Collateral Damage: For dangerous work, Mexican police officers get low pay and little respect

A look at the situation of local police in Mexico

For dangerous work, Mexican police officers get low pay and little respect - World AP - MiamiHerald.com: "Arturo Valenzuela, a gastroenterologist who sits on a municipal citizens' security panel, said more was at stake than saving the lives of police officers.

'When an officer dies, when he is killed, part of the rule of law dies with him. Whether he is good or bad, part of the state's legal authority crumbles,' Valenzuela said. 'We need to boost them up, train them and support them, even if it is only moral support.'" Dec. 19, 2010