It’s tough when drug cartels make so much money. Just consider yourself lucky you live in America (I’m assuming). Drug cartels have been estimated at making up to 25% of the entire Mexican GDP. That’s without having to worry about providing any of the services a government provides.
Imagine a government so ineffective that its citizens were goated into attacking federal building to the point they killed federal guards and citizen was shot in face trying to break in window. Just saying. But you are right and we must not forget that we all have a part in being good citizens. Shame so many innocent people died. And lives ruined.
The government could send several thousand soldiers,to take out a father avenging his son,but not to keep law and order for the citizen who can't defend themselves.
Miriam is 110 percent right. You lose your child. You stop caring. She still took down the people responsible for her daughter's death. In the immortal words of John Rambo. Mission Accomplished.
@@robertsears8323 you are a dik because you are talking bad about the PPL fighting against your idols like cartels and the corrupt government!! I really can't grasp the sty life you are living in 😢
@@cortezbaldur413 don't worry he jumps all over comments insulting people that fought against cartel. Quite possible a 14 year old glorifying these butchers while playing Nintendo
No he was not a warrior he was a loser as he died like a coward. The only way to be a hero and a warrior is to live. He like all the other losers all failed and did nothing as they did not win. I have no respect for dead people.
@@robertsears8323he died like a coward?? outnumbered and outmatched in fight and still end up winning?? thats a warrior my dude, if he's a coward he'll runaway.
What is worse, why my knowledge of Mexico history is lacking, basically one things come to mind.. They have like a century of different rulers who were basically not much better, and sometimes much worse then today's cartel bosses..
@@pepethefrog6809yeah that’s how most street gangs in america started too. The crips started as a thing to protect kids from being bullied by kids from the other neighborhood.
Last guy was a straight up soldier, literally stopping the takeover of his ranch. It's sad that citizens have to die to protect what they love because the government is corrupt. Salute my man you earned your way to paradise
first 4 mins sums up cartels perfectly and just shows that power corrupts. they formed two different groups to fight against the cartels but then they fought each other and the "vigilantes" from the second group split off and formed their own cartel. the cycle continues
@@ToBeIsWasWere err... you didn't watch the video did you? Also I already know something COULD be done about the cartels... it was done in the past. The US came in to mexico and completely nuked a cartel. They had almost taken over all of mexico.. the other cartels were in hiding expect 1 in the south west of Mexico that was still trying to put up a fight.
@@samy7013 Actually, they say Mora was pushed over the edge when the cartel forbade his son from picking lemons on their own farm. I’m not sure if the narrator mixed them up or that both are true but technically they’re not wrong lol. 0:53 - 1:07
19:1444 RESPECT for Don Alejo ! ... 😊👍 The man refused to give up, without a fight ! .... YET, this is ANOTHER PROOF that the authorities are corrupt, refusing to send Aany help during the fight between Don Alejo and the cartel's members ! ... 😐
I though the DEA was down there to control the votes in their elections to take over their economy . That the DEA hired the police feds military .and hitmen to do the murdering.
@@Anlonn That's not working too well in states that have decriminalized drugs. Have you even seen Skid Row lately? You may have a great heart with a lot of sympathy for addicts, but it is sheer stupidity to take fear of legal consequences away from something that takes so many lives & shatters so many families. Time to quit feeling so much & start thinking more. Addicts hurt more people than just themselves.
@@lucycarlisle9120 addiction's root is pain. a consequence of disconnection as a coping mechanism. the need of self dissociation as a child as a trauma response with echos in the adulthood. what we need is more compassion, more love, more kindness. hate will fire more hate. violence will fire more violence. the need for connection is what our inner self craves. learning healthy love should be teach in school as any other class. the lack of self awareness is the main cause of conflicts and pain. may all beings be happy.
No worse than American despite only knowing 17 years of peace since its founding still believe they have god in their side. If they have anyone on their side , I promise it’s the one downstairs ⏬, not up 👼 that’s with them
My dad was in the mexican army and he had rough stories of when he fought the cartel. Feels badass knowing your father was smoking dangerous men in gunfights
@@G33kCulture a government's ignorance is (at least in this guys dad's case) irrelevant in relation to an individual's actions, his dad did his part to fight and kill cartel members and so do the majority of enlisted mexican soldiers because THEY give a shit about the law, if there is anyone who has to get their stuff right its the Mexican media/people who glorify the cartel, the government, the police, and people in the high chain of command of the military
@@etiobatista5938 Both...also i highly suspect DEA is not making enough effort to bring down the cartels, because if they ever do that, they would be out of jobs :/
@@luiswonder2101that is the dumbest comment ive ever seen 😂 the only reason why the DEA is having a hard time and couldnt do sht is because of the Mexican government covering the cartels lmfao all of these massacres are everywhere and nothing is being done, that in it self is enough evidence on whats really going on, blaming America for this is so stupid and makes 0 sense i hope the US shuts down the border again or just go to war, since Mexico is more interested in defending criminals and having “peace treaties “ after their innocent citizens are butchered in broad daylight, how a government allowed this type of group to exist or even grew is beyond comprehension
The villagers are vigilantes. Don't forget that Mexico has a mandatory 2 year military service requirement. The men have been trained with weapons and military tactics
If the government and law enforcement truly wanted to stop the cartels, they would. But they value money over the peace and safety of their own people. Greed and corruption will keep them exactly where they are.
