The only reaction possible is sorrow and anger. That it should come to this in our own waters is unbelievable.

At this point, I honestly think we only have two options with the war on drugs.

A: Recall our military from overseas and deploy them to the border because that's the kind of force it's going to take.

B: Legalize drugs. Sounds crazy, but remember Prohibition. Al Cappone wouldn't have had the opportunity to build a criminal empire around alcohol, if alcohol hadn't been illegal. You might say that legalizing drugs means more people will use them, but clearly the fact that they are illegal isn't stopping anyone who really wants to use them now. The American military is strong but it's American capitalism that's taken over the world, and if Proctor & Gamble started selling heroin the drug gangs would be finished.

Elkslayer, so its ok to shoot and kill someone for crossing the border?

Then I guess we should have open season on millions of mexicans here illegaly?

I guess its time to do what we all know needs to be done!

So much political rhetoric, so little time. I'm shaking my head. Forgive me if I misunderstand. Your argument is that because other foreign countries treat immigrants like vermin, we should too? Not that America should be the shining beacon of hope to all the world, but... what, exactly?

Anyway, this isn't even an "immigration issue" story. It's a drug violence story. And I'm very much FOR military intervention. Too many lives have been lost, American or otherwise, to such tyranny. It's time we enforce peace on our borders for the safety of our citizens.

And I agree with dotcom, this story isn't a border issue, nor is it an immigration issue. It happened on Mexican "soil".

Flip,
I get that. It's my understanding though that all these incidents keep happening on the Mexican side of the lake. Unless these pirates are crossing the border, I don't understand how it's a border issue. And to bring up illegal immigration is a complete non-sequiter.

With that said, this seems like a really opportunity for some US Marine gunboats to get some target practice.

i say open seson on drug dealers

I want to offer my sincere condolences to Ms. Hartley for the loss of her husband. I hope that his body is found and laid to rest. As for the monsters that did it, they will get their judgment one day. I hope they are caught and brought to justice here in the USA.

Also, whether or not it happened in Mexican water or not is a non-issue. The fact is it was MURDER. Borders are charted by man made law, but murder crosses a higher law.

Hey Dcast

You made my point exactly. It is time to open season on those who enter our country illegally. I only pointed out that this american couple commited the exact crime that i despise illegal immigrant mexicans for committing.

"he didn't know whether Mexican authorities were searching their side"
Is it really that hard to communicate and/or see a bunch of search boats in the water?

Nate

Crossing in the water is not illegal, as long as you don't dock on the other side. I used to live in NY, and Lake Ontario is shared with Canada, and it is perfectly legal to enter Canadian waters as long as you are not docking on the other side, but you can if you go through a proper harbor port and check in with their Customs Agents. The lakes are considered shared and are usable by both countries that shared the lake, otherwise there would be a fence or some other type or restricting border along the water border too. And I'm not indicating that I'm anti-fence; I live in AZ and wished we had a better fence even electric if possible. We could have an electric fence powered by solar power, but sadly we do not. The admin hasn't even helped with our problem here, they just put up signs to restrict citizens from area with drug smugglers. And for those who thing illegal immigration is a separate thing from drug smuggling you are thinking in the past, current illegals care drugs to get across now, that is how they pay for their guides and crossing supplies.