Worldfocus » narco culture http://worldfocus.org International News, Videos and Blogs Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:16:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Mexico’s narco culture sings praises of drug violence http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/04/mexicos-narco-culture-sings-praises-of-drug-violence/4283/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/04/mexicos-narco-culture-sings-praises-of-drug-violence/4283/#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:04:08 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=4283 On Tuesday, joggers discovered the decapitated boides of three men near a bullfighting ring in Tijuana, yet more casualties of Mexico’s rampant drug violence.

While many Mexicans would be revolted by the grisly murders, there is also a popular subculture that celebrates this sort of violence.

Worldfocus correspondent John Larson, producer Bryan Myers and field producer Ivette Feliciano report on “narco” culture. Megan Thompson shot the piece.

While many Mexicans are revolted by the drug-related murders, kidnappings and rapes that plague the country, there is also a popular subculture that celebrates this widespread violence. /files/2009/03/th_mexico_narculture.jpg /files/2009/03/th_mexico_narculture.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/04/mexicos-narco-culture-sings-praises-of-drug-violence/4283/feed/ More Mexicans vanish as drug war escalates http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/03/more-mexicans-vanish-as-drug-war-escalates/4272/ http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/03/more-mexicans-vanish-as-drug-war-escalates/4272/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:33:00 +0000 Worldfocus http://worldfocus.org/?p=4272 Drug violence in Mexico is a problem so severe that news reports of police stations being shot up, officials being intimidated by drug lords, grisly murders often dominate headlines.

There is also the growing problem of people simply vanishing. Known as the “disappeared,” Mexico’s kidnapping victims are often never heard from again — 97 percent of the country’s kidnapping cases go unsolved by police.

Worldfocus correspondent John Larson, producer Bryan Myers and field producers Megan Thompson and Ivette Feliciano report from Tijuana.

In Tijuana, it is common for people simply to vanish. Known as the “disappeared,” Mexico’s kidnapping victims are often never heard from again — 97 percent of the country’s kidnapping cases go unsolved by police. /files/2009/03/th_mexico_disappeared.jpg /files/2009/03/th_mexico_disappeared.jpg ]]> http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/03/03/more-mexicans-vanish-as-drug-war-escalates/4272/feed/