The Price of El Salvador's War on Gangs

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has waged a “war on gangs,” imprisoning 1.6% of the country’s population. With a possible second term around the corner, those numbers could skyrocket.
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[@Simon_the_penguin]

Almost like killing and extortion is a crime. And you go to prison if you commit a crime. I don’t know what’s so hard to grasp here. You do the crime you pay with your time. It’s not that deep. 🤔

[@dongshengdi773]

​@@Simon_the_penguinEl Salvador should arrest even more people to make sure that there are fewer gang members

[@tayo5302]

Here is the thing, the El Salvadoran people did not have freedom because of the gangs....

[@heshy14]

👏👏👏

[@RM-el3gw]

tell that to woke westerners. Let them live in latam for 10 years or so, theyll change their mind.

[@user-cq1zb7cs7n]

EXACTLY. But it was the corrupt mafia politicians of the past who gave all the power to the gangs. the communist mafia terrorists of the FMLN and ARENA

[@floopsiebraadsie5638]

​@@RM-el3gwBeing a western European myself, I know many do understand that this governmental intervention is necessary. I wish LATAM was a safer place as well. I visited Chile once and there were many limitations because of muggings and unsafe areas for western people. I hope it'll be better in the near future

[@77cvalle77]

There is no such thing as "El Salvadoran" people

[@danielportillo5232]

As a Salvadoran I never thought I'd see the day my country would get rid of gangs who held the country hostage with ruthless murders and extorsions of innocent hard working people. It's a dream come true.

[@matthewmark7224]

happy for you brother

[@Dah42]

Are Salvadorans still immigrating to the U.S. ? If so, why?

[@ccy0126]

Actually a lot of them are returning after the clearing of gangs​@Dah42

[@elvin2374]

I’m glad for your country man! I’m from DR and that’s what we all dream to be safe in our own country but it is nearly impossible.

[@megamanx466]

Being attacked from a different hand is still being attacked. However, as long as there's no election interference then Bukele would just be seen as a conservative in a lot of countries as brutal as his methods are. The other thing to fear, that this video hinted towards, is police having not enough oversight and doing almost whatever they want. That would just lead to state-sponsored "gangs" of police/officials in itself.

[@Andromalios]

its easy to feel sorry for criminals when you are not affected by their crimes

[@cyberneticbutterfly8506]

It's not about criminals but rather the risk that with such massive amounts of arrests lots of non-criminals are very likely to be arrested with them. Given the situation *I think it's necessary* But do not misunderstand what the criticism is about. It's only about those who are arrested with the criminals not the real criminals themselves.

[@kyleolcott1769]

I feel sorry for the innocent people wrongly imprisoned who never had their day in court.

[@hadihadidijalan4091]

​@@cyberneticbutterfly8506they're gang members, they're all criminals 😂

[@cyberneticbutterfly8506]

@@hadihadidijalan4091 So you are saying the people doing arrests are guaranteed to arrest only gang members?

[@ssnaut1871]

​@@cyberneticbutterfly8506yes all of them have literally tattoos of gangs . Yes sadly some innocents are definitely also trapped but it's extremely small number.

[@DragonBallMom]

Before Bukele, I used to feel a bit "embarrassed" when I mentioned that I was from El Salvador because people would immediately associate it with gangs. However, now I genuinely feel an overwhelming sense of pride in declaring my Salvadoran identity. This newfound pride stems from the positive changes that are currently taking place in our country.

[@MsLuminous]

Being from India, I can say that even I am happy with your president. He is re establising dharma, or the righteous code of conduct.

[@TheMusicLauncher]

As a German I would feel proud about it too! You have your country under control. I even know some European Friends that consider taking vacaition in El Salvador, because it is so safe now.

[@retlaw190]

I went thru the same thing!

[@GeforceNow-zg4kk]

@@MsLuminous I can say the same for being Indian, before Modi it you sto be embarassing admiting that you are from a backward countrybut now it's a sense of pride. With major accomplishments like Chandrayan 3.

[@user-ot4ul5if4l]

El Salvador remains a danger place to live … it might take bekele another 10 years to clean the country 😊

[@MrXelanadru]

Isn't it ironic that Human Rights Research cares more about the inmates rather than the actual people of El Salvador? Saying that the gangs do not have access to hygiene in prisons. Well, did it occur to you that normal, working people of El Salvador didn't have access to life because of these gangs?

[@HahaDamn]

They don’t target random people

[@dabby249]

well as shown in this video, what if those inmates are innocent. Then it would be reasonable for any normal working person or human rights grouped to be a little worried that some innocent people are facing unjust punishment in these harsh prisons.

[@josephchang1289]

uh...collateral damage to societal order, death to bystanders,?@@HahaDamn

[@mohammedalibabylonia9410]

Well said. I am not from El Salvador, I am from Iraq and I know what it means to not have a stable country. Those organizations always try to steal the show. Viva El Salvador

[@FaustsKanaal]

Why do you assume what the father is saying true? Of course he wants his daughter out of prison. That doesnt actually prove she was not involved in gang related activity.@@dabby249

[@yibithehispanic]

It's funny how they say that the Salvadoran people traded their freedom for security like they had freedom before

[@safeandeffectivelol]

Being extorted and having family members murdered by gangs is freedom according to the NPC meatbots

[@cdchcs]

We didn’t trade anything because now we got security and freedom before we didn’t have neither

[@woodchuckcider1870]

🤡 So funny!

[@babybutchie]

Excellent point.

[@nate6045]

​@cdchcs The problem is this is a short term solution. When the government has unchecked power to just arrest anyone they FEEL has committed a crime, that can spiral very quickly. Throwing people in prison cells won't work, especially if you don't have the funds to sustain their sentence.

[@AnujKumar-vk1nt]

Where were these NGOs when these gangs did their inhuman crimes?

[@eyalhalamauriz9902]

Exactly.

[@goukeban6197]

Financing them, probably.

[@Didleeios88]

The fact that the ngos are allowed to work there and that protests are allowed to walk in the streets in broad daylight... Doesn't look like a dictatorship to me

[@bendaallan3347]

Funneling money to Israel as per usual most likely

[@JDR_ZA]

NGOs have issues with everything, but never offer any solutions.

