This story below is ridiculous, and I certainly hope that this is not yet another trend that only increases do to a perceived lack of manpower or resources to fight this crap. I have also been listening to a lot of law enforcement agencies and government officials on the news continue to complain that they just don’t have the manpower to cover this stuff. Couple that with the weapons story I just posted, and entire towns being rampaged by drug cartels, and I am just wondering when this disaster is going to be treated like a disaster?
To me, this is a disaster of epic proportions, and needs attention now. Arguably, the drugs and gang/border violence over the years, have killed way more people and ravaged way more communities than any muslim fundamentalists have or hurricanes have. It is a disaster that requires attention now. But so do the disasters in Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa, etc.
So what is the solution, if the border needs guys with guns, and there just isn’t enough of them in the military or police? Hell, Obama just requested 4,000 more troops for Afghanistan. And if money is an issue, or time to train up an adequate force to get on the border is an issue, then a short term or mid term solution called Private Military Companies or Private Security Companies is the answer. They were an answer during the Hurricane disaster of 2005, and they could be the answer now.