Bad times in Mexico

I found this article on CNN.com about the dangers of visiting Mexico!

The Texas state police are urging colleges and universities to warn their students about the dangers of visiting Mexico during spring break, especially the border towns.

I remember as a small child visiting a border city in Mexico and it didn't seem bad at all we were warned only about pick pockets. Apparently it has become much worse in Juarez alone there were 2600 murders in 2009!