[@user-rg9zd5ms2s]

This dude somehow magically fixed crime. So it obviously. worked. Finally a leader takes charge and delivers.

[@freespiritable]

What people don't understand is, all dictators started as the cure to something. People fell in totalitarian regimes due to populists making them believe they were the solution, starting a cult of idolatry. As someone who has lived in one let me say, seeing him being praised as the one who did the miracle is the first warning. He didn't do it all by himself. His people voted for him in first place, they wanted this change. Everyone that is living and working rn in El Salvador did the change. Bukele didn't go and arrest them one by one, his armed forces did. So they did the miracle too. Bukele didn't do it, him and the Salvadorians did it. Seeing shirts of him and family being sold in the market hints a populist autocrat in the making. People should start to worry by now. It's in the human psyche, power corrupts, idolatry even more.

[@thraxxxsd]

Be careful when appreciating a single person. Bukele is the figurehead of a political/social movement that manifested when a society decided they will no longer tolerate criminals.

[@dannnyboyyyyy7877]

@@thraxxxsdyesss. especially latin americans they move dictators for some reason. nd i heard bukele changed sum in the constitution something to do with his brother. they gotta tread carefully

[@tomodomo1000]

@@thraxxxsd Nobody single-handedly achieved everything.

[@acalero2308]

It’s a bubble. With no plan whatsoever. Rights suspension and no conviction is just a pressure cooker. Oh and old fashioned corruption.

[@Blundabus1337]

2:08 "Alleged gang members" They literally have MS13 tattoo'd on their chest.

[@user-nn8lj2kc7b]

😂😂😂😂 bro in America a person can be caught on camera killing someone and they still say allegedly lol

[@aurelijus1]

thats how it is in a normal world, no matter how you see it, or what evidence you have, they are alleged until judge makes the decision. Obviously in this case they can stay in prison for the next 40 years, sitting there, waiting for their hearing

[@Blundabus1337]

@@aurelijus1 Sounds like how we dealt with Jan 6 protestors.

[@joem61]

That was already there when I got here.

[@BrendaGarcia-ty2ml]

Not sure if you’re aware but often times youth HAVE to give themselves those tattoos even if they’re not part of gangs.

[@iridescentsea3730]

I am REALLY TIRED of people asking me to feel sorry for criminals. I DO NOT FEEL SORRY FOR THEM, and I am tired of the premise that not feeling sorry for them makes me a bad person.

[@laaaliiiluuu]

I feel sorry for them but that alone doesn't stop crime. Sometimes radical measures are necessary to at least create a safe enough environment to then solve the crime at its root causes, poverty and injustice.

[@SPCv4]

Problem is not every "criminal" is a criminal and those that are may not have broken laws that are morally wrong to break. Doesn't apply to the majority of the people in this video, just saying in general

[@YaBoiBaxter2024]

Anime pfp, checks out.

[@muntadar1655]

​@@YaBoiBaxter2024 what did lil bro mean by this

[@YaBoiBaxter2024]

@@muntadar1655 It’s cuz I've had to deal with people with questionable opinions who have anime pfps before and it's not necessarily the comment they made that comes off as "questionable", moreso the fact that they've got an anime pfp.

[@capello85]

This woman has freedom to speak against the Government as she wants, so this is not a dictatorship.

[@garimakaya3403]

Your daughter was arrested for being a gang member? Well sir you should have raised her to know better

[@LeniKikoTalunan]

Absolutely.

[@pavelio89]

I'm all in for Bukele's plan, but such operations always entail collateral damage where inoocent people get wrongfully arrested too. And there's a lot of them. Never forget that.

[@swoopyeagle7102]

@@pavelio89 in any other country, that would be valid. But El Salvador's crime statistics were so high, that at that point this operation is necessary. Many of those "innocents" are usually not so innocent anyway.

[@ivanrodriguez268]

exactly, life has consequences

[@I_am_somebody_1234]

@@swoopyeagle7102 And even if they were truly innocent, the diar state of E.S. was such that this sad reality of many innocents being imprisoned is far preferable to the mafia state that was before. Its colateral damage. A sad trade-off made by just how massive the problem was.

[@akasta]

He rids his country of the deadliest problem that has been an issue for decades and people still find a way to criticise him for that.

[@Higgenter]

Western and European countries find ways to criticize him.

[@charlesyoung2530]

​@@HiggenterAnd look at the state of the West right now.Europe and America are inviting the criminals in and wonder why there are crime waves in all their countries.

[@lilDaveist]

@@Higgenterno?

[@molokoplus0612]

​@@Higgenterand leftist media outlets in South America

[@StPete.308]

US Dem here. I support Bukele.

[@ognyannedev5979]

"alleged gang members" - shows skinheads covered head to toes with gang tattoos

[@user-nn8lj2kc7b]

😂😂😂😂

[@mrrodriguezHLP]

Subtle.

[@alexblaze8878]

If liberals had any sense they would be liberals.

[@mdl2427]

Yeah, the tattoo's kind of give away if your part of a murderous gang or not... I didn't see hardly any without tattoos.

[@gumegoz2012]

Easily to identify.. 5 million people.. even tough out of control

[@danielpaaske9001]

Another example of the NATO countries trying to criticise every leader their don't have in their pocket.

[@Daniel23544]

1,000% correct! I knew they would make videos like these. They don’t like peace and losing control.

[@Chris-sm2uj]

@@Daniel23544 nato countries are among the most peaceful in the world but sure thing putinist

[@leofarrauto3977]

@@Chris-sm2uj your a robot

[@dotonthehorizon9620]

​@@Chris-sm2ujNot among, but ARE the safest. No country in their right mind would ever attack a NATO country.

[@MamasFunkyMonkey]

92% approval the other 8% are yet to be arrested

[@KomosejamaB]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@nelsonlinares1832]

If they break the law yes , or what you expect?

[@umaradil5049]

So the only people mad are the families of these gang members? 🤣

[@canojr3632]

Right? How dare the government not allow these gang members to continue killing innocents?

