El Salvador extends anti-gang emergency decree for 24th time. It's now been in effect for two years

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[–]hfxB0oyA[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

El Salvador's homicide totals have dropped from 6,656 in 2015 — an average of about 18 per day — to 18 so far this year.

It is a massive rights violation, but on the other hand, it's pretty hard to sit on your throne in Guantanamo and argue with those numbers.

[–]HiddenFox 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Desperate times call for desperate measures. This is what people tend to miss, when it's time for those desperate measures people's rights, the laws of the land, them pesky constitutions and bills of rights, they go right out the window.

Don't get me wrong, I think they did the right thing.

[–]RedditButt 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The best form of government is a benevolent dictator, however, such governments rarely last beyond a generation, as those who follow, or usurp power after the inevitable death of the leader want it because they are power-hungry, and end up abusing the carte-blanche power.

[–]GuyWhite 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Their president was re-elected by a landslide. It’s what the people want.

[–]iamonlyoneman 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Good.