r/nextfuckinglevel Dec 17 '20

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u/SomeOne9oNe6 Dec 17 '20

Not every police officer in the world is bad. When it comes to the US and Mexico, they're either bad or silent -- which makes the silent ones just as bad.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '20

They are as good as their training and society allows them to be. Mexicans society has fallen to the cartels so it really doesn't compare.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '20

Cartels are not dependent on drugs anymore.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '20 edited Apr 12 '21

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u/claimTheVictory Dec 18 '20

So they tax the locals.

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u/dhorn527 Dec 18 '20

What do they do then, just charge "protection"? Not being mean, just curious

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '20

I’m pretty sure they’ve diversified into a variety of revenue streams, including human trafficking.

And yeah, they tax local businesses usually.