@@frankfixitnownot just that but the US is also backing up most cartels either by selling arms or buying their products, as a Mexican I really SMH when I see some Americans in the comment section talking so much smack about Mexico being 100% at fault for letting the cartels wreak havoc when the DEA and CIA themselves are part of this too
@@frankfixitnow I'm seeing things like this violence happen a lot in the US. Saddens me to say, but we are headed there if not already. We can change presidents all we want, the policies usually remain the same. We've had several mass shootings, violence and crime keeps going up like crazy and they're doing the exact same thing as in Mexico: letting the criminals out almost immediately. Ridiculous. I see a lot of comments about America's superiority, and it is in different aspects, but Amercans refuse to acknowledge that there is no good guys here either. I have faith in this country and wish the best to the Mexican people.
Let this be a lesson to those who are unaware: courage is not an absence of fear, rather it is the recognition of it and the willingness to confront it anyway. Rest in peace, Don Alejo. You stood firm in the face of unwinnable odds and did not flinch 💯
imagine back in the day when the usa governement actually meant something and shut down the whole border for one of its own.... NEVER would they do that today, now they'll say wHo? wE dOnT kNoW him.
there's theory that Kiki was killed by CIA cause he found out about CIA drug or arm running operation there and Felix was made escape goat. And what's fucked up is that after felix went down the real chaos ensued.
There is a lot of anarcho-tyranny of the Mexican government punishing citizens who try to stand up for themselves, but there is also just a lot of rhetoric from groups that would become just as bad if they had the power
False, the "vigilantes" failed because the federal government put alot of effort into taking them down. They also allowed ex cartel members into their ranks which also wasnt smart.
Unfortunately there is no film as such about Don Alejo but there is a documentary that tells what happened. In México it is more common to compose songs dedicated to heroes or brave men, among other things, these songs are known as "corridos", and more than one song was composed for Don Alejo.
The ending implies that either the guy took his own life or died to his injuries after the adrenaline wore off after the gunmen left, or the gunmen had already taken him out but expected more bullets and left anyway
He might've been hit in the midst of the hours long gunfight but didn't even realize until the adrenaline wore off and he bled out. Any person with enough adrenaline can keep moving and fighting even with a rifle wound in them.
@@darius3566 You say he didn't even realize. Does that mean adrenaline is so effective that it pretty much gets rid of all the pain entirely for it's duration?
@@VoidExileYTyes. If that interests you, look up hysterical strength. There’s this story of a mom that lifted her car with one hand to get her child stuck under the car with the other hand.
It is not told on the video, but don Alejo was found in a bathroom with multiple grenade and shot wounds, holding to his shotgun. While two cartel members were found in front of the door (those that were found unconscious) So I'm assuming that after the adrenaline was wearing down and he was no longer able to run, he hid himself in the bathroom to ambush any cartel member that tried to get in, those got into the house and got shot, so after hearing the shots and not seeing their partners get out, the rest of the cartel members fled.
My father bought land in Sinaloa in the early 90's and the cartel took it from him. It's so sad to see what has happened to a country I love so dearly😞 Its hard to watch.
09:00 THIS is a tragic story of, another citizen who, tried to lower the cartel numebrs, but, ended indirectly discovering that the governement was on cartel's paycheck list 😞
Pretty much. Loads of the politicians are corrupt in some shape or form. Like trying to win an election or having the random huge funds to stay in power. They won't say how they got their money, but pay off others to keep their nose somewhere else.
@@thotmagnet3336serious question...what's wrong with the rich? They pay the lions share of taxes, lead in job creation and technological innovation and give the most to charity.
Gentlemen, the video is solid but you need to work on the captions. There are mistakes here and there but I appreciate putting the effort to include them, certainly admirable
I was in Guadalajara when the DEA Agent and his pilot went missing in February 1985. The entire year was horrible. In September 1985, the earthquake went off in MX CD. Terrible year
Almost all of the people who stood up against these cartels got killed. This shows how useless South American governments are. Of what use is it to send any military force against cartels only as long as the people trying to fight them are alive? It was almost as if they only came to make a show of action, but usually did nothing. When the person who actually fought got killed, action against the cartel's stopped. In other words, in most of these cases, the cartels won. The cartels lost members, but only in the case of the DEA agent did they ultimately lose leaders, or were in any serious way given trouble.
