Mexican farmer's last stand

[White Horseradish]

We often hear people say stuff like "from my cold dead hands" and "they will find me in a pile of brass". This guy took it literally. They did find him in a pile of brass.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/internatio ... cb571fe0,0

He defended his home like it was the Alamo.

A 77-year-old rancher gave drug-cartel thugs the fight of their lives when they tried to take possession of his sprawling property in northern Mexico, becoming a folk hero in a region ravaged by violence.

[westberg]

He deserves a hero's funeral.

[JJ]

If only the Mexican people would look to a hero such as he, and use incidents like that to take back there country from the scum that is making it worse than it otherwise already was.

[gyrfalcon]

Wow, very impressive: http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2010/11/m ... th-of.html

Wish I spoke better Spanish... Mexico needs more citizens like this guy.

[PhilaBOR]

If only the Mexican people would look to a hero such as he, and use incidents like that to take back there country from the scum that is making it worse than it otherwise already was.

Mexico doesn't have a chance to solve its drug cartel problem until Americans stop sending $25 billion a year south of the border to pay for illegal drugs. Prohibition and organized crime all over again. Legalizing pot will make a difference. And no I don't smoke, just hate to see all the horrible effects of banning substances that people will use anyway. Sorry for the thread drift.

[JJ]

If only the Mexican people would look to a hero such as he, and use incidents like that to take back there country from the scum that is making it worse than it otherwise already was.

Mexico doesn't have a chance to solve its drug cartel problem until Americans stop sending $25 billion a year south of the border to pay for illegal drugs. Prohibition and organized crime all over again. Legalizing pot will make a difference. And no I don't smoke, just hate to see all the horrible effects of banning substances that people will use anyway. Sorry for the thread drift.

I couldn't agree more. But in all reality it will take an uprising by the decent folks to change anything. Short of that it will be a hell hole for another 100yrs.

[timwarner]

What a hero, and I have to say.
Mexico, it's about damned time. (fixed my vulgarity)

One out of how many murdered mexicans stood up to the cartels? Sounds like he did some damage too, especially for an old guy in a country that restricts firearms.

[Q_Continuum]

He deserves a hero's funeral.

He got one.

The unassuming timber businessman was given a hero's burial last week in his native Monterrey, Mexico.