A group of tourists went to a resort in Acapulco, Mexico. The resort is a beautiful place. It has a gorgeous beach view. However, their lovely trip turned ugly quick. On February 4, 2013 seven men rushed into the resort armed with guns. They gathered everyone there up. When everyone was together, they decided their next move. The seven male tourists were tied up with phone cables. Six women were then raped. One of the women was safe because of her nationality. Attorney General, Martha Garzon, said in an interview that "they told her [the victim] that she has 'passed the test' by being Mexican. and from that point they didn't touch her." In addition to the rape, the seven gunmen took items that included electronics and tennis shoes from the victims.
It is believed that the victims met their assailants prior to the assault. Mexican authorities say that the gunmen clearly are not part of a criminal organization. They suspects may have been involved in a drug transaction with the victims though. The Mexican police are currently holding five suspects in connection with the rape of the tourists. Checkpoints have been established to apprehend the other two suspects. For further information on this matter, read Mexico Tourists Raped.
Recently, Mexico has been getting a lot of heat for being one of the most dangerous places for tourists. When talk of Mexico being a violent country finally subsided, the multiple rapes occurred. The event grabbed national headlines and Mexico has started receiving bad publicity once again. To reduce the violence in Mexico, authorities should become more strict with gun laws. They should also stop drug and human trafficking, for those are big reasons that people are being murdered.
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