31 dead in Mexico prison knife brawl

[Little Tich]

Source: The Guardian / AP

Gulf and Zetas drug gang members clashed when one group stormed into other's section of jail, according to accounts

A fight among inmates armed with makeshift knives, clubs and stones left 31 of them dead in a Mexican prison that holds many members of drug cartels, authorities said.

Another 13 prisoners were wounded in the brawl in the Gulf Coast city of Altamira, Tamaulipas state's public safety department said in a statement. The fight started when a group of inmates burst into a section of the prison they were banned from and attacked the prisoners housed there.

Local media said the fight was between members of the rival Gulf and Zetas drug cartels but authorities would not confirm the reports. Tamaulipas state has been the scene of bloody turf battles between the two former allies.

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[TwilightGardener]

1. Yikes. That's a lot of people dead with just knives.

That's got to be one hellacious mess to clean up, too.

[evilkumquat]

2. Maybe if wars were still fought like that...

...we wouldn't have so many?

I think killing a human being SHOULD be messy and hard.

I think one should have to look his enemy right in the eye as he plunges his dagger into the other's innards.

As most people AREN'T psychopaths, they'd probably get real sick of killing pretty damned quick.

War (and killing) is way too efficient and clean these days. That's why so many are so willing to start one.

[truthisfreedom]

3. So they didn't escape onto the streets?

Hmm.