The Swarm

March 29, 2008

Mexican Emo War spreads to the border: Incidents in Juarez and Tijuana

TDS Editors

Uh-oh.

El Paso Times:

A confrontation in the upscale Las Misiones mall between teenage cliques of “emos” and “punks” on Wednesday night has Juárez police officials stepping in and asking for tolerance.

The mall incident, which police said might have been sparked by an exchange of words, might have been a copycat of highly publicized attacks on emos by mobs in Queretaro and Mexico City.

Juárez public safety secretary Guillermo Prieto Quintana in a news statement on Thursday said the police anti-gang unit would increase patrols at teen hangouts to discourage problems.

Prieto Quintana said that Mexico’s northern border has traditionally been tolerant of all types of expressions, and he urged teens to respect others’ right to self-expression.

El Sol de Tijuana (English Google Translation):

Tijuana, Baja California .- As previously announced, a large group of punketos gathered in the Plaza Rio Tijuana point exactly 5 pm to make such information available to members of the Emos, respect calling and are recognized as a group that identifies itself by maintaining their ideas rather than violence and that both can lead without other meanings between the two social groups without reaching assault.

But coupled with this appeal were about 300 punketos who were present inside the parking lot of Plaza Rio, who caused some concern among users of the Plaza, and the private security personnel who gives service to the mall located in the heart of the Zona Rio brought to the task of closing all access to the interior of the square to avoid entering this crowd of young and attract them avoid a confrontation or any attempt to put at risk the security of premises commercial and Lasallian families that currently visiting the Plaza Rio.

At the same time another group also between 200 and 300 young people between emos punketos and began to encircle and Monarch Plaza emerged that Macro Plaza located at Insurgentes Boulevard, and the response of the Municipal Police did not expect to immediately and the order of the holder , Lieutenant Julian Leyzaola was sent to 50 elements of the municipal police to safeguard and maintain a surveillance operation in the commercial centre of the Area River, before the riots that seemed dormant come.

For his part, the deputy operating the Municipal Police, Juan Manuel Nieves Reta said that “this is an on monitoring and preventing youth disruptive, the call is to maintain order otherwise it proceed to some arrest and we do not want to come to this, because we know that young people are aware. ”

He pointed out that during the presence of these five young men were those who had to submit to the judge qualifier in turn, alter the order.

Tijuana, Baja California.- Como lo habían anunciado, un nutrido grupo de los punketos se dieron cita en la Plaza Río Tijuana exactamente en punto de las 5 de la tarde para hacer saber a los integrantes de los Emos, el respeto que piden y que sean reconocidos como un grupo que se identifica por mantener sus ideas de no a la violencia y que tanto unos como otros pueden confluir sin denotaciones entre ambos grupos sociales sin llegar a las agresiones.

Pero aunado a este llamado fueron cerca de 300 punketos quienes se hicieron presentes en el interior del estacionamiento de Plaza Río, quienes provocaron cierto temor entre los usuarios de la Plaza, por lo que el personal de seguridad privada que le da servicio al centro comercial ubicado en el corazón de la Zona Río se dieron a la tarea de cerrar todos los accesos al interior de la Plaza para evitar que ingresaran esta multitud de jóvenes y con ellos evitar que se suscitaran algún conato o enfrentamiento que pusiera en riesgo la seguridad de los locales comerciales y de lasa familias que en esos momentos visitaban la Plaza Río.

Al mismo tiempo otro grupo también entre 200 a 300 jóvenes entre emos y punketos comenzaron a rodear Plaza Monarca y trascendió que Macro Plaza ubicada en bulevar Insurgentes, por lo que la respuesta de la Policía Municipal no se hizo esperar y de inmediato la orden del titular, teniente Julián Leyzaola fue la de enviar a 50 elementos de la Policía municipal a resguardar y mantener un operativo de vigilancia en el centro comercial de la Zona Río, ante los latentes disturbios que parecían venir.

Por su parte, el subdirector operativo de la Policía Municipal, Juan Manuel Nieves Reta expuso que “se trata de una sobre vigilancia y evitar que los jóvenes alteren el orden, el llamado es que mantengan el orden de lo contrario sí procederemos a realizar a alguna detención y no queremos llegar a eso, pues sabemos que los jóvenes tienen conciencia”.

Precisó que durante la presencia de estos jóvenes fueron cinco los que se tuvieron que presentar ante el juez calificador en turno, por alterar el orden.


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33 Comments

#1 Thirteenburn says:

Too bad the second "English" version story was so badly translated as it made really no sense what so ever, and I'm wondering if it was proofed before being posted?

I'm just saying...

#2 emily says:

babelfish lol.

#3 2RealEstateMidgets says:

Thank Christ for the return of dangerous music!

Snurk.

#4 Kurt says:

Damn I wish I was a mexican punk, the american ones are just pussies.

