Mexican drug traffickers have beheaded 230 people in two years, says writer

Wednesday July 29, 03:53 PM Monterrey (Mexico), July 29 (EFE) .- The Mexican cartels have beheaded more than 230 people in the last two years to terrorize his opponents, create fear in society and avoid complaints , said today the Mexican journalist and writer Sergio Gonzalez. Presenting the book "The man without a head" (Anagrama, 2009), in the city of Monterrey, capital of Nuevo Leon, United States border, the author reflects on the history beheadings of several cultures. We also reviewed the characters of Perseus and Medusa, as well as the beheading of John the Baptist. "The beheading is assumed as a messenger of the dark side of humanity, is being reintroduced as the kingdom of death and savagery large appointed by the destruction and imposes a negative sense in the world, "says Gonzalez. He recalls the pyramids of skulls in various ancient cultures, recalls the use of the guillotine and results in fever of beheadings in Mexico, influence which is attributed to Colombian drug traffickers. Remember that last year organized crime conducted more than 5,000 killings, beheadings, bodies burned and stacked, kidnappings, fighting against enemies and groups against the security forces. He said that in 2008 there were 171 headless , "all related to drug trafficking, while this year amount to over half a hundred." González explained that the beheading was an act of extreme aggression towards a person and aims to provoke fear and panic among the society. The writer said that practice of cutting off the head to the members of rival cartels has become a "macho tournament, which defies all moral standards or social. Decapitation has become" the message message to drug traffickers because the used to terrorize members of rival gangs, he said. He also explained that this practice has been used to terrorize and intimidate, and thus prevent people from reporting to authorities. He said the beheading by the cartels the drug trade, which began in Mexico since 2005 and has not stopped until now, is a practice closely related to the rituals of the cult of Santa Muerte, a form of religion taken by criminal groups. Before this book, Gonzalez wrote, " Bones in the desert, "text that reflects on the murder of dozens of women in Juárez in recent years and which was threatened and physically assaulted. Average (Not Rated)