Chris Moritz

So the Mexican mafia, which is actually like, uh, you know, a legacy organization, it has a long history. Oh, long history, 50 years anyway. Um, and they are incredibly powerful. Um, and.

and as it was told to me by this incredible LA County Sheriff Sergeant who, and I'm not gonna mention the names of any of my sources for their protection and safety, but this gentleman said to me that he was head of Major Crimes Bureau for the LA County Sheriffs and 25 year veteran of the force, now in private security. And he said to me that, the prisons rule the street.

and as it was told to me by this incredible LA County Sheriff Sergeant who, and I'm not gonna mention the names of any of my sources for their protection and safety, but this gentleman said to me that he was head of Major Crimes Bureau for the LA County Sheriffs and 25 year veteran of the force, now in private security. And he said to me that, the prisons rule the street.

and as it was told to me by this incredible LA County Sheriff Sergeant who, and I'm not gonna mention the names of any of my sources for their protection and safety, but this gentleman said to me that he was head of Major Crimes Bureau for the LA County Sheriffs and 25 year veteran of the force, now in private security. And he said to me that, the prisons rule the street.

So effectively, the criminal economy of California, which is in the tens of billions, maybe a hundred billion, passes through California state prisons. So, That is a prima facie indictment of the failure of our prisons because from prison, the Mexican mafia is ordering hits, running drug trades, human trafficking, you name it. And they do so as proxies of the Mexican drug cartels. In Mexico. Yes.

So effectively, the criminal economy of California, which is in the tens of billions, maybe a hundred billion, passes through California state prisons. So, That is a prima facie indictment of the failure of our prisons because from prison, the Mexican mafia is ordering hits, running drug trades, human trafficking, you name it. And they do so as proxies of the Mexican drug cartels. In Mexico. Yes.

So effectively, the criminal economy of California, which is in the tens of billions, maybe a hundred billion, passes through California state prisons. So, That is a prima facie indictment of the failure of our prisons because from prison, the Mexican mafia is ordering hits, running drug trades, human trafficking, you name it. And they do so as proxies of the Mexican drug cartels. In Mexico. Yes.

Well, they're not in Mexico.

Well, they're not in Mexico.

Well, they're not in Mexico.

Well, I will tell you that the law enforcement and prosecutors that I've talked to would say that the illegal alien gang element is characterized by extreme violence. Right. Like extreme. Like ISIS violence.

Well, I will tell you that the law enforcement and prosecutors that I've talked to would say that the illegal alien gang element is characterized by extreme violence. Right. Like extreme. Like ISIS violence.

Well, I will tell you that the law enforcement and prosecutors that I've talked to would say that the illegal alien gang element is characterized by extreme violence. Right. Like extreme. Like ISIS violence.

Look, there's a lot of reasons for that. I mean, in my research, I couldn't help but sort of— trace the anthropological and the historical basis for this extreme violence. We're back to the Aztecs, aren't we? Well, of course. Yeah, of course. Of course, because you have to consider the fact that we've seen so-called narco-terrorists, narco-empires, many, many times since the 70s. Yeah.

Look, there's a lot of reasons for that. I mean, in my research, I couldn't help but sort of— trace the anthropological and the historical basis for this extreme violence. We're back to the Aztecs, aren't we? Well, of course. Yeah, of course. Of course, because you have to consider the fact that we've seen so-called narco-terrorists, narco-empires, many, many times since the 70s. Yeah.

Look, there's a lot of reasons for that. I mean, in my research, I couldn't help but sort of— trace the anthropological and the historical basis for this extreme violence. We're back to the Aztecs, aren't we? Well, of course. Yeah, of course. Of course, because you have to consider the fact that we've seen so-called narco-terrorists, narco-empires, many, many times since the 70s. Yeah.

And yeah, they killed a lot of people, but they shot them, or they used car bombs, or basic kind of mafia-style hits. And that is also the case for the Italian mafia. The Genoveses sold heroin. They didn't behead anyone. And that's the case for the triads. Exactly. It's the case for the Russians even. Yes. But in Mexico and in Central America, what we see is what I call cultural atavism.

And yeah, they killed a lot of people, but they shot them, or they used car bombs, or basic kind of mafia-style hits. And that is also the case for the Italian mafia. The Genoveses sold heroin. They didn't behead anyone. And that's the case for the triads. Exactly. It's the case for the Russians even. Yes. But in Mexico and in Central America, what we see is what I call cultural atavism.

And yeah, they killed a lot of people, but they shot them, or they used car bombs, or basic kind of mafia-style hits. And that is also the case for the Italian mafia. The Genoveses sold heroin. They didn't behead anyone. And that's the case for the triads. Exactly. It's the case for the Russians even. Yes. But in Mexico and in Central America, what we see is what I call cultural atavism.

And it's the notion that there are certain cultural traits and practices that survive the generations and are amalgamated into a new society. And Mexico is a very, I mean, it's a wonderful place in many, many ways. I agree. I love it. But- It is a fusion of indigenous people and Spanish Catholics. And European. Right. And many of those traits survived the Aztec period.