According to Transparency, Mexico was ranked 103 out of 175 countries to be corrupted, with 0 being the most corrupted and 100 being the least. Being an OECD (the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), Mexico has one of the most corrupted government in the world. An example of this is the disappearance of 43 students who were attacked and arrested by the police but then given to a drug trafficking gang and now the students are thought to be dead. This, which occurred in Iguala, September 2014, shows the lack of security that the government provided for the citizens and shows that even though they are in a modern society, the government is not able to control or help their own people. In response to the government, the people of Mexico had started protests and were ready to the police if they had to. Signs which said “Mexico Smells of Death” were being held up and an accountant, Alicia Mercado …show more content…
For example, in a YouTube video called Mexican Police asking for Bribery, there is a man that the police said that he was speeding, so asked him to pull over his vehicle (motor bike). At first one policeman tried to talk to the man on the bike but because of language barriers, he could not so the policeman told the man to wait while he called his colleagues. Then two more policemen stepped out of the car and started inspecting the bike. Then the second police officer started talking to the man but had trouble so brought out a pen and paper and on there he drew a $500 note, a stick figure to explain that it was him and a hand. The policeman explained that if the man did not give him $500 then he would go to jail. He used that as his leverage and was given then $500. This is just one of the many examples of cases to do with bribery but it does not only include police but also the government. This shows how the government is not able to assure the people of bribery