South Of The Border Double Take
How’s this for a logic-busting pair of dueling headlines, courtesy of the El Paso Times. Keep in mind that both stories were published on the same day this week:
Juárez mayor says residents feel secure
Six months into his tenure, Juárez Mayor Héctor Murguía Lardizábal has a surprising public message for outsiders: Juárez residents generally feel safe.
“I cannot speak for everyone,” Murguía told the El Paso Times while in Austin on Monday. But he added, “I feel that as a whole many people feel secure. Of course, with certain precautions.”
Woman’s body found in Juárez; homicide toll surpasses 700
The body of a woman who was possibly sexually assaulted was found Monday morning inside a vacant building in Juárez.
Chihuahua state authorities said the body was in a sitting position, leaning up against a wall. Her face was beaten and her bluejeans were pulled down to her knees.
More than 30 people have been killed in Juárez since Friday, including six men fatally shot in an auto mechanic’s garage Saturday.
The year’s homicide toll has surpassed 700.
Those unlucky 700 apparently failed to take “certain precautions,” per Mayor Hector “everything’s fine here” Murguia’s advice.
And what kind of weaponary are the “many people” packing in Juarez to “feel secure” in a town with more than 700 murders in less than four months? More importantly, how do you order it online?
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