Mexico police fire on US embassy staff (accidentally) - Polidicks

[URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19372427[/URL] [QUOTE][B]Two people employed at the US embassy in Mexico have been wounded after their car was mistakenly fired on by police south of Mexico City, officials say.[/B] The Mexican Navy said the US personnel were on a main road to the city of Cuernavaca when the shooting happened. Details are still unclear, but the navy said the US vehicle had been fleeing from gunmen in another car. The US state department said it was working with Mexican authorities to investigate the incident. Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the two men were receiving "appropriate medical care and are in stable condition". "We have no further information to share at this time," she added. One of the men was said to have been hit in the leg and the other in the stomach and hand. Both were admitted to hospital. A Mexican marine travelling with the two US employees was slightly injured in the incident, the navy said. The Mexican public security ministry and marines said in a joint statement: "Today at 08:00 a diplomatic vehicle belonging to the US embassy was hit by multiple bullets from personnel of the federal police in the Tres Marias-Huitzilac highway." It said the embassy personnel had been heading to a military installation in the town of El Capulin when a carload of gunmen opened fire on them and chased them, along with the Mexican naval officer accompanying them. [B] Riddled with bullets[/B] Alerted to the gunfire, federal police patrol vehicles - conducting anti-crime operations in the area at the time - arrived and apparently opened fire. The federal police officers involved have been held for questioning, the navy said. Pictures from the scene showed the Toyota vehicle riddled with bullet-holes. The shooting happened in the state of Morelos, which has recently suffered a surge in murders amid a turf war between drug cartels. Mexico has endured years of bloodshed that have left more than 50,000 people dead since President Felipe Calderon deployed soldiers to combat cartels in 2006. Washington co-operates closely with Mexico under the Merida Initiative, which trains and supports the Mexican army in its war against drug traffickers.[/QUOTE]

The mexican police are jumpy these days - And it's hard to blame them. Still, I have no doubt the cops that opened fire are going to be severely reprimanded.

[QUOTE=Harnbrand;37397455]The mexican police are jumpy these days - And it's hard to blame them. Still, I have no doubt the cops that opened fire are going to be severely reprimanded.[/QUOTE] Well by the sound of it, they were firing indiscriminately at the two vehicles involved in the chase, which they probably assumed were conflicting cartel members.

Mexico. The new Afghanistan.

Can we invade mexico and take over it, and purge all the idiots and cartels with [I]actual[/I] military and make it a respectable country again?

I bet Iran had something to do with this.

[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;37397547]Mexico. The new Afghanistan.[/QUOTE] Mexico. Worse then Afghanistan

[QUOTE=MightyMax;37397557]Can we invade mexico and take over it, and purge all the idiots and cartels with [I]actual[/I] military and make it a respectable country again?[/QUOTE] thats not how it works

[QUOTE=MightyMax;37397557]Can we invade mexico and take over it, and purge all the idiots and cartels with [I]actual[/I] military and make it a respectable country again?[/QUOTE] It makes more sense than sending an entire force half way across the world to deal with Al Qaeda while you have organizations that have the same operating capabilities living [b]just south of you[/b]

[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;37397847]It makes more sense than sending an entire force half way across the world to deal with Al Qaeda while you have organizations that have the same operating capabilities living [b]just south of you[/b][/QUOTE] Disturbingly enough, I'm inclined to agree.

[QUOTE=Bumgall;37397679]thats not how it works[/QUOTE] Tell that to the Middle Eastern countries.

[QUOTE=MightyMax;37397557]Can we invade mexico and take over it, and purge all the idiots and cartels with [I]actual[/I] military and make it a respectable country again?[/QUOTE] To be brutally honest, I don't think anything short of complete purge of the government, and police forces is going to work at this point anymore.

The one thing about this I find strange is that the Mexican police apparently didn't notice the U.S. diplomatic plates on the vehicle? They're pretty distinguishable. [url]http://olavsplates.com/foto_u/usa-dos_043pkd.jpg[/url] That being said, I can understand if they engaged the two cars without attempting to identify them. Shit's crazy down there, yo.

[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;37397547]Mexico. The new Afghanistan.[/QUOTE] Actually.. As it stands, Mexico is waaaay worse than Afghanistan. 10 years ago I would have said different, but 3-4 years and up.. Fuck no, shit is getting bad down there.

Accidents happen.

[QUOTE=ewitwins;37398970]Disturbingly enough, I'm inclined to agree.[/QUOTE] But Oil.

[QUOTE=Yuskolov123;37403195]But Oil.[/QUOTE] Mexico has lots of sought-after natural resources, not just oil. It's not just an empty desert like much of the Middle East.

It was a joke.