In Mexico, children as young as 10 recruited by drug cartels

[rangerrebew]

In Mexico, children as young as 10 recruited by drug cartels
MARK STEVENSON, Associated Press
Oct. 13, 2021
Updated: Oct. 14, 2021 6:49 p.m.
 

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Jacobo grew up in the western Mexico state of Jalisco, home to the Jalisco New Generation drug cartel. Never comfortable in school, he had an abusive childhood: at one point his mother held his hands over an open flame after he allegedly shoved a classmate.

Now 17, Jacobo claims he didn’t do it. But by 12, he was recruited to carry out his first murder for the cartel. “They go around looking for kids who are out on the streets and need money,” he recalls. “At 12 years old, I became sort of a hired killer.”

Jacobo told his story to Reinserta, a Mexican non-profit group that withheld the youths' full names because all are under age, are currently being held at facilities for youthful offenders and most are scared of retaliation by the gangs.

https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/In-Mexico-children-as-young-as-10-recruited-by-16531637.php

[rangerrebew]

Uncle Joe is doing a fine job of making sure kids in the street are making a "livable wage."

[Fishrrman]

You're not going to like this post.

A 12-year-old murderer should be subject to the same penalty as is a 30-year-old murderer.
That is to say, death.

I told you that you weren't gonna like it.

[LegalAmerican]

Human trafficking.  SLAVES.  A lot are not kids, just small people.......DRUG CARTEL. 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ielKBf5Jp6E