TLALNEPANTLA, STATE OF MEXICO.- On the busy streets of the municipality of Tlalnepantla, that forgotten territory where the dust greets you head-on and breathing is an accomplishment, some municipal police officers decided it was a good day to play the role of a mugger with a badge.
On Lago de Guadalupe Avenue, these officers signaled the driver of a pickup truck to stop, but when the driver refused, the patrol officers blocked his path, demonstrating that there the authorities operate according to the whims of whoever is in charge of collecting bribes (high-ranking officials).
The officers cornered the vehicle while it was still moving, putting the citizen on edge. Without a warrant, without an apparent crime, and disregarding the law, they forcibly removed him from the vehicle while intimidating him: “If you have anything that could get you in trouble, you’d better tell us,” was the intimidating question.
The victim repeatedly pointed out to them that they were not traffic officers, but these public servants did not care, declaring that they did not need permission to stop someone and search them. They apparently feel like the masters of the roads.
With this maneuver worthy of traffic-light thieves, they made it clear that they have the same training as the municipal traffic officers in Los Reyes La Paz and those in Ecatepec, equally corrupt individuals who were beginning to develop the same crooked instincts as police chief Ismael Garduño, a former Neza traffic officer and the tormentor of motorists in La Paz.
In those places, the uniformed officers operate in exactly the same way: they see a civilian and their mouths water at the thought of taking every last cent, competing every day to see who can steal the most when no one is watching.
The worst part of the search came when they rummaged through the poor man’s wallet, presumably looking for cash for a soft drink. The motorist attempted to defend himself by citing the Constitution, but these self-proclaimed scholars of justice apparently let the rules go in one ear and out the other.
Now, thanks to the video that circulated on social media, Tlalnepantla’s superiors have already suspended their officers. They promise to bring them before Human Rights authorities and give them an appropriate punishment, to see if that teaches them not to put their hands where they do not belong.
Source: mexicodailypost
