Keena Wilson
13 April 2011
39 killed in Ciudad Juarez in four days
Blog# 12
This past weekend the most dangerous city in Mexico had a total of 39 killings between Friday and Monday, including the murders of three police officers. Eight people were killed on Friday, including the coordinator of the Police Station "Chihuahua," Ismael Sergio Apodaca. On Saturday, another 16 people were killed, including six victims shot dead at a workshop and another four killed in front of a garage. The victims, all male, were between 20 and 30 years old. Nine people were executed on Sunday. Juarez municipal police officers were operating on high alert after finding "narcopintas,” graffiti messages left by suspected drug traffickers, on public walls near a local park. By the end of that day, another two police officers had been killed by suspects thought to be involved with organized crime. It’s bad that people are being shot and killed, but there was one homicide in the four-day period that was the most gruesome. The torso of a man was found Monday. The body had no head or limbs, officials said. He was one of six killed that day, and has not been identified. According to unofficial estimates, as many as 600 people have been killed in Ciudad Juarez since the beginning of the year. More than 3,000 people were killed in drug-related violence in 2010. In a visit to the Texas Senate in Austin in the wake of the bloody weekend, Juarez Mayor Hector "Teto" Murguia Lardizabal told reporters that improved communication between U.S. and Mexican officials is a key to combating the drug violence.
Global increases in problems like drug trafficking can both reflect and contribute to international tensions. The origins of some of these tensions are clear. Take the increased crime in Mexico for example. I know that there are some improvements taken place in some sectors of Mexico, but the improvement of the quality of life for others have really come up short. This means that this country, with numerous drug trafficking activities, will be weak in protecting its citizens and institutions. Because of all these drug related issues Mexico has largely missed out on the benefits of increases in world trade and investment and consequent economic growth. The lack of economic progress has put such countries, like Mexico, in a financial bind and has placed severe restrictions on government services available to the most vulnerable segments of the population and this can be a serious global problem.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/04/12/mexico.deadly.weekend/index.html?npt=NP1
No comments:
Post a Comment