#5 Alex says:

I wish I was there too bad it was too far south if it happend in Tijuana I would have been there. that must've been fun beating up those emos.
haha not only in Mexico doe sthis happen
it also happens in europe. You can tell because in some videos on youtube you can hear their english accents lolz
I think it's pretty sweet !

#6 hater says:

god damn it why doesnt anyone hate on SKINS HATE THE SKINHEADDS

i thought england was tough lets go beat the skins

#7 C Sandoval says:

I'm a mexican former Punk and Emo musician and I feel really embarrased about what's happening and the comments favoring hate. I'm worried about the public image Mexican youth is getting from this. There's always been homophobia and discrimination, but this is ridiculous, it's just an act of violence against diversity, it oposses the Punk philosophy and nature, Emos are setting quite a example by not responding to violence, it's ironic Emos' conduct is more punk related than those Nazis posing as militant diehard punks. Metalheads and punks are jealous cause they have to jackoff in front of the tv while emos are getting all the cute young girls. ¡Viva México cabrones!

#8 emo elmo says:

As u can tell by my user name i am Emo.I am not taking sides with emos or punks what i have to say is sticking up for the Emos and Punks.Personaly i think all this is bull crap. Some of my best friends are Punk, but it is different here, i live in the U.S. not mexico. still everyone needs to get off our backs 'cause we have enough to deal w/ in our lives.LEAVE US ALONE!!!!.There is enough hatered in the world we dont need more. Go ahead post mean coments i really dont give a crap what mean stuff u have to say about me or us emos or punks. just remember we are just like u, but a little more sensitive and dress differently.Words are words,but vilonce leaves scars remember that...>=[

#9 ore ore says:

que ondas

#10 EmoRyi says:

That is disgusting...my guess is that they were chavs that beat up the fittie emo''s ??

CHAVS ARE GAYY!!!!!!!

#11 emo eImo says:

LEAVE EMOS AND BRITNEY ALONE!!!

#12 janet says:

psz iio digo
that is the same thing between all
the crews and everybody could live there life how they want

#13 MediaHater says:

dude if the media would stay out of our teenage lives and shit like that then those emo freaks wouldnt be gettin the shit beat outta them but to me emos arent people if they were they wouldnt cut themselves im a fuckin metalhead i dont give a shit about emos but i do care about the safety of the teenagers of the world

#14 noobmaster says:

fucking emos

#15 ToruWatanabe says:

Labeling yourself an "emo" only proves you're a trendy kid who watches a lot of mtv. Anyway, this is way retarded and I agree that this is so not what Punk's supposed to be.

#16 ToruWatanabe says:

Labeling yourself "emo" only proves that you're a trendy kid who watches a lot of mtv. Anyway, this is way retarded and I agree that this is so not what Punk's supposed to be. Morons just ruin everything...

#17 stupid asses!!!!! says:

youre all fake and stupid, get a job.

#18 Emily Eternity says:

I SWEAR ALL MEXICANS SHOULD JUST DIE!

#19 emo sux says:

kill all the emos, emos are pathetic

#20 person says:

How disgusting. Angsty teen subcultures are fighting each other.
Just thinly veiled homophobic attacks on "threats" against male behavior.
Regardless of subculture (personally i find the scene obnoxious), its a clear violation of whatever free speech/expression rights there are in Mexico

#21 Gabriela says:

That's so bad that there hitting emos. Just because of the way they dress and act. I think that's really terrible and I fucking hate people who do it. I am emo and if some jerk wants to hit me, i will fucking hit you back.

#22 Corey!! says:

Fucking hell...
First off; Why are Emos associated with Punks? Emos are self indulgent, depressed and arent making an effort to make things better. They instead dwell on their self sympathetic bullshit (And for that matter, why are they depressed? Because its an MTV endorsed fad perhaps...?)and glamourize depression and self harm.
Uniform is what they are! Shallow teens who think that crying and having a false sense of love and deep sadness makes them emotional. For the note-happiness is an emotion!!

And secondly, those werent Punks; they were uniform abiding, faggot skinheads who think a leather jacket, mowhawk and 'Oi Oi Oi!' attitude makes them punk, when they are braindead fuckers.

The true spirit of Punk has nearly all drained from todays teenage fucks, punk, harcore, emo the lot!
Good that Emos are being beaten up; but its for the wrong cause.

#23 fuck emo says:

all they care about are there stupid fashion trends. they all act gay just to get laid. its sad actually.. me awita ponerles una chinga ah esos putos! i dont see how people can actually buy there gay acts cuz there not gay they just do it to be cool just like there fag idols swarming mtv.

i dont see how punk has lost its spirit! wasnt it all based on anger, hatred, and aggression? if no ones doing anything about those pesty emos at least i know the punks will. OI TO THE PUNX! VIVA EL PUNK ROCK!

