Miguel Tinker Salas Professor of History and Chicano/a and Latino/a Studies

The disappearances in Iguala happened because those responsible expected to get away with the crime. For many Mexicans, the government and organized crime have become indistinguishable. A climate of impunity exists among the political class, security forces, the judiciary and even the business sector, which makes the application of justice impossible.

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