This is a translation of an article originally published by Reforma.
Between January and September of this year, 627 minors were murdered with a firearm, almost 7 percent more than in the same period of 2021, according to data from the National Public Security System (SNSP).
Whether in ambushes, direct attacks or crossfire, the presence of children or adolescents has not been an impediment for hit men and/or authorities to fire their weapons at cars, inside homes or on public roads.
Most of the dead minors (from 0 to 17 years old) were with their parents or relatives when they were attacked or hit by bullets, according to information compiled by state authorities.
During these nine months of 2022, the states with the highest number of firearm homicides against children and adolescents were Guanajuato (101), Michoacán (89) and Zacatecas (68), warned the Network for the Rights of the Childhood in Mexico (REDIM).
"There is extreme violence against children and adolescents, this expression of violence is already a constant; the impacts of violence that Mexico is experiencing are touching the lives of girls and boys, not only adults, it is worrying that there is a 6.8 percent increase in murders of minors with firearms," Tania Ramírez, director of REDIM, told REFORMA.
In total, so far this six-year term - from December 2018 to September 2022 - there have been 9,213 homicides of minors.
On October 25, the sisters Karol, Karen and Karime (17, 15 and 13 years old respectively) died after a gunshot attack at their home in San Francisco del Rincón, Guanajuato.
On October 18, in Salvatierra, a 15-year-old girl was murdered in her house; and on the same day in León, a 15-year-old teenager died after being shot when he was traveling by car with his family. Time of publication: 05:00 hrs.
Original article by Benito Jiménez for REFORMA.
The children are paying for the actions of the adults. Adults are supposed to protect children and they are failing at that duty.
ReplyDeleteCartels routinely prey on children rather than protecting them. They don't care if the sicario that dies for their profits is 50 or 15.
Adults who are not electing responsible individuals are just as culpable as the cartels. Mexico as a nation must protect it's politicians in order to attract and keep capable individuals. Until that day, children will continue to day at a record pace.
El Reforma siendo El Reforma
DeleteThe government of Elmo, has not put any effort in catching the criminals, regarding killing civilians of young age.
Delete10:03 your congenerates demand more weapons for México, they don't care about collateral damages, but at 15 years of age, it is possible they are not collateral but young members of cartelito wannabe.
DeleteBlaming adults for the sins and greed of US drug & weapons traffickers is easy, but not nice or effective.
Neither ELMO or Enrique PUÑETAS Nieto care about cartels.
Delete"ELMO", "PUÑETAS", looks like you know nothing about Mexico, thats something i can conclude for sure.
Delete5:09 And two previous presidents are now wanted by justice...
Delete11:05 carlos salinas de gortari ya es Ciudadano Español, para escapar persecucion por sus crimes y raterias, FECAL y zedillo, fox y EPN hacen puntos también, Serán admitidos con "Los Legionarios Del Rey", no en un reclusorio mexicano.
Delete11:04 Non-sequitur to the marrow. How many books have you read in your life?
DeleteFake news, ,el reforma, universal el diario del norte,debate,,el impartial, the more wealthy news outlets in mexico are against the current president
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Delete4:04 they are more corrupt than wealthy, the owner of Reforma has not reported on his daughters brainwashing at the hands of Mexican Branch of NXIVM & ENRIQUE SALINAS.
DeleteBut apparently it’s only important when those children last name is “LeBaron”
ReplyDeleteWe never hear about the others right?!
we just did Read above Story Jerk
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Delete627 minor's we're killed so far and you assume they all have the Lebron name?
Julian LeBaron took the NXIVM training, seeking to learn how to dominate the Mormon Women, reportedly after a few sued the communist sect...
DeleteThat's it!?
ReplyDeleteIf 15, 16 and 17 year olds join a cartel what do you expect??? They are combatants and the contras aren’t going to ask for identification and let them go because of their age. Especially if they’re shooting at them and/or have killed some of them. And some cartels have members as young as 11 12 and 13. At the end of the day this article is misleading. Add to the mix that Reforma is antiAMLO and this article shouldn’t surprise you with it’s deception. They’re trying to paint it as if these underaged kids are innocent of anything. I’m not condoning it but that’s how it goes when you get sweeped up in those things. Just ask all the children doing life for crimes they comitted at 15 16, and 17 years old here in th U.S. At that age they should get classified as teens, especially on a story like this. Most of us hear children and think of kids 10 and under.
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