Trigger-Happy Grandson of Pancho Villa, next Q.Roo Chief of Police

A lot of us wonder how the Mexican Caribbean will be after our dear Governor Felix Gonzalez Canto finishes his term, opening the way for Roberto Borges to take his throne and rule this magnificent estate. In the last few days I’ve been kind of getting a hint, so I wanted to share a couple things with you all.

The first thing that smells fishy is the fact that an initiative was pushed into the estate’s congress by the party in power (that of Felix Gonzales and Beto Borges, the PRI), in order to limit the powers of all the city mayors of every Quintana Roo municipality; specifically limiting their capacity to hire collaborators (they can always borrow the estate’s experts).

This is not a problem in cities that also have PRI government, since Beto Borges will let them do whatever they want. The problem is that the people that live in municipalities governed by opposition parties will have to suffer the consequences of their two levels of government failure to work together in harmony. Some say that this move by Beto Borges shows weakness, as he is overcompensating for the total control of the estate.

The second thing is the new surprising appointment of the Quintana Roo chief of police that, starting on April the 5th will be serving under our new shiny governor Beto Borges.

Retired General Bibiano Villa Castillo (62) who, until Monday, was the head of public security in the city of Torreón is the grandson of none the less than the great Pancho Villa, the Mexican revolution hero a.k.a. “Centauro del Norte,” known for undertaking all kinds of crazy enterprises, from confronting the U.S. Army (after buying…and stealing… guns from them), to striking a major deal with Hollywood studios; superficial but enlightening stories that I share with you all, without forgetting all of the other good respectable things that Don Bibiano’s grandfather did for the revolution.

But the surprise is not the celebrity of Don Bibiano’s relatives; but rather his approach to fighting crime, that came to light after he said some weird statements to the Mexican press. But before I continue, and for all of you Mexican history aficionados that may be thinking that the genealogic link makes no sense, since the real name of Pancho Villa was “Doroteo Arango…” Let me tell you all that I found out that at some point he actually changed his last name to Villa (was it because of the Hollywood deals? That I can’t tell. It could have been because of taxes or multiple child support).

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José Miguel Vivanco, head of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned Don Bibiano’s statements, qualifying them as “Barbaric;” and the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH, Spanish acronym) is starting an investigation on his performance in Torreon, Coahuila (The taking of Torreon was one of his grandfather’s main achievements during the revolution). Paradoxically, at the same time Don Bibiano was awarded glory by the city of Torreon, for his excellent results reducing the homicide rates of the city, plagued by violence attributed to drug cartels.

In interview with journalist Sanjuana Martínez from newspaper “La Jornada,” Don Bibiano said: “When I grab a Zeta, I kill him, why questioning? He can go to Saint Peter and tell him what he’s been doing. The Army has security and intelligence; it does not need their information.”

Wow! But try this other one from the same interview:

“To rescue Torreón one must have balls” the official said. “Military personnel are trained for combat, we don’t chicken out. We’ve had civilians that melt under the “chingadazos,” before, the cops ran like mice, now it is us that chase them, and where we reach them, we kill them. Here, we must “romper la madre” to all the bastards going the wrong way.”

Don Bibiano majored in telecommunications and received military training in Israel. The decision to keep him at the forefront of the Quintana Roo Police came after the governor Beto Borge did an assessment in conjunction with the Federal Secretary of Defense, Guillermo Galván Galván.

Commenting on the contract, José Miguel Vivanco, head of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch (HRW) regretted that "those who have built a reputation for engaging in the worst brutalities, the same methods of drug trafficking and organized crime, but as public servants, are being promoted and the federal government washes its hands."

Vivanco said the Mexican government "must explain" the case and noted that President Felipe Calderón "has never had the essential foresight to vindicate the rule of law, democratic values ​​and specifically human rights, in the fight against drug trafficking."

Booooring! Isn’t it funnier to hear what Don Bibiano needs to say? Take this for instance:

“I've never killed any 'Falcon' (eye watch for the Zetas)… I do not kill women whom I love and love, I'm not misogyny.”

Better yet:

"My gun is to be used, not to scare, when someone pulls a gun on me or threaten me with it, I will answer immediately"

But Governor Felix Gonzalez totally validates the appointment, and defends his dolphin Beto Borges saying that we all need to excuse Don Bibiano’s “tone,” as it is just “his style” to declare his thoughts and tribulations to the media.

My self, after going through the whole research, figured out that Don Bibiano was rather taken out of context, when he mentioned that Z’s get killed in his hands, I understood that they normally do so as a result of an engagement, and it rather happens because Z’s fight to death, and so death they find, most of the times in the hands of the army or navy. I am giving a chance to Don Bibiano, not that I have a saying… He never meant that he had executed anybody. And I think that this needs to be very clear. It is only the investigation of the CNDH that could tell us otherwise. It just may be his STYLE!