Spread of Vigilantes Sparks Debate in Mexico
03.05.2013 at 04:21pm
Spread of Vigilantes Sparks Debate in Mexico by Mark Stevenson, Associated Press.
The rapid spread of vigilante-style community "self-defense" groups is drawing debate in Mexico after the latest group popped up with suspiciously sophisticated weapons, printed T-shirts and clothing that doesn't reflect the usual mix of participants.
The group appeared this week in Tepalcatepec, in the western state of Michoacan, in an area dominated by warring drug cartels. Tepalcatepec is the latest in a recent wave of towns where residents have set up patrols and checkpoints to fight crimes like kidnapping and extortion…
