Solving Mexico’s Violence Problem

In the last scene of the movie Sicario, children in Ciudad Juarez play soccer as their parents cheer from the sidelines.  Gunshots are heard in the distance.  Everyone pauses.  And then the game continues.

Despite being fiction, this scene symbolizes what is true for people living in Juarez, and many other Mexican cities: that life goes on in environments with high and persistent violence and corruption.  

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