[@Connetification]

Yep

[@triciaalexandra423]

Basically

[@journials3283]

Realistically not even lol

[@playapreez]

Same ones that made and created them 😂

[@SirusStarTV]

Being a gang member should be shameful in public eye and not romanticized

[@anthonyanth8368]

Thats what they were able to do in Japan with the Yakuza

[@stefthorman8548]

not, really, the yakuza is disappearing@@anthonyanth8368

[@anthonymanderson7671]

Exactly

[@vichomangiola]

When critizicing an authoritarian regime is conflated with "romanticizing gang members", then you know it's an authoritarian regime. Every government should be open to criticism, especially the ones that concentrate power. Aknowledging that taking away people's freedoms is shameful, does not make gang members less shameful. You're making a false dillema.

[@warrenhunter7185]

​@@vichomangiola wrong. No rights for gang members

[@cerenity660]

compared to what the former Philippine president did to get rid of drugs and gangs. this is a win for el salvador

[@5amLAWYERNOTES]

The Sad things there already plenty of Problems in the Philippines and need brave leader like DU30 but only run one term.. No one will solve problem in Philippines, one term is not enough NO ONE CAN MAKE MIRACLES OVERNIGHT

[@yamatokudasai3098]

Iba sa Pilipinas dahil isang beses lang tumakbo ang president Kaya babalik parin sa dati

[@skeetxeeter6893]

@@5amLAWYERNOTESyou’re just arguing for unlimited power. Sure some crises need exceptions but advocating for term limit changes in constitution is arguing for the next leader to stay in power and reverse any progress made while throwing the country into a dictatorship

[@sankalp3513]

There is no price. Those gangs took away the lives and livelihoods of millions. They don't deserve any sympathy.

[@CesarHernandez-gr4jm]

As a salvadoran i can say, the state is not denying me my freedom of movement or speech, because in the gangs reing of terror we did not have any, so they can not deny me what i did not have.

[@txJoJo55]

Well said

[@eduardojuarez1449]

Only people that don't know the reality criticize bukele.

[@vichomangiola]

@@eduardojuarez1449 That's what north koreans say.

[@MikeJr-lu1oe]

So what​@@vichomangiola

[@jonatand2045]

​@@eduardojuarez1449 Reality is that Bukele and most politicians deliver the drug market to the cartels with drug prohibition.

[@Max-ve5tu]

The government showing the gangs the same level of ruthlessness that they had previously applied is poetic justice.

[@user-uc8mr7jy9n]

exaclty

[@Andy-im3kj]

Imagine if anywhere else in the Americas would do that, they'd solve their problems dramatically like El Salvador did.

[@Rainbow-jb4xg]

if BUkele was a dictator or as violent as the gangs were, he would have killed them all. But he didn't, he respect their right to live, so instead of killing them he has imprisoned them.

[@ilikesteakandbacon150]

​@@Rainbow-jb4xgBefore he was elected,I saw a documentary about El Salvador,when the police caught gang members,they would cut off the wrists,and castrate them.. probably a way to warn others, don't know if they still do this, probably not...

[@petrskupa6292]

True. And those are exceptional circumstances. With time Bukele needs to reroute the state from exceptional circumstances to routine ones (and end the state of emergency and pay more attention if someone innocent wasn’t taken by mistake)…. but that takes time. Of course even Bukele (as much as like him so far) can be tempted by the dark side and keep the powers indefinitely … but give him time

[@ThatOneGuyWithTheEye]

Lol imagine facing international backlash for arresting members of powerful global cartels that are responsible for vast harm.

[@skeetxeeter6893]

He’s not facing backlash for arresting gang members. He’s facing backlash for indefinitely continuing the state of emergency to give himself more power. And throwing people in jail with pretty harsh conditions without trial ultimately some innocents are going to get caught up in that and they have no chance of freedom without trial.

[@vasvas8914]

@@skeetxeeter6893 if you know a better way to decrease homicide fifteen times in gang riddled country, let us know

[@skeetxeeter6893]

@@vasvas8914 I don’t but i don’t think it’s bad to raise alarm bells about government overreach especially when innocent people could get caught up in mass trials and harsh prisons. It’s not like there’s oversight and if there is an innocent caught up in it then the government doesn’t seem transparent about where they are and how they are being treated.

[@apostolia2124]

Hi from Greece, finally, the country stands worthy of her name, EL SALVADOR, the Savior.

[@spycyramen]

If 92% is the approval rate you got your answer

[@jaad9848]

Kim Jong has a similar approval rate

[@IHatePeopleOfColor]

"If 92% is the approval rate you got your answer" - 🤖

[@frontendprotogy6749]

No one in America trusts Bloomberg, and this video just proves their point.

[@chinesecovidanalswabs4752]

@@jaad9848 I don't like what you are implying. Do you have proof he wasn't rightly elected? Or are you just gonna accuse him like a bot. lol

[@matzanrock]

@@chinesecovidanalswabs4752 3000 reporters were there, no one was taken to jail or frighten, can you say the same for Korea?

[@omarahmed83]

Are you saying they had freedom under the gangs?

[@danielportillo5232]

Freedom to stay indoors and pay gang extorsion money 😂

[@LexlutherVII]

Yes, a lot of freedom, 😂😂

[@user-uc8mr7jy9n]

they are crazy and most of them complaining have family that were part of the gang

[@robertshelton3796]

The only people who complain about this are radical leftists who can and must be ignored

[@Andy-im3kj]

They had none! The people couldn't even travel between towns without fear of extorsion or even being killed for being accused of supporting an enemy gang. Now you can travel ALL over El Salvador thanks to Bukele!!!

[@jessicasally384]

i hate it when western media like bloomberg originals itself try to monetize situations like what el salvador is going through when they have no idea what those people are going through and why such extreme measures against gangs and crime were taken in the first place

[@kyleolcott1769]

Are you willing to be falsely imprisoned for these policies to be carried out? How many rights are you willing to give up for the possibility safety?

[@LIGHTandPEACE]

​​@@kyleolcott1769no. but return to reality. Nobody cares about "me". I only care about "me". What matters is the people are safe from these gangs even if "i" paid the price of false imprisonment.... That's reality.

