I’m far from alone here but have nothing but crazy levels of admiration for any journalist covering the narco side of things inside Mexico. The sheer courage to do so while already in the knowledge that they’re covering a topic that, at times, is free from the protection of what we like to call the law blows me away.
How can you count on the law helping you when a decent percentage of police are working *with* the cartels?!
I’ve seen it mentioned quite a lot over the years that some of the pressure journalists may face is from narcos wanting them to write articles showing them in a good light / putting rivals in a bad light. Even that would end up putting a target on them I’d assume as Mexico looks very much a place where you’re viewed as either with someone or against them, even when it’s nowhere near to being as binary as that.
It's a crazy world, but people like Jorge Sánchez are really just incredibly exposed and I just got blown away by his courage. It's a nice thing to see in people.
Bigger than any murder is the climate that allows it, as exemplified by your words:
"A hired thug involved in the kidnapping was arrested and confessed but seven years later, he still hasn’t been sentenced. Two police officers were each given 25 years, but this was later reduced to six, so they are out. The mayor, who Jorge believes was key in ordering the hit, has been indicted but still roams free."
Yes, indeed the impunity is so terrible. However, I see a problem with saying we need to fight impunity is where do you start when Mexico has like 300,000 unsolved murders? It seems that perhaps first it just needs basic order, like control of roads and city centers. But let's see. Best again Mike!
Yeah, the president here said he would clean corruption like the stairs - from the top down - but it feels dirty still. However, we need positivity and I guess murders are solved one at a time.
I’m far from alone here but have nothing but crazy levels of admiration for any journalist covering the narco side of things inside Mexico. The sheer courage to do so while already in the knowledge that they’re covering a topic that, at times, is free from the protection of what we like to call the law blows me away.
How can you count on the law helping you when a decent percentage of police are working *with* the cartels?!
I’ve seen it mentioned quite a lot over the years that some of the pressure journalists may face is from narcos wanting them to write articles showing them in a good light / putting rivals in a bad light. Even that would end up putting a target on them I’d assume as Mexico looks very much a place where you’re viewed as either with someone or against them, even when it’s nowhere near to being as binary as that.
It's a crazy world, but people like Jorge Sánchez are really just incredibly exposed and I just got blown away by his courage. It's a nice thing to see in people.
Bigger than any murder is the climate that allows it, as exemplified by your words:
"A hired thug involved in the kidnapping was arrested and confessed but seven years later, he still hasn’t been sentenced. Two police officers were each given 25 years, but this was later reduced to six, so they are out. The mayor, who Jorge believes was key in ordering the hit, has been indicted but still roams free."
Yes, indeed the impunity is so terrible. However, I see a problem with saying we need to fight impunity is where do you start when Mexico has like 300,000 unsolved murders? It seems that perhaps first it just needs basic order, like control of roads and city centers. But let's see. Best again Mike!
I can't clean a whole house simultaneously. I start with the dishes or the kitchen floor.
Yeah, the president here said he would clean corruption like the stairs - from the top down - but it feels dirty still. However, we need positivity and I guess murders are solved one at a time.
Some stairs are better cleaned by hand than an old mop.