Mexico Kidnapping Death Stokes Outrage
14th December 2008
But not enough to do anything serious about preventing these people from coming into the United States. That would be bigoted and insensitive.
Many people, too, are afraid of the kidnapping crews, which no longer limit their targets to the super-rich, and travel in armored cars and with bodyguards. Kidnappers now snatch middle-class and even poor victims, demanding as little as $500 in ransom for their return.
This year, the 14-year-old son of sporting goods magnate Alejandro Martí was kidnapped and killed. His body was found rotting in the trunk of a car. Authorities suspect a federal police officer was involved in the abduction.