[@nathanhosea489]

​@@kyleolcott1769 You're taking the quote "Whoever sacrifices their freedom for security, will get neither" too literally. We have to be realistic, in countries like yours with an advanced justice system, you can definitely complain, but in countries like El Salvador, you need security first

[@viinceenntt]

@@kyleolcott1769 id rather be falsely imprisoned for the safety and freedom of thousands of people than not be imprisoned and allow gangs to control all that is around me.

[@Orphan-Man]

@@kyleolcott1769 Are you willing to live in a place where your family members, you and other innocent people can get killed at any moment for being in the wrong place? What rights do you really have when some random gang member points a gun at your face, kidnaps you, or tortures you? The rights you speak of was never there to begin with.

[@nataliking]

Why should we be concerned over the human rights of gang members. Were they concerned with the rights of decent citizens who just wanted to live their lives in Peace. I'm happy for the El Salvadorian nation.✌️✌️✌️

[@Anneliese210]

You are right. Human rights organizations are often misused.

[@palden4579]

I agree with Bukele and the 92% people who approve of him!

[@jamesmitch9792]

and 92% of people once agreed with George W. Bush see how well that turned out.

[@YoY664]

​@@jamesmitch9792Not ever country on the planet is America. Unlike Bush fighting wars in distant lands this is actually about national stability. Dont use your incompetent leaders as an excuse for your idiotic worldview.

[@heshy14]

@@jamesmitch9792You clearly haven’t spent a minute in Central America

[@RM-el3gw]

go visit caracas and try surviving with that mindset@@jamesmitch9792

[@a.a.a.8365]

The world needs more men like him.

[@donaldcornwell1151]

This is so slanted. This is the first leader in El Salvador that has actually made a difference

[@lyndonalms8664]

Exactly. Let’s trot out the 3 people that disagree with the process and give them a platform. Lol. It’s like who cares

[@user-rq6gn9ft7f]

1000% agree

[@rodsean]

@@lyndonalms8664I like Bukele and the policies so far, but as governments you have to be careful not to violate civil liberties. It’s not just 3 ppl who have an issue with the exception bill being overused, it’s the families of the 70000 detainees. You should be able to locate your family members within the prison systems. When doing sweeping reforms all adjacent systems have to be reformed as well, the courts, the prison system, the conditions of the prisons, all have to be reformed

[@williamboydsmith4773]

every parent thinks their child would NEVER be a criminal!

[@fixityahnow1252]

There is a popular saying. The people who are okay with the rights of others being taken away are okay because it isnt there rights. The lawlessness did not happen over night so why does el salvador want to fix it overnight? What is going to happen is he will continue to take away everyone rights if he gets away with it. You think the criminals are the real villans, no they arent, they are often product of a lawless society often caused from poor parenting but give the goverment this much power and you will see who is the real evil.

[@vjekoslavprpic496]

All those 75 000 people in prison should be proud knowing their families live in peace now

[@THELOF1]

This is the most underrated comment.

[@joycem6250]

😂😂

[@moonprevalus8313]

As a Haitian, I am proud of El Salvador and what their president is doing. I hope one day my country can do the same.🇭🇹❤️🇸🇻

[@alexcuevas5633]

With all due respect your country has been cooked for a long time.

[@FernandoQuevedo]

I spoke to a Salvadorean friend who confided in me that before Bukele he was somewhat embarrassed to say he was from El Salvador. He now is very proud and welcomes Bukele restoring order. I too agree and support him 100%.

[@JorJor_Millennial_Mulatto]

Amazing! If you ever saw the interview between Bukele and Tucker Carlson, Bukele talked about how those leaving El Salvador wouldn’t be great. He essentially wants his people to feel proud of where they’re from. Not embarrassed of where they’re from, or feeling a need to leave because of its gang violence problem.

[@frontendprotogy6749]

No one in America trusts Bloomberg, and this video just proves their point.

[@streetrider1001]

facts especially back in the early days of trumps presidency, if you told someone that you even had Salvadoran ancestry they think you're MS lol

[@raymondcerv1370]

​@@streetrider1001 Facts

[@saralopez276]

Fernando Quevedo You are a lier , he never say that your friend is one of the corrupts criminals that are mad because they are not getting money

[@SSCHI376]

Like Bukele said “human rights activists say the criminals’ rights are being violated. Wrong. What we did was put the innocent and law abiding citizens’ rights FIRST instead of the criminals.”

[@user-io2ym6gm8z]

I wish the United States of America followed the same principles. We have criminals, both internal and migrants, taking over and law-abiding citizens are being punished for trying to defend themselves when these thugs violate their rights.

[@mp77744]

Brilliant

[@pricklypear6384]

@@user-io2ym6gm8z They will never because the US is an instigator

[@Maryambest1]

Exactly!!!

[@Mr_Warfare316]

Well said 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@OldSkoolLegend]

I'd rather be in a neighborhood that is inspected by police every now and then than to have homeboys do drive-by's around me every now and then.

[@TrentAdam]

Some police act worse than the homeboys

[@MrKingsleyisaiah]

I'll still feel safer with the police

[@fly463]

​@@TrentAdam police take extortion money or dismember people's families ? 🤡

[@BGCdiscord]

Dont forget that the gangs who now became inmates dont deserve freedom nor rights for their crimes!

[@terrymckenzie8786]

8% of criminals don,t like what’s going on . Well done

[@Zarozian]

Lets make it 0.5%. Bravo El Salvador. You make our country of America look like a joke.

[@freeallfaded]

sadly true@@Zarozian

[@askosefamerve]

​@@Zarozian USA is a joke from the beginning sorry not sorry.

[@stevemartin7464]

Oh and some woke Americans who think criminals are just "misunderstood" and that locking them up is so cruel, their victims; who cares.

[@JaggedMercenary]

American and French don't like it either! What about criminal-I mean human rights?! Come on!

[@kazti5206]

I'm so confused by people telling me I should feel sorry for bad people being treated like bad people. How else could a country like El Salvador tackle such a hard situation without extreme measures?

[@CityWhisperer]

The problem comes when innocent people end up in the crossfire, and even more worrying is the man being interviewed deciding that the number of deaths inside prisons should not be made public, saying transparency shouldn't happen.

