A terrifying message was sent to social networkers who are critical of Mexican cartel violence, two bodies hanging from a bridge. The two bodies were left with a note threatening a similiar fate of those who report violence on the internet. Authorities are not clear on who exactly is repsonsible for the gruesome murders but they convinced it was done by a cartel. This violence occured in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico which is only a short distance away from Laredo, Texas. It is suprising that this story is not getting more media attention because it happened so close to the American border. Sadly, the bodies have no been identified yet and there appears to be no leads on the case. However, it seems one possibly positive thing has come from this incident. Bloggers, twitter users, and social media users seem to have become more vocal about their opposition to cartel violence and letting other internet users know that they are not afraid. These anonymous writers are the only ones able to show the true terror of every day life for Mexicans, they will not be silenced.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/americas/09/14/mexico.violence/index.html?iref=storysearch
Posted by: Kendall Bilbro
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