MEXICO.. THE WHAT IF GAME... ROUND TWO!!!!

Ok, the "what if" game.. round two for Mexico.

What if:

What if you were a honest federal / state / local Police Officer and yes they do exist.

You wake up in the morning or the afternoon, depending on your shift, and from that moment on, you begin to worry about making it home alive at the end of your day.

Now, that is not new news to anyone who has ever put on a badge and strapped a gun to his or her hip, but in most parts of Mexico, the concept is overwhelming!

What if:

What if you show up to work, roll call, and you know all too well who in the room is corrupt.. peers, Sergeants, Lieutenants  Captains .. Detectives ..ect... ect.. all the way up to the Chief!

Oh ya, and you know the Chief, who is on the take, works for a political leader who is also corrupt.

As you try to do your level best to survive that shift, hoping you are not approached by a DTO member or worse, a coworker, on why you won't "go with the flow" or how dangerous it is for you and your family not to give in, you must serve   a public who is convinced you already have!

What if:

At the end of your shift, you return home only to have your wife or husband or some other family member tell you yet another story of being followed or someone stopping in front of the house or so on and so on!

What if:

What if you decide to "tell someone"?

Who do you tell?

Who do you trust?

You see, you are just like the others you must serve, the public... you don't trust anyone you don't know!

So, in the end, you say and do nothing, as those who work with you and around you spend the extra cash they make from the DTOs on their families; families you know that are not only better off than yours, but safer than yours..... and why?

Because you still have what is left of your honor and integrity.

Now, here is the biggest, "what if"!

What if, at some point you and those left like you simply give up or worse yet, give in?

Who really keeps the order in a society?

The political leaders?

The Military?

Who becomes the last of the Keepers of the Gate?

What happens when public perception truly becomes reality?

Do economic indicators save the day?

Do stocks and privet investors come to the town or cities rescue?

Does a great speech from a professional haircut teletype reader save the day?

Let me make this simple for you.

The keepers of the gate, the glue that binds day to day life is based upon the "trust" between citizens and leadership!

And when those citizens no longer believe these leaders maintain their honesty, then these same citizens must entrust their  justice system to bring normality back to the forefront.

If this cannot happen or the perception is, this will not happen, then all the investments and the new construction in the world will not allow people to sleep at night.

Yes, the keepers of the gate are also the last line of "hope"!

If that hope is dying in Mexico, then everyone else needs to be ready for what will happen next!

One man's misery is another man's opportunity!

Who will fill the void?