psychology ftw, all the drug lords have to do to get the feds to back off is to tell them to bring it on.

I would have to think that they are falling apart and want to cut a deal with the government so they end up benefitting in the end.
I would also like to add that if everyone wants peace in this side of the world then I suggest Legalizing Marijuana fully and most important of all LEGALIZE HEMP!
Create jobs by growing cultivating and harvesting something beneficial for the whole world! F the oil companies they are cold blooded murders and they are the ones who need to be disbanded! It is time for a better world! Wunderin about 2012? It is not the end of the world it is a new beggining! The devil must fall and this world must be saved from evil. Open ur eyes and see just how much the govmnts will never tell u! Man if I were president every gov body would hate me because I would refuse to jump on the bandwagon!

This is bullshit. Gangsters aren't security, they bring violence where they go.

Protect Mexicans from them? HUHUH?

They have to have some kind of ulterior motives, this just doesn't make sense. Why would an illegal cartel want to disband itself to benefit the people they have addicted to "synthetic narcotics" and taken their money form their addictions

Oh come on. They're the psychopaths who are responsible for most of the violence. If they cared they'd guarantee the security of the state themselves.

Why do you think they traffic in narcotics? For the good of mankind?
No, they do it because it makes them shit loads of cash. Where does that money go? Into their own pockets to by jewellery, cars, guns, planes, clothes...
Whereas government money collected from the taxes of the majority of the law abiding populace goes into maintaining roads, police salaries, public works etc.

The good guys here are NOT the murdering greedy fuckers, beheading, exploiting, raping and pocketing all the cash they can carry.

I'm sure the police are pathetic and ineffective, but in the face of the Mexican drug cartels, who wouldn't be?

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What needs to be done is to legalise and regulate, and tax the narcotics (ALL of them). That would pull the rug right out from under these guys.

Bravo!

/mind blown

After all it is what we need.

I have family ties in this cartel. And its good to see that they are willing to disband in order to help the people of Michoacan. They truly have a heart for them.

Their demand is very reasonable. Not very often do you see a criminal organization of this size offer to dissolve itself in return for the government to come and secure their home state.
The government responded by saying that it doesnt make deals with criminals. lol the hypocricy is painful. Theyre telling you to enfore the laws! The drug cartel was formed because you arent competent enough in protecting your people. The drug cartels have to do the job for you.