Well, they'll never fully stop. But I think Mexico will eventually follow the same pattern Italy, Colombia, and Russia did. The violence hits a certain peak and then eventually subsides. There are still plenty of organized crime murders in these countries, of course, but not the levels previously seen.

My concern is that we may see a decrease in murders because the new Mexican government will take a much softer approach to the cartels. Basically undoing all the work the Calderone government did. Sure, things will be more peaceful but it will be a hollow peace, as the cartels will get breathing room to re-entrench themselves.