The paradox of our politicians is worthy of study: they defend the inviolability of human dignity with fiery speeches, while the war on drugs leaves civil guards dead on the roadsides. The complicit silence or the strategy of looking the other way becomes an unwritten protocol, while real bullets do not distinguish between rhetoric and reality.
Drones, satellites and algorithms to not see the obvious 🛸
Current technology allows for unprecedented control of borders and drug trafficking routes. Drones with thermal vision, high-resolution satellites and pattern recognition systems can detect shipments and suspicious movements in real time. However, the allocation of these resources seems to prioritize social media surveillance or traffic fine management, while drug boats sail the coasts with impunity. It is not a problem of lack of tools, but of will to use them.
Human dignity with all-risk insurance 🛡️
The most curious thing is that human dignity seems to have an exclusion clause when we talk about civil guards. It is like a home insurance that covers floods but not leaks: the theory is magnificent, the practice, a disaster. Perhaps politicians believe that dignity is defended with tweets and press conferences, and that bullets are just an annoying rumor that interrupts the nap. Meanwhile, the agents continue to act as human lightning rods.