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Public Safety Secretary Roberto Orduna announced he was leaving his post only hours after gunmen killed a police officer and a jail guard and left signs on their bodies saying they had fulfilled a promise made Wednesday to slay at least one officer every 48 hours until Orduna quits.
The slayings were a grim sign that criminal gangs are determined to control the police force of the biggest Mexican border city, with a population of 1.3 million people across from El Paso, Texas.
Mayor Jose Reyes insisted earlier Friday the city would not back down.
"We will not allow the control of the police force to fall in the hands of criminal gangs," he said.
But Orduna said he didn't want to endanger more officers.
"We can't allow men who work defending our citizens to continue to lose their lives," he said. "That is why I am presenting my permanent resignation."
The resignation was effective immediately. Authorities said an interim chief would be named later Friday, and a permanent replacement would be found in the coming weeks.
Originally posted by ALLis0NE
It is a very smart move to resign, to save lives of others.
However, this will give the gangs a sense of accomplishment and they will feel unstoppable, and try something else they believe will work.
[edit on 21-2-2009 by ALLis0NE]
Originally posted by ALLis0NE
reply to post by OKCBtard
Unless the gangs own tanks, fighter jets, and attack helicopters, I don't think they are unstoppable.
You give murderers to much credit. All of them are pretty worthless idiots. Unless of course it is in self defense.
[edit on 21-2-2009 by ALLis0NE]
Originally posted by rcwj75
You know how you fix this, simple. You create a task force that puts an end to known gang members. Yeah thats right, you EXECUTE them. You arm your team, you mount up and you do NOT take prisoners, you do NOT make excuses, as questions, etc...you simple destroy the problem.
You want to associate with a gang you are shot on the spot. Raid the gang houses, kill them all, raid the gang hang-outs, kill them all. Bottom line is your not fighting crime, your fighting a WAR...if you want to win, you better be prepared to get messy.
Gangs serve ZERO purpose...NONE..nadda...most members are a waste of oxygen and space on an already crowded planet filled with enough scumbags. You choose to wear colors, you choose to do this kind of stuff, you have NO place in society. You come with a HEAVY hand, and I promise you...the thugs will disband, move on, give up. Gangs are tough when their together...or act tough...start slapping back, start breaking up their "core" and watch how many drop to their knees and beg for mercy, forgivness, a second chance.
For to long we as a society worldwide let "gangs" become powerful, or cocky...and this is just MORE proof they feel like they are gaining momentum....you better put a stop to it now...before its to late.
Originally posted by jam321
Wouldn't you?
how do you secure a border from a bunch of thugs who are determined to do whatever it takes to get their drugs sold?
Originally posted by jam321
Funny how ICE can go after illegals in a meat plant but can't seem to locate the gang MS-13. If I were ICE I would go after the gangs before I go after the ones working in meat factories.
Originally posted by pikypiky
Originally posted by Swatman
yea but sir, you have to think about the liberals on this matter. they have feelings towards criminals that seem to outweigh justice for innocent people
Originally posted by jam321
I think the Mexican gun laws are preventing the people from fighting back. IMO, if the people had weapons some these thugs would be executed and hanging from a street pole.
You are correct that something extreme needs to be done by the Mexican government.
By the time martial law is declared they will have already dug into the first towns along the border with however many civilians they allow to live.
Originally posted by jam321
Dawg, you are on a roll. Nothing but the truth.
However, many of those MS-13 are illegals so ICE has the right to ask them for their papers. Maybe instead of deporting them to El-Salvador they should accidentally drop them off in Afghanistan.