[@Merry19ss]

​@@CityWhisperer querido no hay inocentes, los que están detenidos son personas de pandillas se las reconoce por sus tatuajes

[@CityWhisperer]

@@Merry19ss Querida, hay inocentes por simple estadística. En un país donde la policía no tiene que decirte la razón del arresto ni puedes ir a juicio, gente inocente va a acabar dentro. Negarlo es negar la evidencia.

[@getnoob3945]

​@@Merry19ssI dislike full-body tattooes, so the images of these prisons were actually really amusing to me

[@Merry19ss]

@@getnoob3945 no son cualquier tatuajes, son tatuajes que representan a las pandillas terroristas.

[@LordVelari]

“We have successfully turned El Salvador from a crime-ridden cesspool to a safe, stable, and prosperous country.” “BuT aT wHaT pRiCe?”

[@IvaK2458]

It is impressive what he has done. This was the only way to give people the freedom of not being killed by gangs. I cannot believe they are complaining now. This is absurd.

[@user-hg4jk2q]

How cruel of Bukele to take away my freedom to get tortured by psycho gang members and lose friends and family on a daily basis!

[@Joe-cb6ex]

Mientras hace recortes en vuestros servicios públicos? Mientras suben las tasas de pobreza e inseguridad alimentaria? Y qué pasa cuando los prisioneros terminen su condena y vuelvan a incorporarse en la sociedad? Volverán a lo mismo porque no les queda otra opción. No es amigo del pueblo.

[@benjamintorres9211]

@@Joe-cb6extu madre

[@lobsterbalelegesse9919]

Bukele says nada on building the economy.

[@Frivals]

🤯🤯🤯

[@Frivals]

​@@Joe-cb6ex esos criminales no deben salir de la cárcel nunca! Hamas

[@heidicarder5528]

Always find it ironic when criminals can no longer terrorize others through their crimes and claim they are now the victims.

[@jacobpeters5458]

the mentality to defend criminals comes from Democrats who live safely in their suburban homes and need to prove how they defend the "oppressed" because they have a Savior complex

[@ibrake4rappers]

The thing Is alot of them aren't criminals and get arrested with no trial

[@alexz8849]

@@ibrake4rappers Most of them were criminals, sure there were some innocents but that's a small price to pay for the safety of the entire country.

[@mfra959]

​@@ibrake4rappers it's their fault because they join their gangster friends Even if they didn't do nothing, but because they are part of the group, all groups received the same

[@TheGercek53]

@@ibrake4rappersget off drugs

[@kiranelstergabe3066]

Criminals have to fear the law that's the rule in every civilized society

[@comradeiosif2794]

Hey Bloomberg, before whining about another country and how they handle human rights, maybe take the time to find gang violence victims and explain why their tormentors deserve human rights while denying them to their victims.

[@macizoc9496]

You're not fooling anyone with your one-sided reporting and propaganda. No one believes your lies. The Salvadoran people are thriving under the Bukele administration.

[@Kaiverze]

This comment right here! 👆 👍

[@stefanobonaiuti8243]

one sided?

[@rafaelvilas4230]

They dont like strong leaders, they wanna wake and patetic presidents, so they can RULE THEM ALL in the shadows

[@rofigueroa08]

Can't trust western media.

[@tubaraofeio1053]

@@stefanobonaiuti8243 They are asking "If security should be exchanged for personal freedom" referring to the personal freedoms of those arrested, even thought most of the people arrested are gang members who have violated the country's law and order and should have no right to freedom as they have violated the terms of their freedom and the freedom of others. They are trying to humanize those arrested.

[@Jalas3456]

Nahh, Bukele is the man, we stand behind him.

[@wuhaninstituteofvirology]

(if you were one of the unfortunate wrongly imprissoned young men, not a gang member just mistaken as one, thrown in jail with no due process would you still stand behind bukele then?...the answers probably yes, you'd stand behind him in your jail cell & ``say thank you sir for locking up an innocent young man like me, *at least if/when i finally get out of here the country I re-enter will be safe``)

[@rgelioredeker3374]

@@wuhaninstituteofvirology Simple, mas de un 92% de apoyo popular y que se plasma en las calles con la actitud del pueblo deja en claro que el inevitable 1% de error se ha mantenido en los mínimos.

[@indiasuperclean6969]

WOW VERY DANGEROUS SIR! I WILL NEVER GO TO EL SALVADOR ! 😡😡 THIS WHY IM SO LUCKY LIVE IN SUPER INDIA THE CLEANEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD 🇮🇳🤗 , WE NEVER SCAM! WE GIVE RESPECT TO ALL WOMEN THEY CAN WALK SAFELY ALONE AT NIGHT AND WE HAVE CLEAN FOOD AND TOILET EVERYWHERE 🇮🇳🤗🚽, I KNOW MANY POOR PEOPLE JEALOUS WITH SUPER RICH INDIA 🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳

[@bobuxrestored609]

@@wuhaninstituteofvirology here is another way to think about it. What if you are a young man falsely imprisoned but during the temporary time you are in jail you can be grateful for the fact the rest of your family can be safe from rampant gang violence

[@Joe-cb6ex]

Mientras hace recortes en vuestros servicios públicos? Mientras suben las tasas de pobreza e inseguridad alimentaria? Y qué pasa cuando los prisioneros terminen su condena y vuelvan a incorporarse en la sociedad? Volverán a lo mismo porque no les queda otra opción. No es amigo del pueblo.

[@MsLuminous]

Western Media: Complaining El Salvadorans: Having peace of mind.

[@pohhinlim]

American imperialists telling the rest of the world how to live.

[@taqiyyaconcarne6908]

American propagandists.

[@aimhigh3701]

You mean to tell me that being tough on criminals eliminates crime? Wow, what a stunning revelation...

[@johnsnow6019]

Tough on crime vs stripping constitutional freedoms for ALL citizens

[@mmhoss]

@@johnsnow6019What freedoms does one have in a country run by gangs? These people have gained freedoms, not lost them. Go ask them how much freedom they have now vs 10 years ago.

[@aimhigh3701]

​@@johnsnow6019 If gangs control your streets you don't have any constitutional freedoms my friend.

