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There were many disturbing facts about Mexican culture that were revealed in this article. The most disturbing in my mind, is the fact that normal citizens are scared to contact authorities because they believe that most of them are corrupt. Does the Mexican government have the same corruptness as its safety departments? Mexico as a whole seems to be a very unsafe place to live, and its own city officials can't be trusted. It's very disturbing to think that people cannot live in peace within their own country, causing them to flee. I have never been to Mexico nor would i want to travel there because it seems sensible that the Mexican gangs target wealthy citizens or tourists because they would be willing to pay the largest ransom. This situation does cause citizens to live in fear because they can't even trust their own government or the people assigned to protect them. The citizens of Mexico must feel very similar to the way the U.S. citizens felt after 9/11, after 9/11 the country was in a state of unrest and had no feeling for security. Many people also had mistrust in the government, some felt they were leaving them in the dark about their relationship with the middle east. Mexican citizens, especially higher class citizens must have some since of fear in their daily lives which, based on the article, causes many to move to different countries or safer areas.