Over 100 women take up arms in Mexico to defend community

Vida Latina
August 20, 2013

More than 100 women in the southern Mexican town of Xaltianguis have taken up arms to protect their community from organized crime groups, a local selfdefense force official said Monday.

The women signed up over the past four days with the Union of Peoples and Organizations of Guerrero State, or UPOEG, Xaltianguis community selfdefense force commander Miguel Angel Jimenez told reporters.

“We have an average of nine groups” of community police, with each one made up of 12 women who will work in the daytime in the neighborhoods of Xaltianguis, located about 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the resort city of Acapulco, Jimenez said.

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Comment by Misteri on August 22, 2013 at 11:01pm

more like.... i need a pay raise for this one guys.

But on the story I am glad to see that someone took the problem serious enough to do something about the situation there. Funny that it was the women who stepped up.

Comment by Christopher on August 22, 2013 at 9:51am

See the guy in the grey t shirt and ball cap? - looks like he's thinking - nope - I'm not with them...how did I get here?

Comment by Ragnarok on August 22, 2013 at 7:44am

Well here's western civilization in full effect.

Comment by apeman2502 on August 22, 2013 at 12:54am

 I-N-T-E-G-R-I-T-Y! Better late than never!

Comment by apeman2502 on August 22, 2013 at 12:53am

t seems the womenfolk in this country have been waiting for their menfolk to cowboy up and run the Bush cabal and the other sleeze-balls into prison or downward for almost twelve years now. Come on now guys! I-N-T-G-R-I-T-Y!

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