Thursday, September 10, 2009

Declarations

José Mar Flores, it turns out, has lots of songs available for your viewing pleasure on youtube. He topped all of them with yesterday's declaration to the media after his arrest, in which he said matter-of-factly that there was no bomb, just a can of juice with a blinking light slapped on top.

I always think it's odd how Mexico allows/requires criminals to appear before the cameras shortly after they are arrested. There's a long tradition of this, around the country, at all levels of government, and for all manner of crimes. The only purpose it seems to serve is to make internet stars out of rambling crackpots and bumbling drunks, like Monterrey's Dulce Sarahí, or Torreón's own Qué pasó muchacho man.

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