Mexican police massacred civilians in January: report

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Agence France Presse

Mexican police massacred civilians in January: report
By AFP 2 hours ago.

Federal police gunned down 16 civilians in western Mexico in January, a report said, contradicting official accounts that nine people had died in the crossfire of a shootout.

The investigation by journalist Laura Castellanos, which was published Sunday by the weekly magazine Proceso and the news website Aristegui Noticias, is the latest allegation of abuse to hit Mexico's security forces.

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Authorities have said nine people died from "friendly fire" when former members of a rural militia clashed with federal police in Apatzingan. Officials detained 44 people that day.

But Castellanos' report, based on 39 anonymous witness accounts, videos, audio recordings and documents, said the victims were never armed with more than sticks when federal police opened fire in two incidents on January 6.


Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/mexican-police-massacred-civilians-in-january-report/article/431216#ixzz3XpGP2ZDb

[a la izquierda]

1. Shit.

This, while hardly unsurprising, is not good news.

I'm heading down there in a couple weeks for some much needed R&R and then work. The pesos is diving and I'm curious as to the atmosphere in Mexico City.

[GOLGO 13]

2. Just another place that would take a lot

For me to consider going over there.

[samsingh]

3. here's another incredibly stupid country (parts of it)

Mexico could because a forward looking powerful country - it's well positioned. But it hangs back, keeping itself awash in violence, corruption, a backward legal system. crazy.

[UpInArms]

4. link to original article (warning: GRAPHIC PHOTOS)

http://aristeguinoticias.com/1904/mexico/fueron-los-federales/

[Judi Lynn]

5. Astonishing brutality. You know SOMETHING is up when situations like this don't get coverage here,

sharing what has happened to friends, relatives, acquaintances of people right here in this country.

Federal "police." No one stood a chance. The helpless people in the town were totally surrounded and massacred. Started with a sit-in at City Hall.

Impossibly heart-breaking, the visual evidence that a small group of these villagers were gunned down even has they held onto each other, trembling in terror.

Clearly we know these people with the power don't intend to give it up, wouldn't you say?

Thank you for taking the time to find this and post it. I don't know what would move anyone more than this unmistakable brush with reality to realize how desperately change is needed.