[@user-zj6iz1rl8d]

@@johnsnow6019 6-20k people died every year because of gang members, they had to pay protection money to gang members. were was the freedom then they couldnt even walk the streets. their was no freedom before they lived in fear dont talk.

[@JohnSmith-wx5bh]

This is what happened in New York city when Rudy G. was there. What is the difference??

[@linkincsar269]

Wow! Putting criminals behind bars decreases crime!! No way! 🤯🤯🤯

[@frontendprotogy6749]

No one in America trusts Bloomberg, and this video just proves their point.

[@longiusaescius2537]

Yeah it wild

[@therolando608]

You forgot to mention the part where you also have throw in thousands of innocent civilians. But why stop there?! You could have a 0% crime rate if you just throw everyone in jail

[@luigilosanto909]

Yes, 100,000 yes

[@LibrarianSankore]

@@therolando608 "You forgot to mention the part where you also have throw in thousands of innocent civilians" They literally have the name of the crime syndicates they're part of tatooed on their faces. It is only Criminals in the gangs and Criminals that want people to think they're in the gangs that are in there.

[@eliezerbonilla8546]

Both my parents came from the small country El Salvador. I was born here in America, and have never gone to El Salvador because my parents feared going back. Especially with my accent, even though I am very fluent in both English and Spanish, I still have a bit of an accent. Other family members have told me they sometimes pick out foreigners because of money. Now that it is safe because of the president I am finally going to see where my parents came from and grew up in

[@mauricioruiz8420]

The human right organization is more criminal than the criminals it self 😊

[@brandonisaaclopezgiron3904]

As a Salvadoran who has lived, constantly visit El Salvador and has family in there, the only ones who fears the law are either corrupts or criminals, if you don’t believe me, go to El Salvador and ask every single person, I bet at least 90% are happy now.

[@ratatatuff]

They aren't allowed to say otherwise. If they do they'll end up in prison.

[@brandonisaaclopezgiron3904]

@@ratatatuff HAHAHAHA you’re definitely not Salvadoran, we’re all happy about the new change and president, we have experienced crime for decades, why would we fear a government who finally gave us liberty to walk in peace.

[@ratatatuff]

@@brandonisaaclopezgiron3904 I see a clear resemblance to Germany 1938 ...

[@that1joe929]

​@@ratatatuffAtleast their not being murdered by your buddies

[@majinfreecell]

@@ratatatuff US IQ over here...

[@ninakoch1799]

„Does freedom have to be the price to pay for safety?“ LOL, as if they had freedom to begin with. Bukele gave them the gift of hope and freedom, that‘s why 92% of people love him.

[@brianploszay7202]

"Many NGOs claim that El Salvadoreans live in as much fear today as before the state of emergency." Probably not. The President has a super high approval rating. Also, most arrested were clearly part of a gang because they were marked with the gang's tattoos.

[@israelalfaro6493]

I have lived in the U. S. For the last 43 years. The first 41 years I traveled twice to El Salvador. I was done. Since 2020, I’ve gone seven times and my wife and I bought some land and are building a vacation/retirement home. I’ve never been harassed by cops and soldiers. For the first time, I’m going to vote in a Salvadoran election.

[@Shinobi33]

Que bien hombre. Te felicito

[@Andy-im3kj]

El Salvador really is the beacon of hope for Latin America. I'm Mexican-American and know first hand how bad Mexico is from personal experience. Wish we had someone like Bukele to get Michoacan and all of Mexico in order.

[@seyamrahman6722]

@@Andy-im3kj unfortunately Mexico borders the u.s so access to firearms is so easy for the cartels

[@gillesbueno1153]

Have a happy retirement day in this country.👍🏻

[@user-yy4ux9zf4r]

@@seyamrahman6722well the guns are just hunks of metal and polymer if all the cartel members are locked in cages, no?

[@jcy089]

"Authority must be respected, not feared." You can't get criminals to respect authorities without enough fear.

[@bararobberbaron859]

And I'd argue, criminals breaking the law SHOULD fear the law enforcers. You don't have to respect the cops, you have to fear the law enough to not break the law.. And as far as I can tell, regular people have nothing to fear from the law.

[@AK-jm1sc]

@@bararobberbaron859 It's a cultural and systemic issue though. It's far better to promote a culture where people respect the law and respect the law enforcement as a result, then it is to allow conditions to degrade to the point that gang-life seems appealing to regular people, and then use fear and excessive control to counter it. You don't see people living in Iceland needing any reason to "fear" the police, because people there respect their own country, their own laws and the enforcers of those. Culture and economic opportunity are a far better way for a safe society than a police-state running on fear.

[@VonApennn]

​@AK-jm1sc How do you think culture comes to be? A culture of respect will be build after all the gangs are rid off, and then a clean slate of a state will be build, then the government is respected

[@VonApennn]

​@@AK-jm1scif Iceland tries to develop economic first with a rampant gang issue the country would burn

[@frontendprotogy6749]

No one in America trusts Bloomberg, and this video just proves their point.

[@brensdad7445]

92% approval but 65% of this report zones in on the 8%.

[@bleepbloop9123]

Maybe if everyone who’s not a criminal in El Salvador is thrilled about this it’s been a great idea

[@BenAvodot]

What gets me is that those “human rights” activists didn’t plead for the human rights of regular citizens when they were being terrorized by the gang activity. As if regular citizens don’t deserve human rights, only the criminals, right? This is their fatal flaw. They showed up on the wrong end of decency.

[@Connetification]

It’s not a flaw. It’s a tactic to make other countries stay corrupted and unsafe.

[@chinesecovidanalswabs4752]

They only show up when someone wants to/did fix the problem.

[@therolando608]

The human rights activists did actually complain about the gang violence, you just weren't listening

[@saralopez276]

@@therolando608that’s not true you are a lier

[@JohnTC9]

​@therolando608 Whether human rights activists complain about gang violence or not, criminals gangs tend to laugh at when they are told they are violating human rights so it's pretty useless. President Bukele did the only & obvious thing that needed to be done which is to be tough on crime.

[@RAYDEEY17]

You can't make omelettes without breaking a few eggs

[@RM-el3gw]

at least eggs are worth something, these gang members are not even worth anything, the opposite.

[@aussieballs8215]

I feel with the advances in technology we're having, in the near future, this statement just simply won't be true anymore.

