My Current Readings #3

Another breaking story found on MSNBC.com written by Associated Press. Entitled '1 Soldier, 20 Others Dead in Mexico Gunbattle. On tuesday a drug gang snatched AND killed 6 people. It just so happens that the drug gang that was kidnapping happened to snatch nine alleged members of a rival drug gang in another city. That right there is how this nonsense violence started. Many soldiers being out and about searching for the gunmen and man shootouts occured, having 14 alleged gunmen and 1 soldier dead also on Tuesday. Lately Mexico has been struggling with drug violence, more than 6,000 people have died in a drug-related violence. Many sickening violence habits are being thrown around in Mexico, for example- a car was found on fire with two burned bodies inside. Also three prisoners were killed by getting beaten up and then set on fire in a bathroom. These attacks are simply unjust and horrifying. This is very related to me because for a Mexico Mission trip i was planning to go on this summer was in this exact place, where this continuous drug abuse is happening. Just two days ago did i receive an e-mail from my church leader saying the Mission trip had been moved elsewhere because of violence. The group of kids that attended that specific mission trip last summer in that spot witnessed the beginning of the violence that can no longer be tolerated. The places they were sleeping at night were being broken into, its very unsafe, best of hopes.