The chief of Mexico United Against Criminality, speaking with Alejandro Martí (the father of the Fernando) at her side, released a letter urging a meeting between Felipe Calderón and Marcelo Ebrard. Calderón immediately agreed; Ebrard agreed only if it was a broader National Security Summit, involving all the relevant actors.
Such a meeting, like many of the proposed changes to Mexico's crime-fighting strategy, is great, as long as it's not confused with being a solution in and of itself. Greater communication and trust between different police agencies, levels of government, and political parties is an important step; a one-off meeting designed to give the illusion of cooperation is worthless. I'm not sure into which category the proposed event will fall.
I've seen/heard/read a few interviews with Alejandro Martí in the last couple days, and he has been monumentally impressive. His last few months were more difficult than any experience most people will ever face, and yet he talks very little on himself, focusing instead on what Mexico can learn from his tragedy. He's been the most logical and forward-minded of anyone commenting on the event.
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