Mexicans mock president’s proposed national 911 system

Mexicans are taking to Twitter to mock President Enrique Pena Nieto’s announcement of a series of reforms to end corruption in the nation’s municipal police forces. The president laid out his plans on Thursday, amid anger and protests over the presumed massacre of 43 students who went missing in September. 

Among the 10 measures proposed was the establishment of a single telephone number for emergencies. Frustrated with gang linkages in some of Mexico’s police forces, many took to Twitter with #EmergenciasMexicanas911 (“Mexican Emergencies 911”) to ridicule the idea of a national 911 system: