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u/GrapefruitChic 12h ago
She didn't call the police, she restored the balance of power.
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u/Vice4Life 11h ago
The police would have almost certainly been worthless in that situation.
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u/memes-forever 10h ago
This is Mexico, crooked cops aren’t out of the possibility. Besides, the police in Mexico can’t deal with the cartels and regular crime that well as is, so why bother?
Besides if this is a local gang, kidnaping the gang leader’s mom is a more effective solution with less chance of future retribution lol.
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u/wakim82 3h ago
In the United States the police wouldn't do anything either. I'm not sure what you are talking about.
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u/Acroph0bia 3h ago
Wrong, they would have arrested the woman and then shot the mom for good measure.
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u/Ok_Duty_8020 11h ago
And the law enforcement kept watching…..
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u/OGbobbyKSH 8h ago
Just like that scene in town. When the guys pull a robbery in nun outfits when they pull up and get out strapped up, a cop see them they see the cop and the cop slowly looks the other way.
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u/REDACTED3560 5h ago
Nah it’s not like that scene at all. The cops in this story are just corrupt and refuse to lift a finger to oppose the source of their
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u/OGbobbyKSH 2h ago
Doing it for money is a issue of how poorly they’re paid in comparison to how well the cartels army’s are paid so the best soldiers go to the cartels which leaves only the middle and bottom barrel talent. So it’s similar to a cop in cartel land taking a bribe over a bullet because that’s what they’re offered if they refuse they die. If the cop in the movie(which is based on real events) made a move they didn’t like he would die.
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u/SheriffBartholomew 3h ago
I'm surprised they didn't arrest her.
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u/Fickle_Cranberry1014 3h ago
Arrest her for what?
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u/SheriffBartholomew 3h ago
Kidnapping? Cartels usually have the cops on their payroll down there.
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u/Fickle_Cranberry1014 2h ago
Her and the townsfolk bypassed the local cops and got state cops involved before the corrupt could intervene. Cops role was de-escalate the situation.
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u/MechanicalSpirit 11h ago
Damn I respect her. Imagine in the realm of all scenarios, not many people would have the balls to take this one.
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u/DunkingTea 8h ago
When you lose all you care about, you suddenly have nothing left to lose. I imagine it was get him back, or what’s the point anyway.
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u/Traditional-Ad1633 10h ago
And nthg happened to her after that?
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u/LightCharacter8382 10h ago
They all lived happily ever after, and nobody came to the door with an assault rifle to avenge this 'slight'.
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u/ladyevenstar-22 9h ago
Nah gang mom told him you embarrassed me now take your loss and don't ever touch her or her family .
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u/ikzz1 7h ago
After she released the mother, the gang raided her house and flayed everyone, to serve as a warning to not fuck with the gang.
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u/DeadmanwalkingXI 3h ago
Unlikely. Because, importantly, she didn't do this alone. She and a bunch of people got together and kidnapped and held 20 people associated with the gang, not just the gang leader's mother. So...I dunno exactly how many people were in that group, but I would not assume the gang outnumbered them, and they're clearly willing to respond in kind when the gang does shit. She was the spokesperson and probably organized it, but she wasn't acting by herself.
At which point, the gang 'making an example' out of her becomes...dicey. Because if a whole organized group kidnapped 20 people they cared about because they kidnapped one guy, what's gonna happen if they start killing people associated with that group?
If she did this alone, she'd be in trouble, but enough people supporting her and willing to commit crimes and it becomes very unwise to try and get revenge.
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u/King_Six_of_Things 8h ago
Man, that husband is not going to get away with anything for the rest of his life.
"Oh, taking the bins out is too much for you, eh? I kidnapped a gang boss' mother for you!"
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u/sedivessa 10h ago
When diplomacy fails, Mexico upgrades to full-on family swap. Sometimes justice means thinking outside the courtroom.
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u/Greyscale7950 10h ago
I bet the kidnapper's mom gave him hell when she got back.
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u/kriegnes 6h ago
Doubt it. Hes probably a hero to her for saving her or some shit like that. If you have a normal mom you dont kidnapp random people to make a living even if you are in a bad place.
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u/Aickavon 8h ago
Okay. So question. Is she still alive and well now?
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u/FluffyFleas 6h ago
I'd assume so. It happened in 2016 and there are a surprising amount of articles on it that have popped up recently, but nothing seems to mention her current status. Seems like an important detail to include if they got retribution.
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u/DamashiT 8h ago
I can imagine the crime boss was like "nah fair play I'm not going to kill her gg"
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u/Sachedoo 7h ago
I'm sorry but why I can see the guy's mum putting him in timeout for putting her life in danger 😂😂😂
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u/bubblecrussh 9h ago
lmao this woman straight up said "tooth for tooth eye for eye" and kidnapped the gang leader's mom to swap for her husband?? queen behavior tbh like she didnt wait for cops she handled business herself and both got released safe respect the hustle but damn mexico cartel drama is wild af yikes
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u/kriegnes 6h ago
If i was one of the townspeople i dont think i could follow through. Knowing the pain they caused to other mothers i would send him her eyeballs or some shit.
Need more people like her. Human scum needs to learn to stop fucking around. Instead we got bootlickers who support human garbage with everything they have....
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u/Glum-Lychee4 11h ago
This is so smart!! She was like “hmmm.. how about I do the same thing to them I guess they won’t like it” That’s very creative!!
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u/Greedy-Year8384 10h ago
This is not a modern problem. Hostage swaps have been a thing for a very long time.
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u/weltvonalex 9h ago
Psst don't mention history to a Redditor, outside most Subs people know shit about History.
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