Monday, May 28, 2012

MEXICANS BELIEVE THE WAR ON DRUGS IS WORTHWHILE

Much has been made by the media about Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) and other groups opposed to the war on drugs. In Mexico however, the people are solidly behind that war, despite the fact that it has resulted in 50,000 deaths at the hands of the cartels since 2006 and has led to government corruption at the highest levels.

SURVEY: 8 OUT OF 10 MEXICANS WANT TO MAINTAIN OR INCREASE DRUG WAR

Milenio
May 27, 2012

A survey by the Office of Strategic Communications showed that 78 percent of people in Mexico, wants to increase or maintain the fight against organized crime, while 13 percent considered it necessary to suspend it, and another 9 percent did not answer.

Meanwhile, the question "Do you think that violence could be reduced if a ceasefire wre agreed on with the drug dealers?" 45 percent believe that it could decrease, while 48 percent say violence would not be reduced in the country and 7 percent did not answer.

... The telephone survey, carried out on May 22, included 800 adults, who reside throughout the Mexican Republic. The study has a confidence level of 95 percent and a margin of error of + / -3.46.

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