Boxed-in thinking…

There are fascinating stories unfolding every second. This one, involving two countries, Mexico and the US of A, aided, apparently by Interpol, essentially involves the quasi-legal kidnapping a 14 year old girl on questionable grounds, grounds that a DNA test early in the proceedings would have fully clarified, needs a bit more light.

Alondra Luna Nunez became the rope in a ludicrous tug of war over her parentage.

Judge Cinthia Elodia Mercado , presented with competing parents, ruled that Alondra was in fact who she proved not to be, albeit it took a week and a state sanctioned kidnapping.

Judge Mercado explained that her role is to “resolve“ the issue and stated further, “We don’t do investigations or make inquiries.”

A system that only does the least expected of it will inevitably fail to serve the greater good.

Alondra is home with her own parents now but the failure of the system is an international embarrassment and those charged with ensuring that the law guarantees the best interests of the child have one more example of systemic abuse.

An amazing story in a world of countless fascinating tales.