By Sebastián Lacunza Editor-in-Chief Some of Tucumán’s police officers appear to be used to having fun filming their torture of detainees. In September 2014, shocking images went beyond whatsapp and fatally ended up on social networks. They showed a handcuffed man whose face was repeatedly struck against the floor. A few days ago, another whatsapp message escaped from certain police networks and made it to the website of the newspaper La Gaceta. In this case, the victim of the police brutality was a teenager and the case took place in a police station close to the capital of the province. As if it were a method, both videos share some scenes — pretending to be angry, the torturers begin to frantically shake their prisoners’ heads. Were they two isolated incidents, “abhorrent” as they were called in turn by police and judicial authorities? Mothers who denounce torture and abuse against their children are far from being the exception in the poor neighborhoods ...
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