Mexican General: Tijuana Cops Crooked

Don't call the cops if you need help in Tijuana, says a Mexican general. He advises people to call the army instead because, he says, the cops in Tijuana are all on the take. Now the general is in hot water with the Mexican Government: The general's fate reflects larger questions in Mexico about how to control drug-fueled violence, which has soared in the years since President Felipe Calderon moved to openly confront the cartels that move cocaine into the United States. Some Mexicans see the police as corrupt and the army as the only hope, but others fear soldiers are overstepping their authority and abusing their power by raiding the homes of suspected criminals. [LA Times] Perhaps Illinois Governor Blagojevich can send some of our State Troopers down there to help out.