School
shootings are almost non-existent in Mexico
A boy killed his
teacher and took his life this Friday at a school in Torreón, in the state of
Coahuila, in northern Mexico.
The state governor,
Miguel Ángel Riquelme, lamented the events that took place at the Cervantes
College and confirmed the death of a 50-year-old teacher and the attacker, an
11-year-old student who was in sixth grade, who opened fire in the private school.
The authorities also
confirmed that there are at least six injured: five students and a physical
education teacher.
The shooting occurred
around 8:20 AM local time (14:20 GMT).
The governor explained
that, according to the initial instigation , the boy told his classmates:
"Today is the day".
Then, he asked
permission to go to the bathroom and it took more than 15 minutes, so his
teacher went out to look for him.
When he found him, the
boy had two weapons with which he shot her, in addition to the other teacher
and his other classmates.
Then he took his life.
“Influenced by a video
game"
Riquelme said that the
theory that the student act inspired by a video game is studied.
"Apparently, the
boy, influenced by a video game called Natural Selection - even the child's
shirt (shirt) at the bottom brings the name of the video game - influences the
child to commit the facts," the governor said in conference Press
"He had mentioned
the video game, which I think he tried to recreate today," he said without
offering more details.
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| Torreón shooter at left and Columbine at right |
Columbine
In the Columbine
massacre in 1999, one of the worst mass shootings in US history, one of the
attackers also wore a shirt with the name of the video game.
On that occasion, two
students killed 13 people before they both took their own lives.
The strange fascination
it still causes in the US the Columbine shooting 20 years later.
The governor of the
Mexican state said he was "dismayed" because this happened in this
institution, which has much recognition, and in which his own daughters studied.
However, the executive director of the Network
for the Rights of the Child in Mexico (REDIM) Juan Martín Pérez García,
described the governor's statements about the influence of the videogame on the
shooting as "unnecessary and without foundation."
"Technophobia
doesn't help. It would be equivalent to saying that everyone who sees
narcoseries is going to become criminals," he said in a statement.
In his opinion, these
are resources so that the authorities do not assume their responsibility for
the protection of children.
The president of
Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, sent his condolences to the families of
the victims.
"We have to take
care of children, young people, not turning their backs, we need a lot of
attention also inside our families with children, with those who need
attention, guidance so that these things do not happen," said the leader.
The shocking video of a
school shooting that aims to reflect "the horrible reality" facing
students in the US
According to the first
reports, the student responsible for the shooting had good grades and had never
shown strange behavior.
He lived with his
grandmother. Apparently, his mother died a couple of years ago.
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| Torreón directly borders with Durango in Southwest Coahuila in an area called "Laguna" |
School
Safety
In the state,
operations are carried out in which the backpacks of public school
students are checked before entering classes to ensure that they do not carry
weapons.
According to the
governor, the one known as "Operational Safe Backpack" will be
reinforced and will be mandatory in all centers after what happened this
Friday.
"That's right, in
fact it was carried out in private schools, but in some schools, teachers and parents disagreed with the policy
and rejected it." Riquelme responded to the Millennium newspaper.
However, the director
of REDIM asked not to carry out this practice, which has been questioned and
has incuso legal disputes for allegedly violating the rights of the children .
"And this has not
solved the problem."
He recalled that
children in Mexico have grown up in a context of violence in which there is a
high availability of weapons.
"This little one -
responsible for the shooting - was born in a culture of war and militarization.
It reproduces this dynamic and the message in the environment: those things are
resolved by force."
He said authorities
should develop early warning mechanisms - "there are many children who cry
out for help, support in many ways" - and insisted on the importance of
adults talking to children and being heard.
The United Nations in
Mexico, for its part, stressed that "it is vitally important to end the
culture of violence and regulate access to weapons."
The mayor of Torreón,
Jorge Zermeño Infante, lamented for his part what happened.
"It is a very
unfortunate tragedy that an 11-year-old boy can arrive with arms at a
school," he told the newspaper El Siglo.
The shooting reminded
me of another event in Mexico that shocked the country almost exactly three
years ago, in Monterrey.
On January 18, 2017, a
16-year-old student of the American College killed his teacher, shot his
classmates and then killed himself.
I am not surprised. The kids in Mexico see the immunity and impunity of killers and cartel members and know nothing will happen to them. And this kid will be released once he is 16 under Mexican law (what law lol such a lawless graveyard) anyway. A born and bred killer with a future in a few years to be a mass murderer in one of the cartels.
ReplyDeleteIf I remember correctly he committed suicide at the end.
DeleteYou did read the first sentence... The boy killed himself.
DeleteHow he gonna be released if in the article is written that he took his own life?
DeleteUh, did you read? He killed himself.
DeleteJajaja, what a DUFUS@11:16 His thought process: Mexicans, guns, killers, corruption, impunity, lenient sentences, future cartel ASSassin I tell ya!!
DeleteWheres he gonna be released from? The 9th circle of hell?
DeleteMy bad as I posted I saw he killed himself.
DeleteWhat i suspected,many people here make snap judgements without reading and comprehending the story..
DeleteExplain to me why comments like this are published, when obviously they have not read the article or didn't comprehend its basic meaning!
DeleteDios mio! 1116 you need coffee, El Chavo so mato, he killed himself, and now has 10 virgins waiting for him in the other team.
Delete5:16 has a right to everybody seeing his ass for all the pendejo he (or she) is,
Deleteand I welcome the oportunity...
Bad and worse is that other worse offenders do not get caught so quickly or at all.
