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Article: Fear of captivity; Crime in Mexico.(Mexico's kidnapping wave)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- June 19, 2004
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Kidnapping is a blight that Mexicans do not like to acknowledge. Its victims hope that is about to change
JUAN (not his real name) had a cruel May. In that month alone, seven of his friends and acquaintances were kidnapped, and three of those were killed. This came on top of the kidnapping of two members of his immediate family. He is now thinking of selling his share of the business that he co-owns, and going to live abroad. If he does, he would be following other members of his family who have already emigrated for the same reason.
Mexico, especially its capital, is suffering an epidemic of kidnapping. For the first time, ordinary citizens are ...