Mexico candidate shot while posing for selfie in latest murder of politician

[turbinetree]

Source: The Guardian

Fernando Purón had just finished an election debate with his rival congressional candidates in the Mexican border city of Piedras Negras, when a well-wisher asked to join him for a selfie.

But as he posed for the photograph outside the auditorium, a bearded gunman stepped up behind the pair and shot Purón in the head.

The cold-blooded murder on Friday – captured by a CCTV camera – has cast a harsh light on the stunning levels of violence in Mexico and the risk taken by those who run for elected office in the country.

Purón was the 112th political candidate murdered in Mexico since September 2017, according to Etellekt, a risk analysis consultancy.

And the country is bracing for more bloodshed before 1 July elections, when voters will pick a new president, renew congress and fill hundreds of state and local positions.


Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/12/mexico-election-politicians-killed-fernando-puron-selfie

[C Moon]

1. If the media keeps buttering up Trump like they are

I have no doubt we'll begin seeing assassinations here, as well. They've already gone as low as you can: traitors.
Plus, there's a lot of money to be doled out in the GOP/NRA/Putin corner.

[Submariner]

2. Well it's no secret Trump would like to see a CNN reporter murdered, or Bezos

the Washington Post owner, or any other reported, preferably Black. When he does his monthly "meet the Rubes that voted for me" get togethers in the red states, his language is clearly pushing for his followers to shoot a fake news reporter. This moron wants blood.

The MF'er should be arrested for inciting violence, but our pussy press corp just take the kick in the balls, and then ask for another.