Today I filed on this story:
INTRO:
One of the world's most crime-ridden cities is trying a novel approach to curbing violence, offering computers and Xboxes in exchange for guns.
Michelle Crowther reports from Mexico City.
VOICER:
Police kicked off the gun exchange program in one of Mexico City's most notorious neighbourhoods, Tepito, where last year alone there were 32 murders. High calibre weapons can be exchanged for computers, while owners can swap smaller guns for Xboxes or food and cash packages. The new push in Mexico's capital falls alongside President Felipe Calderon's national crackdown on crime – since taking office last December he has sent 24 thousand police and troops to drug cartel hotspots.
Michelle Crowther, Mexico City
I can just imagine the policy meeting. Everyone is sitting around scratching their heads:
"So, what should we give the potential murderers of the future to curb their violent tendencies?"
"I know, what about some mortal combat warfare games."
Oh good, training devices for the uninitiated. Kind of shooting themselves in the foot, aren't they?
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