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Black market drug money buys lots of guns in Mexico. (image via wikimedia.org)
Black market drug money buys lots of guns in Mexico. (image via wikimedia.org)

Mexico Drug War Update

The violence rages unabated in Mexico...
screening of "10 Rules for Dealing with Police," NAACP national conference, July 2010
screening of "10 Rules for Dealing with Police," NAACP national conference, July 2010

NAACP Calls for End to War on Drugs

In a historic step, the nation's largest and oldest black advocacy group has formally come out against the war on drugs.
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom would rather go to war with the narcos then legalize drugs. (Image: World Economic Forum)
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom would rather go to war with the narcos then legalize drugs. (Image: World Economic Forum)

Guatemala President Wants "NATO-Style" Force to Battle Narcos

Weak Central American states are hard-pressed to go up against the Mexican cartels, and now, Guatemala's president wants to build a NATO-style regional military force to go up against them. And for the US to pay for it.
Drug prohibition's filthy lucre tempts law enforcement (image via wikimedia.org}
Drug prohibition's filthy lucre tempts law enforcement (image via wikimedia.org}

This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

We've got sticky-fingered SWAT cops, we've got perverted probation officers, we've got smack-slinging uniformed police officers, we've got strung out, pill-stealing cops, and, of course, we've got crooked jail guards.
Ecstasy tablets. A federal judge has ruled that Ecstasy offenses are punished too harshly. (Image: Wikimedia.org)
Ecstasy tablets. A federal judge has ruled that Ecstasy offenses are punished too harshly. (Image: Wikimedia.org)

Federal Judge Rejects Ecstasy Sentencing Guidelines

The federal sentencing guidelines for Ecstasy offenses are too harsh and not supported by the scientific evidence, a federal district judge has ruled.
At least one Michigan legislator wants to know how often SWAT teams are deployed. (image via wikimedia.org)
At least one Michigan legislator wants to know how often SWAT teams are deployed. (image via wikimedia.org)

SWAT Reporting Bill Filed In Michigan

At least one Michigan legislator wants an idea of what SWAT teams in the state are up to.