In this article I found, in Ecatepec , Mexico Mexico
Although the group is frustrated with the lack of transparency in their government and insecurity, they’re mostly trying to speak out to their own neighbors and people of the town that don’t understand the damage that all the crime is doing.
The leader of the organization, Marco Hernandez Murrieta, said it was an effort to crime prevention, to open people’s eyes to the real issues in Mexico
Crime problems in Mexico
Do you think this kind of photography and visual display will ever help crime at all, at least in this community? (It hasn’t shown to make any improvements yet) What would slow the crime? Is it enough to speak out to the government?
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ReplyDeleteI think that's definitely a cool idea because it gives people an image to relate to and not just a number. However, I don't think it will be as effective as maybe they hope and I don't see how this will improve the problems with transparency in the Mexican government.
I think there could be stronger ways of getting the message out about crime in Mexico, though I'm not sure what those ways could be.
Do you know if the Mexican president has anything to say about this? I know he wants to reduce crime in Mexico, too, and I wonder if having the support of the president would do anything to help the organization. Hmm.
This is a really good idea to make people connect to these crimes more so than just to see them as a number. To take it a step further they could do a similar thing with corrupt officials and say hey, these are real corrupt people in your society and these kind of actions are still going on. That kind of public humiliation might have a smaller impact, but an impact none the less. If I recall, when we watched the video on China, there was an older businessman who was crying because he was so embarrassed about being exposed as corrupt.
ReplyDeleteThats actually a really good idea. Giving people visual stimuli over an issue is definitely more effective than just having them hear about with numbers and statistics. By having pictures, it can show them that yes its is real and something needs to happen to stop it. But, I feel like this is just a baby step and it will help but not dramatically.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Hannah it doesnt seem like a very effective way to convince people to not do crime, i mean maybe a small effect but you need bigger things to convince people like show them prisons or videos of what crime is really like stuff like that. The government is just as corrupt as the drug cartels themselves but not so much if Mexico gets a clean non corrupt government then maybe it could help alot but not with this government.
ReplyDeleteI think it's a great idea and at the very least it brightens the neighborhood while raising awareness. Even though I think it's a good idea I agree with Hannah in that I don't know how effective it will be. The police really need to help in this effort but the police is often very corrupt. Its a difficult situation but I do think this is a step in the right direction.
ReplyDeleteA more effective measure to stop crime would be to end the systemic poverty that exists in much of Mexico. Education, infrastructure, industry, things that give people a way to make an honest living without having to resort to committing crime. I have a feeling the people of Mexico are very aware of the violence that plagues them.
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