#24 emos...have...rights... says:

man, all these fuckin people have to be so fuckin prejudiced!!!!! my god, why dont u just leave us emos alone? and we dont have to cut and kill ourselves that, is just a streotype!! i think this is so mean!! wut did we ever do to deserve this..

#25 girly says:

thats horrible

#26 llmllRockon says:

Personally I dont tolerate this Emo movement. Few days ago I had a discussion with a emo student that assists at the same high school that I go to. She was telling me that the music i hear (heavy metal) has dark and depresive lyrics just like the emo bands she hears. I felt so insulted, first Heavy metal sends you a feeling of euphoria and even makes you're heart beat faster not like these emo bands that send a message that the world is f$cked up so you should feel sympathy towards poor littel me. This group of people should look for mental care to work on self esteem and hear some music that help you grow out of your depresion unstead of throwring more dirt over yourself... if you know what I mean

#27 crusty says:

mexiacan emos, what the fuck. what have they got to be depressed about, its always sunny there.

#28 Josh says:

Listen, you people make me SICK! How can you hate on emo's like this? Yes I know they were posers, but still...There was really no reason to make these horrible remarks. Just leave them be...if they want to go around making fools of the real, emotional emo's and the emo bands, then let them... Wait wtf am I saying? Ugh...they don't deserve to be beaten, but they do deserve to be taught a lesson. I'm not a poser emo, I'm an actual emotional emo. Yet I still act like a normal person. I don't go around moping and being depressed and saying how my life sucks. I don't go around in some wacky clothes because it said so on MTV or something. I'm actually emotionally un-stable. And this is what I hate about these damn posers. They made us look like fools. This is just one reason why this world is fucked up, but you know, gotta live with it. Can't go around wanting people to feel sorry for you for nothing. Well then, my rant is over. I hope if anyone reads this, they understand the situation better, because I have honestly had enough of people thinking posers were the real deal of emo's...

#29 Anon says:

i say we stop these kind of wars and come together and defeat the REAL enemy.. Rap and it's followers

Emo,punk,goth,metalhead,skater,rocker,scene,HxC shouldnt attack each other but should attack the ROBOTS

Robots=the ones who become like everyone else in thier society

UNITY SHALL PREVAIL!

#30 MMMMMMMMM...Tasty says:

This is odd, just leave people alone,

As my girlfreind says" To everyone thier own"

#31 Emo Guy XD says:

All these steriotypes like emo,scene,goth,metalhead,rocker shud be together as all their music comes from the same genre wich is rock but blues started the emotional music.Becouse of how they were treat, and i'm not surprised emos are upset and depressed its cos evryone takes the piss and beats them up for nothing its like beating sumone up for bein different from other people its called bein unique I LOVE EMOS THEY HAV RIGHTS SO DOES EVRYONE ELSE!

#32 Alex Gaudry says:

U fucking idiotic homophobes...I personally can't stand EMO or emo kids...I'm a anarchist (ANTIFA)from the Old School...involved in the Hardcore scene since I was a kid (I'm 32 now), and involved in the S.H.A.R.P and R.A.S.H (RED SKINS) since I can't even remember. I listen to anyting from Oi, hardcore, Crust, etc to Grindcore. Anything political-antifa, anti-homophobia, ANIMAL RIGHTS, anti-capital, etc. My favorite bands are PROPAGANDHI, I Spy and Oi Polloi. Love Propagandhi cause of what they stand for, and cause nobody does what they do lyrically and musically (Progressive, Melodic Trash/Hardcore/Punk)..simply just the best. Other faves; Reagan Youth, Sick of it All, Earth Crisis, COnflict, Disorder, Icons of Filth, The Business, Uk Subs, Cro-Mags, Kortatu, 2 Minutos, Dystopia, Disrupt, Filth of Mankind, ASSUCK, Brigadas Flores Magon, etc. My point is...no matter how macho you think you are...that ain't punk or Hardcore...picking on the poor defenseless emo kids and gang up on them. If you are that hard...go fuck with somebody your own size and one on one. I don't like them either..just like I hate country, pop music, etc I hate any sort of trend...but at the same time enough is enough. Leave em alone..specially you fucking homophobes or racist skins (boneheads)...you are the fucking cowards for starting shit with little kids that can't even hit a fly cause they are so skinny and defenseless. You are the fucking pussies..not them.

#33 Alex Gaudry says:

I meant "THRASH" (not trash..haha)..you get the point. Love Non Servium too. Anyway, go fuck with the agents of repression (the rich, the filthy politicians, the racist nazi fucks, and the fucking pig bastards A.C.A.B), and stop fucking with little emo kids that yes, they are annoying as fuck and have given a name to Hardcore...but nontheless they are harmless little fucks. Time to go fuck with the real ENEMY...


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