How will he be released when he is already dead pendejo? 🤔
DeleteIt's easier to get a machine gun in Mexico than the US! Just need to connect with the right people. If you have the cabbage, not hard to do...
DeleteSchool shootings are probably non existent in Mexico because of the country’s harsh gun laws....... lol, the real reason is probably because school is where they feel the safest outside of their homes.
ReplyDeleteThe good part that mexico don't allowed people to get machine guns and rifles just like the usa. By the way, where the hell did he get that pistol?
DeleteYou cannot buy a machine gun in the US without an FBI background check, fingerprints, and spending a fortune. No machine gun made after 1986 is legal to own, and the rest cost many thousands of dollars.
DeleteKnow the facts.
Thai comment makes no sense. Mexico doesn't allow people to get machine guns and rifles like USA? Do the cartels not have those guns? People don't just get machine guns in the USA, a special permit is needed, and it's extremely rare to own one.
Delete4:07am than how did the las vegas shooter and the parkland shooter and the racist walmart shooter got the hands of assault rifles? Background check my ass. They sale it to people that has issues. They don't care if your bad. It's el dinero. 7:44am those cartel get them from the usa. Even that zeta druglord who got capture 9 or 10 years ago confess that they get the weapons from the us of a and they still do. Well not the 50 caliber and the bazooka. Probably from colombia since some cartels are allies with the paramilitary. Ok you make a fare point. The question is that where did that 11 year old got the weapon from? Is his father a cop???
Delete7:44 as you know perfeckly, in the US people have access to loopholes created for whatever purpose they can imagine, they facilitate commerce of everything imaginable, from opioids to weapons, including imaginary weapons of "mass destruction" that have cost the US taxpayers 30 trillion dollars and about 10 000 lives, tariff wars that put billions of dollars 5o Jared Kushner's family pockets thanks to accusing a country of being a terrorist sponsor until they gave the money... $$$500 000 000. 00 US dollars "investment" white elephant at 666 5th ave NY...passed on to the chinese...
DeleteNot influenced by a video game, influenced by the Columbine killers. Kid was dressed like Eric Harris.
ReplyDeleteAmerican influences continuing to contribute to Mexico's deteriorating situation. From gang affiliation to drug consumption and now this.
Delete5:36 Have you not noticed how mexicans like committing crimes every where they go? Most mexicans are borned criminals. Stop blaming the USA for the all mexican caca!
DeleteAt 5:36, your reasoning that all is "American" fault reminds me of the poor-me arrogant attitude that most Mexican politicians carry around for their demagoguery so that they can hold onto power and control the Mexican' masses; that attitude is a continuing reason for Mexico's sliding downfall.
DeleteAnd I have seen Mexican teachers teach hate toward "Americans" (as if Mexicans are not also Americans) only to support such demagoguery for further generations, therefore the way of thought is embedded in Mexican social thought. When will Mexico take responsibility for its adult self, man up!
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DeleteWell said,you see AMLO has brought up Fast and Furious?As you say it is used to deflect from issues in mexico and whip up anti-US feeling that is endemic already,the victim culture that is propagated in mexico is negative in the extreme.As if the US can be held accountable for the ills of mexico but the masses buy it,they really are easily manipulated
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DeleteI believe it is in social thought and expanded upon to such an extent that racism is almost routinely used against white US citizens as if it is expected.We all know it to be true but the magnitude of it is never addressed,especially on blogs like this.It is always someone elses fault
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DeleteYou really need to look around you,in life we cant blame individuals for our fuck ups,why do you think you can blame a whole country,pretty lame
How sad is this,an 11 year old child,killing people then killing himself.How can you even begin to understand his thought process leading up to this " today is the day " like it was an occasion to look forward to,a big excitement,getting ready,,to kill and die ?
ReplyDeleteThat little mexican sob was already thinking like some adult. Looks like he planed the whole thing out himself. He was definitely ready to kill and die.
DeleteHow come no article I have read talks about the pistols this little boy had? Where did they come from? The Mexico City gun shop? LMAO
ReplyDeleteIts one thing to have call of duty games or military sims ( although u do shoot up a mall in one) but actual games that simulate school shootings and terror attacks is not right... i remember a movie that does the same
ReplyDeleteActually its at a russian airport from modern warfare 2.
DeletePrivate school, Lived with grandmother because mother had died. Was this teacher abusive, was he being bullied and teacher turning a blind eye, did he miss his mom so much that this seemed like a way to be with her again, was he mistreated at home in any way, so many questions and either way may the Lord forgive him for killing he was only 11. So sad in his little mind he was already in hell living around violence on a daily basis. I will tell myself that he's in a better place with his mom now. Hopefully we hear of updates to this story here on BB.
ReplyDeleteTo all those that cry this only happens in the USA, what do you have to say now? Perhaps I should day no gun control in Mexico.
ReplyDeleteHe shot himself twice in the chest and once in the head. He shot his teacher in the left eye.
ReplyDeleteIf anything he was prolly influenced by the us we are the country with the most mass shootings I doubt this has anything to do with narcos or drug trafficking just a sad lost boy hurting and trying to find a way out. This story is very sad for all involved.
ReplyDeleteaccess to firearms legal or not and the glorification of the narco culture. Mexico should be prepared to see more this
ReplyDeleteNothing on the boys' life? His parents died years ago and he lived with his grandparents. U.S. schools have counslers that make anattempt to help, or justify his mental health. Only victims here are the hard working teachers, students and the readers of this skewed article.
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