Tonight an attempt was made on the life of a Dutch crime reporter. Peter R. de Vries was shot at several times. He's in a critical condition in hospital at the moment. There are some reports he was shot in the head.

The (would-be) assassin and his helpers were arrested. The most likely reason for this attempt was his involvement in a case against a man who's at the moment being prosecuted for leading a drug trafficking organization. The same man is suspected of being behind the murder of the lawyer of a witness for the prosecution. The motive is most likely revenge and intimidation.

I don't really know how to react to it. On the one hand, the man is in prison, his hired hands are under arrest. Everything seems to be under control. On the other hand it also feels as if we're slipping towards a situation similar to Mexico where unscrupulous criminals aren't seriously restricted at all.