The root causes of the Femicide reports in Juarez Mexico revolve around the impoverished state in which the locals live. Without access to proper income generating activities, locals remain at the mercy of local criminals while the government officials stay on the sides as spectators instead of intervening for the civilians. Apparently, an estimated sixty percent of Mexican workers live below the poverty line, which is one dollar and ninety cents as per the Mexican government (2/10: 1mins). Meanwhile, the police only respond to bribes and lucrative connections that are bound to increase their earnings per year. For that reason, it is no wonder that a reported murder case calls for cover-ups lest the law enforcers lose the much-needed profits (4/10: mins1). A perfect illustration of the given claims is evident in the case of Ramona Morales, a mother who mourns for a daughter found murdered, and her body dumped in a field. According to Morales, upon the discovery of her child’s body, the police came for her so she could identify whether it was indeed her daughter (3/10: 3mins). After she confirmed that the dead female was her child, the police abandon her outside the station to find other means of getting home: she had no money and had to borrow some for transport. Such behavior shows the disregard with which the police handled the citizens, especially when they have no money.
At the forefront of how the Femicide cases in Mexico affect the United States, is the fact that Juarez is a border town and is for that reason, capable of spilling its criminals into the neighboring nation. The drug trafficking incidents are already showing just how dangerous ignoring the problem in Mexico could be to the American populace (6/10: 10mins). However, the argument that the United States ought to do something because the murders are a “violation of human rights” holds equal merits (1/10: 2mins). As a nation that boasts of democracy for all, the American government cannot and should not feign ignorance to the plight of the women in Juarez. As mentioned above, there are no chances that the police would do anything.
Notably, the main course of action in reducing cases of Femicide entails justice for all, and the police force is involved in the same. For instance, there are cases of investigators mixing up the DNA results from crime scenes to indict the actual criminals and instead find a scapegoat to blame for the murders (5/10: 2mins). Special prosecutor Maria Lopez Urbina is apparently of the same notion. In 2004, she presented charges against eighty-one officers of the law for incompetence and negligence in their duties (3/10: 4mins). If such tactics increase, the women in Mexico would be safer.
The dissemination of information is perhaps the most guaranteed way to initiate change in social perceptions in Mexico. As far as the murder of women goes, the media outlets either ignore the disturbing trends or just fail to recognize their implications on the future of Mexico and that of its inhabitants (9/10: 1mins). Subsequently, through the media, there would be a community organization that would aid in sensitizing the society on the issue of Femicide. At the same time, in-depth research and evaluation of the problem would pave the way for social and political action. People respond to statistics and for education purposes, details on how the police force is corrupt and the government unaffected by the killings of so many women will lead to safety for all Mexicans.
Works Cited
G, Ben. "On The Edge: The Femicide in Ciudad Juarez." YouTube. YouTube, 3 Aug. 2011. Web. 19 Apr. 2016.
