Mexican mob burns officers alive - Democratic Underground

emad

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Wed Nov-24-04 10:12 AM
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Mexican mob burns officers alive

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An angry crowd in Mexico City has burnt alive two police officers and seriously injured another after mistaking them for child kidnappers.

The agents were taking photos of pupils at a primary school on Tuesday, where two children had recently gone missing.

Live cameras caught the mob beating the officers before dousing two of them with gasoline and setting them ablaze.

It was the latest example of mob justice by Mexicans frustrated by state corruption and soaring crime.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4038173.stm

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JPace

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Wed Nov-24-04 10:20 AM
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1. "mob justice by Mexicans frustrated by state corruption"

That innocents were killed is a tragedy, but I have wondered for years what keeps poor Mexicans from turning on their oppressive government. About sixty families in Mexico own everything and keep everyone else in poverty, without redistribution through taxation things will never change and apparently the sheeple are beginning to run out of patience.

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genieroze

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Wed Nov-24-04 10:29 AM
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2. No wonder B*ush loves Mexico

He wants to make us JUST like them

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ooglymoogly

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Wed Nov-24-04 12:51 PM
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6. hmmm sounds like where we are headed

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Voltaire99

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Wed Nov-24-04 02:50 PM
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10. Was it "state corruption" or the child kidnapper suspicion?

I tend to suspect the latter; hell hath no fury as a mob after those who harm children.

But if it is an uprising against the plutocrats, then it is long overdue.

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marmadogg

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Wed Nov-24-04 11:10 AM
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3. Maybe the police officers were moonlighting as kidnappers?

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Jack_DeLeon

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Wed Nov-24-04 02:39 PM
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7. Its entirely possible...

I hope the mob knew what it was doing and got the right people.

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Az_lefty

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Wed Nov-24-04 11:46 AM
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4. I feel sorry when innocent lives are lost

but there's so much corruption in Mexico are they sure they weren't in
on these kidnappings? The police are as corrupt as can be down south.

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HEIL PRESIDENT GOD

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Wed Nov-24-04 11:48 AM
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5. Innocent Mexican cop? Kinda an oxymoron...

Considering they are expected to live on bribes and torture the opponents of local politicians.

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Blue_Tires

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Wed Nov-24-04 02:40 PM
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8. what made the mob so sure these were the bad guys??

did the cops try to produce any ID?? call for backup??

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Jack_DeLeon

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Wed Nov-24-04 02:44 PM
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9. dont know, I wish there were better stories...

you know ones that would actually interview people who where there and witnessed it firsthand.

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DownNotOut

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Wed Nov-24-04 02:53 PM
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11. I hope we are taking notes here

and learning how to properly 'wake up' our leaders.

D.N.O

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