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Flabbibulin · 02-02-2012, 09:03 AM

Well congratulations Mike Munro for being the only civilian in the western world that has seen the surveillance footage and knows the true identity of the bad guy! Thousands of journalists and Mexican/Canadian officials are envious of his position I'm sure.

At this point, when I read Facebook posts like this, and hear other ramblings from people still talking about the case, I'm reminded of that Onion News Network video that pokes fun at 9/11 conspirators- We have the guilty party fully admitting he committed the crime, yet a bunch of bored suburbians, with no real insight on the case, are yelling "nuh uh, conspiracy!". Is is interesting how people conclude that because a society has had corrupt elements in the past, everything that takes place from there on, in that society, must be corrupt. I by no means have complete faith in the ability of Mexican officials to conduct a perfect investigation, but I think they have public/tourist safety foremost on their mind and genuinely want to correct the situation and prevent further occurrences. The guilty party and his lawyer are using fancy tricks, such as claiming a written confession was rushed, in order to lighten the sentence- they know they can't possibly deny the charges because the evidence is so damning, but they certainly can utilize other tactics in hopes of getting off a little easier. This is probably done millions of times in cases like this, but for some reason, we are eating it up and concluding that the Mexican officials are conspiring behind the scenes.

It may be that this other guy was associated with the guilty party, but Mexican officials would have jumped on the opportunity to implicate a non-Mexican if the evidence was there. It clearly was not.

02-02-2012, 09:03 AM	#574
Flabbibulin Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2009 Exp:	Well congratulations Mike Munro for being the only civilian in the western world that has seen the surveillance footage and knows the true identity of the bad guy! Thousands of journalists and Mexican/Canadian officials are envious of his position I'm sure. At this point, when I read Facebook posts like this, and hear other ramblings from people still talking about the case, I'm reminded of that Onion News Network video that pokes fun at 9/11 conspirators- We have the guilty party fully admitting he committed the crime, yet a bunch of bored suburbians, with no real insight on the case, are yelling "nuh uh, conspiracy!". Is is interesting how people conclude that because a society has had corrupt elements in the past, everything that takes place from there on, in that society, must be corrupt. I by no means have complete faith in the ability of Mexican officials to conduct a perfect investigation, but I think they have public/tourist safety foremost on their mind and genuinely want to correct the situation and prevent further occurrences. The guilty party and his lawyer are using fancy tricks, such as claiming a written confession was rushed, in order to lighten the sentence- they know they can't possibly deny the charges because the evidence is so damning, but they certainly can utilize other tactics in hopes of getting off a little easier. This is probably done millions of times in cases like this, but for some reason, we are eating it up and concluding that the Mexican officials are conspiring behind the scenes. It may be that this other guy was associated with the guilty party, but Mexican officials would have jumped on the opportunity to implicate a non-Mexican if the evidence was there. It clearly was not. Last edited by Flabbibulin; 02-02-2012 at 09:13 AM.