[@meadpro]

​@@aussieballs8215it'll always be true, tech is just a tool.

[@whis3968]

you wouldnt say that if u were sitting in that prison because of false accussations

[@RAYDEEY17]

@@whis3968 I know some of the police are acting on their own. I don't think the innocent should be imprisoned. There should be avenues for them to be exonerated

[@reviewerreviewer1489]

*Sniffle sniffle* "They imprisoned the psychopathic gang members terrorizing their country, but it came at the cost of those gang members freedom!"

[@skeetxeeter6893]

You’re totally misconstruing the argument. No one’s saying they shouldn’t be arrested. They just think people should be able to know if their family members in prison are alive or dead. Or wanting to defends a family member in prison who is innocent that didn’t get a trial. Those are the freedoms being infringed

[@romantkach437]

92% approval rating and people will yell it’s a dictatorship. Also record low crime rates. If dictators produce those kinds of results they deserve to be in power for life.

[@tonytaf107]

Not people say its a dictatorship, Americans does

[@hezekiahwallace2412]

People from the far left in the West do that.

[@johnwick666]

@@tonytaf107 chhhhh i guess america says that bcz he has roots from Palestine hhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@fredtheted3530]

Someone who actually is more familiar with American far-left here(Marxists particularly). Absolutely not. Don't get me wrong, they do have their criticisms of Bukele, especially on an economic level. But believe me, they mostly have a nuanced take on Bukele in regards to the crackdowns on gangs. They do worry about false arrests (many Marxists severely criticize The Great Purge for this issue). But if you ask Marxists, they (usually) don't fail to acknowledge that Bukele's gang crackdown was an overall positive thing that brought stability during unstable times. The people you are referring to are likely just hard-line Democrats. Democrats are not as radical as you think. Sometimes they are twice as anti-communist as even very hard-line Republicans.

[@N0xiety]

Not to mention, one can also make the deduction that the most of the non approving 8% is likely to be people who have been benefiting from the crime one way or another. Why? Well 8% happens to be half a million of the population, how many of them would you guess to be related to the 75k gang members in prison? Be it familial ties, lover of one, friend, or associate etc., with such numbers it really wouldn't be strange for quite a few of the half a million non approving to have ties to crime one way or another even if they aren't active participants yes? And it also wouldn't be strange for them to oppose and protest the current regime huh? They have all the incentive to do so. If this conjecture is anything close to reality, it would mean basically almost 1/10th of the country was getting along with crime, while the 9/10 suffers. That's a terrifying rate of entrenchment of criminal culture with deep roots, that sure needs drastic measures to get rid of. Until a lasting stability and change in mentality can be achieved, these harsh measures must be kept, or change will not be lasting.

[@TheeItalianStalian]

NGO’s saying people still live in the same fear as before have clearly never lived in El Salvador. My cousins were never able to cross the street without risking death, now they can. Enough said.

[@bararobberbaron859]

And they are saying it now, since they now have the freedom and safety to say it. The fact they don't see their hypocricy is incredible.

[@Flitalidapouet]

By the way 90% of NGO's are propaganda tools of US deep state and Soros and WEF If and NGO tells you something, sure do believe the truth is the opposite.

[@dpunkz1]

Bukele is the right man on the right place ...

[@hartonolee]

When western media is critical of you, you know you doing the right thing. Just keep on going sir and el salvador will be the miracle of central america.

[@eternal1099]

My motto, exactly ❤

[@itzasweater9621]

Facts.

[@josecontreras6702]

Central America but yes El Salvador is a miracle.

[@hartonolee]

@@josecontreras6702 thanks. Edited

[@vaevictis_]

@@maka6134they all follow the same globalist agenda

[@dtbrown1978]

Don't forget he was reelected with 85% of public vote and 95% of cabinet vote. So assuming the vote isn't rigged that says a lot about public if they feel safe.

[@skeetxeeter6893]

“Assuming the vote isn’t rigged”

[@joycem6250]

Several international organizations checking for irregularities confirm there was no fraud, so yeah, the election wasn't rigged.

[@lucas096br4]

@@skeetxeeter6893 50/50 Plus we are not from El Salvador to really know or care to search it up lol, I myself am not even from united states

[@user-ve2iv4ms3h]

Yet he had armed military checkpoints, and and snipers on the roof of the inauguration building; Why would a loved man be scared of his own people?

[@theultimatemotleycruetribu3223]

America could learn a lesson from this man!

[@zachhoward9099]

Everything in America is a business, especially probationary and rehabilitation services, they don’t want a solution like this to happen because they’d be out of a job

[@brandonsacor5379]

The people complaining are the family members and friends of these criminals. They made their choices.

[@HavendaleBlvd80]

What a concept, putting those who are a threat to society in prison.

[@sweetsour401]

It is not threat. It's already harming

[@innovativedunce3706]

@@sweetsour401Good.

[@simpinainteasy680]

My friends wife is from el Salvador and they are quite happy with the new government. They say they like not getting extorted with the threat of being murdered if you dont pay up for your protection.

[@ghayath2011]

I wish our president was like this one instead of a mummified one

[@abdulqudz89]

nayib bukele even said this in a speech he delivered once: "if human rights groups and organisations are so concerned about the welfare of these gang members, they can come and take them." bukele isn't messing around.

[@felixpeel3518]

Having just been there, the people love what he has done. I was walking in the streets of Santa Ana and there were two little kids playing with a ball on the streets at night. I chatted to their mother and she said her children won’t have to grow up how she did and it will be a whole new culture that have never known the past violence she did. Amazing stuff what this guy has done there.

[@dsong00]

Agreed. I visited recently and I'm not sure I've ever felt so safe while travelling. Town squares were lively and full of families late into the night, something which - as explained to me by a local - was unheard of a few years ago.

[@THEUSMCMOTA]

I stayed in Santa Ana in hostel last year. It was late at night but I was hungry so I asked the owner if it was safe to walk and grab food. He said yes, so I walked at night, ate, and walked back without any incident.

