Document 10.7, that is, The Diario de Juarez open letter to the drug cartels of Mexico, in September of 2010 was one of the most powerful pieces I have ever read.
Lines such as "From whom do we demand justice?", and "we, the victims, are thus addressing our executioners." show the sense of "unknown" that envelops the citizens of Mexico. What do the drug cartels want? As mentioned in the letter, physicians who had been kidnapped for ransom were murdered, right after the ransom was received. What can the people of Mexico do in this situation? What are the rules of the game, the laws of this battle? Is there any respect at all left towards the lives of innocent people, or are they just another scheme to use in the cartels' plans?
The two photos, 10.5 and 10.6, showing a victim of the massacre at Aguas Blancas lying dead in the street. The farmer, one of the 17 whom were shot point blank that day, was attending a protest march, asking for the release of an activist farmer, and also for better infrastructure, water sanitation, and schools, among others. They were simply shot, and, here, as we can see in this photo, were staged to look as a suicide orto look as though they were armed themselves, so the police had to shoot. We don't know; it doesn't even matter! Again, this goes back to my questions from before? What can the people of Mexico do to bring change in the country,when every single group with some form of authority (police, government, justice courts) is wrapped around the cartels' finger? Killing innocent protesters - for demanding change - and bringing disgrace to their honour by making it look as though they killed themselves or were shooting at someone else... what are the rules in this game? Are there any rules at all? Any sense of honour left?
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