Not very often do you hear of someone who has dedicated their life to protecting their people and then when they see that this has become too stressful and difficult, quits. I'm talking about Omar Pimentel, the Chief of Police in a border city in Mexico (Nuevo Laredo) who resigned on Wednesday a few hours after three charred bodies were found. He stated that he was tired and the job had become too stressful. Not that I blame the guy -- he had to walk around with at least a dozen bodyguards carrying rifles anytime he went out. Nuevo Laredo is a hot spot for drug smuggling apparentlly and has been caught in a turf war between rival gangs fighting for drug routes into the U.S. So far this year, 57 people have been murdered in association with this. No wonder the Chief was stressed! Well, he did last longer than his predecessor who was assassinated seven hours after being sworn in last June. !!
http://www.comcast.net/news/international/latinamerica/index.jsp?cat=LATIN&fn=/2006/03/24/353264.html
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