May 13, 2018
La Nueva Noche Triste
Mexico City massacre of 1968
The Year 1968
Paola Arellano
Police brutality is an unfortunate circumstance that happens even today. I do understand that it is their duty and right to protect and make ugly situations better but I do believe that these officers were way out of line. Mexico is a country that has a history of having corrupted officers. As I am from a border town, I know that if I were to be pulled over I could drop a few dollars and they would let me go without a problem. This is what we have allowed to happen and obviously it dates back all the way to 1968. I was unaware that the Olympics were going on at this time but I think that this article did a great job of making sure the readers understood the story and followed this misfortunate events.
25/03/2019
8:22 am
Vanessa Sanchez
I have not personally read about this story till today. I heard it for the first time when my mom told me about it but I don’t really remember with detail. I also covered part of this tragic story in my Chicano Literature Class. Police brutality is not something that we are just simply facing at this moment but it has been a problem since back then. This article did an amazing job in stating its point I truly appreciate reading it.
14/04/2019
8:22 am
Hector Membreno
This is my first ever hearing and reading about this story. It is just sad how such can go so unnoticed around the world. But this does show that police brutality is not just a social issue we deal with here in the US but it is a global issue. I do understand that the police have a job to get done and not a very easy one at that. I also understand that sometimes it is necessary for them to excert force but it is just sad that some officers abuse their role in society just to bring harm to others.
27/09/2019
8:22 am
Kasandra Ramirez Ferrer
I have read a lot about Mexican and Latin history but I have never heard of La Nueva Noche triste until now. As I’ve learned about several stories of people who have gone into strikes/protests or fighting against something unfair to them in the past, police or authorities would treat people like criminals and aggressively to the point where people die because they don’t agree on what the government is doing.
27/09/2019
8:22 am
Francisco Cruzado
I remember reading The Other Mexico by Octavio Paz and finding dozens of unfortunate similarities in the stories that make up what is the history of Latin-America. The Tlatelolco massacre, indeed, is a forgotten occurrence in the recalling of modern Latin-America. I liked how this text gives an intriguing overview of the controversial year of 1968, creating a narrative that has as main character the young people of Mexico.
16/01/2020
8:22 am
Lesley Martinez
This article makes a valid point. Sometimes it seems like we focus so much on domestic events or other Western countries that we often forget or overlook other problems or issues that occur in Latin countries. I was unaware of this protest in Mexico that lasted over two months. It’s shocking to read that the Mexican police officials prepared for the protest, La Nueva Noche Triste, and used automatic weapons to stop the protestors. As you mentioned, perhaps it helped the Mexican government think twice before doing something. Great article!
09/02/2020
8:22 am
Samuel Vega
I was unaware of the demonstrations that took place in 1968 in Mexico City. The social movement that took place was negatively impacted by the image that the Mexican government wanted to create for the 1968 Summer Olympics. It easy to see how the Civil Rights movements in the United States and Europe could have inspired the Mexican movement. It appears that more violent methods were used by the Mexican police than were necessary. It seems that a spiral of wrong decisions occurred trying to minimize the impact of the demonstrations. It is good to see that the Mexican government learned from its mistakes.
24/03/2020
8:22 am
Antonio Holverstott
The behavior exhibited by some police officers in Mexico was morally and legally reprehensible. They physically assaulted, viciously assaulted, and unnecessarily arrested innocent non-combatants during a two-person fight. Also, they repeated the same actions upon protestors who were protesting such actions. The government covered up the horrors of the officers to create a false sense of peace to paint a false picture of themselves.
07/04/2020
8:22 am
Hali Garcia
This is a very informative article because I have never heard of this event. I enjoyed reading this article because I never really hear about events that happen in Latin America and this article informed me of this event. What shocked me the most was how the police prepared to stop the protest and used automatic weapons because I do not think that was necessary. Great job!
19/04/2020
8:22 am
Thomas Fraire
The awful occasions in which police exploit their capacity, utilizing it against the general population they should secure and serving. It is extremely unlikely any maltreatment of intensity can be legitimized. The article was elegantly composed, and as a criminal equity real, I adore finding out about the evil defilements being presented and used to fix the frameworks we have in any conceivable way. Something that would make this article considerably more grounded would be an expansion of insights demonstrating exactly how defiled the political/law authorization frameworks really were! Incredible read!
17/02/2019
8:22 am