Wanna know the secret to ending the drug violence emanating from Mexico and South America? LEGALIZE ALL DRUGS!!!!

seriously, and don't get me wrong, I don't want to see crack and heroin addicts roaming the streets, but when you force desirable product into the black market, you attract groups of people who care more about making money than they do obeying the laws, and on a grand scale with natural market pressures, you're bound to create these violent drug cartels.