If the situation regarding drug violence were the same as the situation is in Mexico then, yeah, there is absolutely no reason to value alleged liberties and rights over the safety of the populace.
I've really, really cooled on "civil liberties" and such as I've read more philosophy and started questioning the entire premise of "rights" to begin with.
yo dude I think you were my big brother in my dream last night. terrible dream. I played the part of a hedonistic, stoner type younger brother. you were white, overweight, but a lot of it was muscle. anyway you had 'fixed' my or our bicycles, by bolting them together. I made some sarcastic remark about how, you know, they were bolted together, and thus without utility. you got this look on your face like you couldn't believe my pathetic audacity. I quickly recanted, "it was a joke dude chill out", etc. horrible dream. that was not even close to being the worst moment.
