This article from the BBC describes drug cartel violence in Mexico. In a prison in Durango, a brawl broke out between inmates that were members of rival drug cartels, killing 23. The state of Durango has been the site of numerous drug related violence between two rival cartels. Mexican president Felipe Calderon has declared war on the drug cartels violence in Northern Mexico and has dispatched 40,000 troops.
This event demonstrates concepts in citizens, society, and the state. The government took measures using the military to control citizens. Rival drug cartels created excessive violence that affected innumerable others, so in a way civilians were creating their own war.
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