Report Finds Major Flaws in Proposals to Further Militarize Mexico's Drug War
by Deborah Bonello at InsightCrime
... "It was after the start of the permanent operations [of the military]
that a real epidemic of violence occurred at a national level, rising to
27,000 homicides in 2011," argue the authors of the report (pdf) from the Belisario DomÃnguez Institute,
which is housed within the Senate. "Between 2007 and 2011 the level of
homicides tripled (from 9,000 to 27,000) and the homicide rate went from
8.1 to 23.7 homicides per 100,000."
"The investigators conclude that the lack of solid evidence to evaluate the role of the military compared with Mexico's various police forces points to not only a lack of accountability and transparency,
but a tendency for legislators to carry out debates and make decisions
based on personal convictions and ideologies rather than facts and
research."
"The "drastic rise" in violence that has taken place since the start of the military campaign is proof that Mexico
needs a more controlled approach to the use of the military for public
security, they argue, as well as a systematic evaluation of its
activities. But the new proposals to regulate the military fall short of
these goals, the report concludes." ...
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