And You Think The U.S. Has Problems

The daily parade of mayhem on El Blog del Narco constantly begs the question how the Mexican political system can survive the daily assault upon its existence. This story bothers me, particularly (translated by the software provided):

During the afternoon an armed group broke into the home of Erastus Valencia Ortiz, director of the Penitentiary System in Sonora State.

The gunmen placed the officer and shot him repeatedly in the head and chest until he was seriously injured.

The Red Cross paramedics received a distress call, he immediately went to the home located in a gated community called Villa Bonita, where he gave first aid to the official who was only 12 days in office.

Could move the wounded to the International Center of Advanced Medicine, but was unable to survive and died.

Meanwhile, authorities of the State Police Investigator attended the scene to collect evidence of the violent event.