During an interview with the local newspaper “Cambio”, Machorro alleged that the Tecamachalco government doesn’t have the resources to deal with the increasing numbers of beggars and said that their presence puts others at risk.
She alleged that killing beggars was already going on unofficially, and added that the local psychiatric hospital, El Batan, often just deposited patients deemed “un-aggressive” in the middle of the motorways at night, where they are killed by cars but also cause accidents that put others at risk.
Machorro has previously offered her own home as sanctuary for those on the streets, but claimed this was not a long term solution.
The councillor’s comments were blasted by locals and she has since apologized.
After the outrage over her comments, she’s promised a new action plan that she’ll present to the government in hopes of solving the problem. However, after recommending a genocide of sorts, any recommendations from her should be taken carefully.
Source: yahoo.com
