The original video depicts the brutal execution of a father and son by cartel members. The father was reportedly leaving a cartel, and the video was used as a tool for intimidation and revenge.
and the total absence of empathy or "mercy" for those who cross cartel interests [5, 6]. The Role of Digital Violence Cartels use these videos as a form of propaganda and social control no mercy in mexico documentin hot
But victories were not neat. The violence never fully stopped. People were still scared. Marta’s courtyard was raided; she was taken and later released with a face swollen and eyes that had become wells of warning. Elena received a letter with a single line: “Stop or we stop your family.” She replied with a photograph of Mateo, smiling in better days, and wrote underneath: “We already lost him. We will not lose the story.” The original video depicts the brutal execution of