I wonder what would happen if the details of the entire Zeta operation would be revealed.
If true why would the Zetas trust that Anonymous would refrain from leaking their information anyway?
The Zetas need to change their name. Every time I hear something about them, the first thing I think of is a sorority.
The Zetas need to change their name. Every time I hear something about them, the first thing I think of is a sorority.
Nevermind.
"Anonymous supporters have backed off threats to expose Zeta drug gang collaborators, an operation launched in early October as a retaliation for an alleged kidnapping of an Anonymous follower by the Mexico-based drug gang. Members of Anonymous had posted a video claiming the group could identify journalists, police officers, and taxi drivers who collaborate with the Zeta crime syndicate. Zeta has not shied away from targeting its online critics. In September the crime group hung two people from an overpass warning bloggers and 'online snitches' to beware. The decapitated body of another social-media reporter was found later with a similar warning. Worried about the impact on both misidentified people and Anonymous followers, other supporters of the Anonymous movement worked to dismantle the operation over the weekend. In effect, the group canceled the attack, according to online news site Milenio."
Man, thanks for keeping us posted Mex. I'm not sure what to think of Anonymous' hijinks though.
I could easily see fingering someone as a cartel member becoming the new "Burn her! She's a witch!"
A year old video. Still crazy, though. Sorry, Mex.
Yeah... sadly, no real surprise there.
I don't know if I'd say it's "too late", though. There's been an unspoken agreement so far that US enforcement won't care too much as long as all the trouble stays across the border, but it's pretty ballsy to export it to Texas. I think unless it becomes clear that it was an isolated incident, the rules will change significantly.
Maybe I'm looking too far ahead, hopefully the US changes their mind about legalization
I don't think it will change on a federal level anytime soon, but the states are starting to diverge.
Stay safe, Mex.
Meanwhile, the President of Colombia is openly supporting legalization of some drugs. If only our President could stop laughing long enough to listen, maybe we could help put an end to this.
Meanwhile, the President of Colombia is openly supporting legalization of some drugs. If only our President could stop laughing long enough to listen, maybe we could help put an end to this.
I don't want to derail this thread but just wanted to chime in and say the legalization of marijuana would do so much good for the US. It's a benefit to every single American either directly or indirectly and it's a travesty that our government hasn't done it yet. I hope it happens in my lifetime.
Aetius wrote:Meanwhile, the President of Colombia is openly supporting legalization of some drugs. If only our President could stop laughing long enough to listen, maybe we could help put an end to this.
I don't want to derail this thread but just wanted to chime in and say the legalization of marijuana would do so much good for the US. It's a benefit to every single American either directly or indirectly and it's a travesty that our government hasn't done it yet. I hope it happens in my lifetime.
To be honest, I very much doubt it will without a Constitutional Amendment. (Which, if we're following Prohibition, should have been required to ban it in the first place, but that's neither here nor there.) There simply is too much money in the drug war for it to happen on the government's side. It's pretty clear that, despite opposite claims, Obama's white house is planning on subverting states' claims on even medical marijuana. It will truly take a majority of the people rising up to fight it -- but how do you convince the media of that?
I just wanted to mention that I just returned from a fabulous vacation in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. What a wonderful country.
Rhode Island and Washington state governors ask the DEA to make marijuana legal.
Looks like legalization has record-high support.
Looks like legalization has record-high support.
So it'll be another 20 or 30 years before it'll become legal.
That sounds about right because it basically boils down to waiting for the Baby Boomers and older generations--the ones that equate weed with Reefer Madness, hippies, and mass social protests--to die off. Much like with racism and gay marriage.
Looks like legalization has record-high support.
Wow. It looks like Nancy Reagan's Just Say No campaign and the War on Drugs actually did work. Well, work to keep public opinion against legalization for twenty years that is.
So it'll be another 20 or 30 years before it'll become legal.
*sigh*...I know.
That sounds about right because it basically boils down to waiting for the Baby Boomers and older generations--the ones that equate weed with Reefer Madness, hippies, and mass social protests--to die off. Much like with racism and gay marriage.
On the bright side, with all the cuts to Medicare that are coming thanks to the economy being in the tank, that won't take long.
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I think that's mostly correct, but it's the wrong attribution.
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