| Justifiable Violence, or Vigilante Justice? Citizen Groups in Mexico Fight Back at Cartel Violence Angelica Leicht - The Latino Post | |
| go to original July 9, 2014 |
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A protester listens during a protest calling for the end of the drug war. (Getty Images)
As the fight for turf inches closer to the border, a number of citizen vigilante groups are stepping up to shut down the violence in Mexico.
Doctors, lawyers, farmers, and common citizens in Mexico are joining together and picking up arms in an attempt to stop the violence in their nation. But are these vigilantes, who arrive armed with weapons and masks, a viable - and humane - alternative to cartels?
Ultimately, that answer depends on who you ask.
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