Friday, December 12, 2014

Mexico's Missing 43


According to USAtoday, on September 24, 2014, 43 Mexican students had been kidnapped from the normal school of Guerrero. Ever since then, protests have broken out throughout Mexico City. It is believed that the kidnapping was led by the political leaders or the police of Mexico, leading to protests against the corruption that is rampant throughout Mexico's politics and leadership. It does not aid in the corrupt appearance of the government due to their lack of even mentioning the matter until 11 days after the students had vanished. Mexico's government did not even conduct a proper search. With the first clue, without any evidence to the facts, they stated that human remains that had been found charred in a river were of the kidnapped students. However, many of the parents of the students refuse to believe this statement. One parent, Felipe de la Cruz, instead says, "They've been trying to fool us. They've not been carrying out a proper search." The Attorney General of Mexico, Jesus Murillo Karam, believes that the disappearance was committed by police that had been working alongside drug cartel members and taking orders from a mayor and his wife. Sadly, one of the 43 students found, but not found alive. The student named Alexander Mora was found in a garbage dump on December 7, 2014. The finding of the body of Mr. Mora has led many in Mexico to search even harder for the remaining 42 students. The death of Alexander Mora led Congress to create a reform that would replace the 1,800 municipal police forces with state-level police forces. At least 75 people have been incarcerated in relation with the kidnapping. All I can say about the disappearance of these students is that I wish for them to be found soon. They do not deserve to be kidnapped and possibly killed just as Alexander Mora had.

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