tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post5194790360668768138..comments2024-03-28T11:30:20.005-05:00Comments on El Salvador Perspectives: More comments on violence amd the militaryTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452039674856298357noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-5528320864338260022009-11-01T08:11:24.981-06:002009-11-01T08:11:24.981-06:00This is really VERY different than Mexico, where t...This is really VERY different than Mexico, where the military has been brought in to directly fight drug gangs, especially in the northern parts of Mexico. That's where the majority of human rights abuses are taking place.<br /><br />How is this different than what's essentially occurred since the signing of the peace accords? Was there a period in which the military did NOT patrol alongside the PNC? Do we have lots of accounts of military abuses in those instances? If not, then I think the bulla over all this is a bit overwrought.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16596363377059790052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-81017703720923712472009-10-29T00:07:18.012-05:002009-10-29T00:07:18.012-05:00Here in Mexico, where the military has been brough...Here in Mexico, where the military has been brought in for police duty, the reaction was initially positive, but between human rights abuses (I think El Salvador, like Mexico and the U.S. has a separate court system for the military, which makes crimes against civilians difficult to prosecute), a RISING death toll and suspicion of death squads in some communities, there is less and less support for military policing. <br /><br />Unfortunately, once a country goes down that path, it ties up funding available for other types of justice and security initiatives (police training and hiring, better communications equipment, legal reforms, prison reforms, plain old-fashioned social service programs that lower the crime rate, etc.) and those that supported the proposition end up paying the political cost. And ordinary citizens often end up paying a much higher cost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com