I just want to point out, -it spread awareness and certain level of prevention against cartels -multiple members of cartels ended up locked up or dead. - a lot of things changed even as close as 5 years ago. Have some hope. Your ancestors didn't just lay their heads on a piece of Wood and waited to be beheaded just because there were dangerous people. Think of it another way, if just any of those people in the video could cause serious trouble to cartels, imagine what many people could do if we joined our heads together. Cartels ain't going to last forever but if everyone adopts your mindset nothing is going to be done about cartel crimes.
~they made a loud statement before their death instead of succumbing to the evil and accepting it. ~ they left a legacy of fearlessness and bravery behind for others. ~ death became irrelevant when the cause was perceived to be much greater than themselves. Think of it as going to war against a malevolent force that murdered your daughter, wanted to steal your livelihood (farm), your home you lived in for decades and leave you with nothing like a beggar on street… ~they exposed weakness amongst the cartels …something not easy to do especially for one person. The last guy had a multiple hour gunfight with an entire team of killers, got 6 of them, and scared the rest off while protecting his home. As far as long term change, the Mexican and US governments working together have not achieved that. These individuals probably caused more uproar in their microcosms than any big drug bust or arrest will ever do for a larger scale. Mora created his own autodefensas group and many more (a lot them farmers) were formed in the wake of people fighting back and getting fed up of being bullied. Some go corrupt but many are still out there fighting for the good. People are realizing they can fight back. It’s not an automatic win, but it’s still positive change imo. Life isn’t a Hollywood movie where everything ends happily so the audience can go home satisfied.
@@godfreyodenigbo95 RU-vid deleted my comment but i get your perspective too. I was just trying to play devil’s advocate. Death becomes irrelevant when the cause you are fighting for is believed to be greater than you. Think of it as going to war against a malevolent force that killed your daughter, tried to take your livelihood (farm) or your home, leave you with nothing etc. The last guy was almost 80 years old and scared off an entire group of killers, taking out 6 all by himself while protecting his home in a multiple hour long gunfight. I am sure you can see honor in that as he made the big bad cartel look weak and penetrable. As far as change the emergence of autodefensas groups like Mora’s became more common which is for the most part positive (some do become corrupt). People are fighting back. Besides, as far as long term radical change goes, not even the US and Mexican gov working together have managed that so far. Drugs will keep going up to the US and American firearms will keeps going down to MX in-the very hands of the enemy they are fighting. The two countries are like a dysfunctional, codependent couple together and there is way too much money involved for this to stop.
In regards to the story on Kiki. You NEVER allow yourself to be taken and transported anywhere. Fight back even if it kills you because wherever their taking you is often a fate worse than death.
the idea of forming anti cartel groups, and just becoming cartels themselves is pretty funny. no matter the side they all vow to protect the citizens first and then slowly turn against everyone.
Notice how the government didn't lift a finger until the civilians picked up guns and established dominance on their own, then stepped in to half-heartedly support whoever won control of the region.
Really shows how fragile a cartel can really be when one person decides to take actions and how ineffective a government can be when no one takes action
@@stefanjoseph2605 I did notice that, but only because you couldn't handle it and had to make sure my attention was drawn back to this video, which I promptly forgot all about. Unlike some people, I don't give a shit about cultivating popularity and I don't pick my opinions just so some random cunt... ...who's taking a break from posing practice, wishing like hell his calves had lower insertions and trying to work out how to diet so he hits his peak just in time for the Mister Backwater qualifier, and not too early so he isn't too bloated, so he can really show off how striated his glutes are and get his pro card and buy himself his own tanning bed and shoot for the big time... ...that guy? So that that guy will take time out to express his approval. And yet, somehow it appears that that guy felt compelled to express is disapproval anyway, and damned if I don't just feel terrible about it. Not as terrible as if I also shared his musical tastes, but terrible enough. You see, some people don't spend their lives worrying about whether the thought of them or their opinions is pleasing to anyone else. Some of us are satisfied believing our opinion is the right thing, even if we have to stand alone and suffer superficial clown college dropouts, like yourself. Thanks for that, by the way. You're adorable.
@@stefanjoseph2605 Did somebody make you feel like you had no taste? You don't. But hey, at least someone gave a shit about your opinion, you big bad keyboard warrior.
@@stefanjoseph2605 Crybaby alert. I guess someone was sitting there thinking this is the greatest crime drama he's ever seen, and then the smart guy with actual taste pretty well made him feel like an idiot for liking it. (Unless it's the guy who made this schlock garbage video, posing as the objective member of the audience who took such profound personal offense. That happens all the time. I' just betting that if I scroll up and down the comments, Stefan will be right there defending this, the least consequential channel online, with a ferocity usually reserved for times of war.) Or it could be that he's just an asshole.
DON'T USE AI FOR SUBTITLES! Seriously; read the subtitles for your own video because I know you haven't. It only takes twenty three minutes and forty two seconds (even less if you increase playback speed) to review work you didn't do before submission.
