Its a great story, and the level of violence in Mexico is horrific in places, but not everywhere, and apparently not in towns on the American side. The mayors of border cities are a bit miffed about the hysteria and concerned with its policy consequences.
But again, its a great story and its tough to put it down. We eat this stuff up. Its worth considering the degree to which public policy is more a response to media sensationalism than to pragmatic reality.
I see similarities between this story and the AIG bonus flap.
