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Mexican cops teach kids violent songs, sully image
Yahoo | Reuters ^ | 8/4/05

Posted on 08/04/2005 12:39:24 PM PDT by LibWhacker

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A bid by Mexican police to polish their image backfired after youngsters at a police summer camp were filmed chanting that they had killed their dads and tossed their sisters into ditches.

Mexican newspapers and TV carried reports on Thursday that children as young as 6 were taught to belt out the lurid marching song at an elite federal police youth camp for up to 3,000 kids near Mexico City.

"I never had a father, and now I never will, the only one I had, I killed," the grinning youngsters chanted in the clip shot at the camp in recent days and aired on national TV.

"I never had a mother, and now I never will, the only one I had, I put into a home ... I never had a sister, and now I never will, the only one I had, I threw into a ditch," they continued 771751937

Mexico's police are struggling to shake off an enduring reputation for brutality and corruption, with some units routinely linked to kidnap and drug trafficking gangs by investigators.

Commentators and authorities in Mexico, where family ties are regarded as near sacred, heaped criticism on the police unit after reports of the camp's activities emerged.

One radio commentator said the sing-song "evoked fascist youth groups," while Mexico City's mayor, Alejandro Encinas, slammed the camp's methods as unacceptable.

"The aim of any course for children, whether it be summer school or in formal education, should be strengthening ... family values," Encinas said.

Camp organizers said the activities were meant to foster ties to the elite unit and show another side of their work, through activities based around sports and first-aid training.


TOPICS: Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cops; kids; mexican; mexico; songs; teach; violent
Political correctness, Mexican style?
1 posted on 08/04/2005 12:39:25 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker

They should have heard the songs we used to sing when we were in elementary school.


2 posted on 08/04/2005 12:41:03 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: LibWhacker
Camp organizers said the activities were meant to foster ties to the elite unit and show another side of their work, through activities based around sports and first-aid training.

.......failed miserably, I'd say.

3 posted on 08/04/2005 12:49:41 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Lord, we need a Logan miracle for Simcha7 and Cowboy. Please.)
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To: LibWhacker

Yikes! Somebody send 'em a Spanish translation of "Kumbaya" quick!


4 posted on 08/04/2005 12:52:19 PM PDT by RedRover
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To: LibWhacker
I spent five of my early childhood years on Lackland AFB where all basic training took place, hearing cadence chants that would land a person in jail today for either vulgarity or hate speech.
5 posted on 08/04/2005 1:43:10 PM PDT by bayourod (Winning elections is the only thing. Those who glorify losing are unclear on the subject of democrac)
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To: LibWhacker

Here's one of our "School Bus" tunes we used to sing:

On Top of Old Smokey
All covered with blood
I shot my poor teacher
With a .44 slug

I went to her funeral
I went to her grave
Instead of throwing flowers
I threw hand grenades


6 posted on 08/04/2005 1:52:04 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: LibWhacker

How could Mexican cops "sully" their image? Tha's like Willie sullying the image of women or Kerry dishonoring America.


7 posted on 08/04/2005 2:03:18 PM PDT by Tacis ("Democrats - The Party of Traitors, Treachery and Treason!")
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