When a mass grave was dug up to find a missing 43 students in Mexico, alas and alack, the dead were not the missing students. This is a different fresh mass grave. Still looking for the missing students.
Mexico has arrested various and sundry, but criminals know how to keep their mouths shut, and to whack those who talk. So the state monopoly on violence, aka the criminal justice system, simply is not up to the task. (Not to mention they in fact have no monopoly on violence.) We are advised to accept a "strong man" to sort it all out.
We could instead decriminalize drugs (not legalize, decriminalize) to get rid of the underlying problem. And top subsidizing USA corn into Mexico so we end the degradation of the Mexican farm economy.
Then next, announce a truth commission, something now called for in Mexico (thanks to Jason for the link.) Truth commissions grant you immunity for any crime, as long as you testify in your role. You are only at risk if you keep your role secret. This upsets the entire power structure of crime (and of course the state too) and gets to the facts.
Now those who whacked the dead are immune and free, but that can be a very dicey proposition given some ticked off relative. C'est la vie.
In Hong Kong they have an Independent Commission Against Corruption ICAC that has been very effective in rooting out malfeasance and corruption. In the USA all police departments are free of independent review, and so corruption is rampant. The day an independent agency can prosecute and punish a cop is the day the tide turns.
Back to Hong Kong, the occupy "non-leaders" protestors are well documented as supported by USA agencies. A truth commission outlining who got what help, when, might go along way in adding to the admirable reputation the ChiComs are building in response to unwarranted protests and extreme provocation in one of their cities.
Since the media no longer has credibility, we need new avenues of reporting to emerge. Truth Commissions would be a new service to develop.
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
Mexico has arrested various and sundry, but criminals know how to keep their mouths shut, and to whack those who talk. So the state monopoly on violence, aka the criminal justice system, simply is not up to the task. (Not to mention they in fact have no monopoly on violence.) We are advised to accept a "strong man" to sort it all out.
We could instead decriminalize drugs (not legalize, decriminalize) to get rid of the underlying problem. And top subsidizing USA corn into Mexico so we end the degradation of the Mexican farm economy.
Then next, announce a truth commission, something now called for in Mexico (thanks to Jason for the link.) Truth commissions grant you immunity for any crime, as long as you testify in your role. You are only at risk if you keep your role secret. This upsets the entire power structure of crime (and of course the state too) and gets to the facts.
Now those who whacked the dead are immune and free, but that can be a very dicey proposition given some ticked off relative. C'est la vie.
In Hong Kong they have an Independent Commission Against Corruption ICAC that has been very effective in rooting out malfeasance and corruption. In the USA all police departments are free of independent review, and so corruption is rampant. The day an independent agency can prosecute and punish a cop is the day the tide turns.
Back to Hong Kong, the occupy "non-leaders" protestors are well documented as supported by USA agencies. A truth commission outlining who got what help, when, might go along way in adding to the admirable reputation the ChiComs are building in response to unwarranted protests and extreme provocation in one of their cities.
Since the media no longer has credibility, we need new avenues of reporting to emerge. Truth Commissions would be a new service to develop.
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
1 comments:
Thanks for bringing attention to this John. Great post as always.
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