Presumed guilty… presumably legal

The injunction against showing “Presunto Culpable” in theaters does not affect youtube repostings on websites run on Canadian servers… and so…

Also recommended viewing is the 2005 “El Túnel”, a short documentary on judicial procedures, which brought to public attention the chaotic nature of our judicial and prison system, and — by comparing it to the Chilean system — led to serious calls for change.   The trial in “Presunto Culpable” is under the reformed procedure, but — as we see — legal reforms have a long way to go.

Reforms in the justice system (which in no way mean scrapping the Napoleonic Code or adopting the trappings of foreign courtrooms), to my thinking, together with police reforms, was a slower, but more effective way of restoring security (and the sense of security) in the country than the heavy-handed, badly managed (and increasingly bloody) focus on narcotics smuggling.

Much as I despise the phrase “political correctness” (which is normally expressed in the negative, as in “this is not politically correct, but…” — meaning one is intelligent enough to know the right words, but justifies bad manners as a politically protected right… a rather dubious and stupid proposition, to be sure), Keith Dannemeyer did make a good point in his comment below about depriving the film-makers of their income.

About 150,000 viewers have looked at the youtube versions of “Presunto Culpable”. Profits from theater showings in Mexico were earmarked for the justice reform society, RENACE.  Donations can be made directly to RENACE in Mexico through Bancomer.

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Outside Mexico, if one wants to indirectly donate through my paypal account, I will bundle such donations on the 15th of March, when I do my banking. Note that the donation is for RENACE.