Quote Originally Posted by Tuuvi View Post
The cartels can get away with what they do in Mexico because they pay off the police or they're in the police themselves, so nobody can really stop them. Here in the US our government institutions are a lot stronger; the cartels do operate here but they could never carry out the kind of violence they do in Mexico without serious consequences.
Difference is that Mexico they are used to it, and you guys aren't. A few horrific incidents might be enough to completely destroy what you are trying here. I might be wrong but imho you should always take babysteps if you want something to work in the long term. Give it 20 years or so, in the meantime just don't harass people who like a smoke, just turn a blind eye.