Mexico headlines of the day: mixed messages?
**Posted by Phineas
Two headlines in the Public Secrets morning intelligence report caught my eyes today. Let’s see if you, too, can spot the problem.
Juárez mayor says residents feel secure
Six months into his tenure, Juárez Mayor Héctor Murguía Lardizábal has a surprising public message for outsiders: Juárez residents generally feel safe.
“I cannot speak for everyone,” Murguía told the El Paso Times while in Austin on Monday. But he added, “I feel that as a whole many people feel secure. Of course, with certain precautions.”
Woman’s body found in Juárez; homicide toll surpasses 700
Chihuahua state authorities said the body was in a sitting position, leaning up against a wall.
Her face was beaten and her bluejeans were pulled down to her knees.
The woman had not been identified but appeared to be in her 20s, with light skin and dark shoulder-length hair.
I guess the woman and the 30 others killed since Friday didn’t take “certain precautions.”
Oh, and that’s 700 murders for this year alone.
If that’s an environment in which Mayor Lardizábal believes people can feel safe, I’d hate to see what he considers “dangerous.”
(Crossposted at Public Secrets)