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Mexico Adopts Reform Modeled on US System: Long criticized for a harsh judicial system that was prone to human rights abuses, Mexico has embraced reforms based on the US judicial system, includig public trials and a presumption of innocence until proven guilty. Even Human Rights Watch has called these "an historic step forward" in a letter to President Calderon. The Associated Press article in the San Francisco Chronicle has the details. Even $2.5M Isn't Enough to Cure Some Criminals: According to this LA Times article by H.G. Reza, police officials and family members were hopeful that 23-year-old Jose Muñoz would turn away from his criminal tendencies after receiving a $2.5 million settlement for being hit by a police car. It was, after all, the proverbial "second chance", an opportunity not many could hope for...continue to full post

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