[@Verpal]

@@THEUSMCMOTA I traveled there for business reason few years ago, back then I wouldn't even bother to ask, you stay at hotel, lock the door, no exception, I wouldn't even dare to stay in cheap hostel. You tell me someone can change that without waging a civil war with 10% population dead at the end, I would have laughed at you.

[@Filippenzen413]

Prolonging state of emergency could be used as a tool to never leave the position of power but if the people are happy then thats all that matters.

[@jonatand2045]

​@@Filippenzen413 It is not sustainable as drug prohibition keeps injecting gangs with money. However the opposition ignores drug prohibition has been a disaster too.

[@JUNIER-qg4iu]

They have a right to peaceful protest. Thats a democracy. Bukele is not using violence to silence protesters

[@ygaoopyo]

well said. El Salvador is a democratic country. Acts and administrations are made under collective wills.

[@2SpyC_]

Yet*

[@tempacct5812]

yes, but never trust an NGO.

[@davidjackowski4336]

Remember when the 🇨🇦 PM used the war measures act and seized the bank accounts of truck drivers who were peacefully protesting? Pepperidge farm something something...

[@vrrooooommmm123]

​@@davidjackowski4336Brotha you're telling me that these people had freedom under MS-13?

[@divisionmonarchy]

Bukele looks like a great leader. Congrats ES.

[@Tyradriknows]

Freedom to do whatever is anarchy, the freedom to harrass and bully innoccents in El Salvador is over. Be grateful that your streets are safe and your daughters return home from the supermarket.

[@space1commander]

This is what El Salvador has been waiting for. Hat off for President Nayib Bukele. A real Salvadorian and a real Hero. I am sure that any country can learn from Bukele.

[@GameOnShanny]

I wish we could have him here in the USA. 😢

[@space1commander]

It would be nice, he is like JFK was very popular.@@GameOnShanny

[@WrapperPresidentsShow]

better than sleepy joe or any politician in power

[@space1commander]

You are right, We got a mayor problem here in the US with both political parties. @@WrapperPresidentsShow

[@theunknown6412]

​@@GameOnShannyyou already have Biden 😂😂😂

[@michaelscott181]

Also Bukele already went on record saying: "When our citizens would pay their taxes on their food, it would then go and pay for the prisoners' food with chicken and their parties in prisons. Their taxes would pay to feed the same people that murdered their loved ones. Then 'Human Rights' leaders applauded. Never supported our citizens and the victim's rights. NOW they are yelling human rights for murderers!." THAT IS WHY el Salvador and other Latin countries approve of Bukele's policies on gangs.

[@sinolevi8735]

I swear it's some matrix sht. I don't know why they're doing so much to protect criminals instead of their honest, hardworking citizens. It's not just el Salvador. It's everywhere else. It's like they want to us remain oppressed so they can remain in control.

[@ninofromkitchennightmares1497]

They are fighting for those they believe were falsely accused. They still have a right to see their loved ones especially when they are being held for crimes they aren't being told

[@LuDa-lf1xd]

There are prisons for "normal criminals" , the CECOT is for terrorism. I think terrorism it's not the same as some random tief getting caught. And before the gangs were classified as terrorist a lot of them were parading theirs tattos and doing crimes left and right, because they were the bosses of the neighbourhoods. They weren't hiding. They even had their meeting places. Everybody knew. It wasn't a secret.

[@ultratronger]

@@ninofromkitchennightmares1497 if crime is down so much, then they were clearly not falsely imprisoned huh

[@VNYoshi]

@@ninofromkitchennightmares1497 Rights are a luxury, and resources are limited. That's what it meant to be in a state of emergency.

[@bluekelempiau8573]

Great job, Mr. Bukele. Do whatever it takes to protect your country and your people.

[@michaelyoon9355]

if people are scared, why is there a 90 percent approval rating? that doesnt make sense.

[@joycem6250]

Because it is a lie, we love our police and military and people always worry they don't have enough water or food when patrolling the streets and taking care of us, we always try to help them as much as we can because they're our heroes, Bloomberg propaganda is total sh-tm

[@_Devil]

Shocking concept: When you actually punish people for breaking the law, crime goes down

[@therolando608]

Shocking concept: when you throw everyone in jail, even without evidence, crime rates go down

[@sash6289]

bro 😂 90% of them literally have gang tattoos plattered all over their bodies . A few other percentages are people who are related to gangs indirectly and actually falsely imprisoned

[@cwg9238]

@@therolando608 "without evidence" your incredulity is irrelevant.

[@VNYoshi]

@@therolando608 shocking concept: Society with massive societal problems cannot afford to uphold luxury modern values. In the words of Marie Antoinette: "Let them eat cake."

[@that1joe929]

​​@@therolando608When you make stuff up...nothing happens

[@connorisawsome8440]

The people of El Salvador never had freedom because of the gangs. This "freedom vs security" framing is complete nonsense.

[@jonatand2045]

Actually drug prohibition delivered the profitable market to the gangs. That is their main source of income.

[@Dezu123]

@@jonatand2045 bruh, pretty much everywhere drug prohibition is real but not every country has gang that kills poeple on the street lol

[@jonatand2045]

@@Dezu123 Some don't have many drug consumers or a large export market. That isn't the case here. In America prohibition has been failing for decades and will keep doing so.

[@2hotflavored666]

Your counter-argument makes no sense either because the people still don't have any freedom because of dictator Bukele turned El Salvador into a dictatorship.

[@Dezu123]

@@jonatand2045 make super harsh penalties for drug making and dealing and you will not have drugs on the street. Simple as that.

[@uiradaljovem2469]

This what people pays tax for, safety, health and education. Theres no secret !!!

[@jairunet]

I am an immigrant from Venezuela, I wish we have the same administration and president El Salvador currently have, keep it up Salvadorians, keep it up Bukele and his administration, I hope someday to see Venezuela the same way El Salvador is changing for better 🙌

[@tjt5973]

Bukele is exactly what South America needs

[@therolando608]

South American needs authoritarian regimes that take away peoples privacy, freedom, and liberties?

[@user-sb3sh3hg3w]

South America has Milei too

[@Givemepeanutbutter]

Can you guys spare some for us Americans?

[@palmtreewhisperer]

You mean CENTRAL America. But yes indeed ! If Mexico wasn't so corrupt they would follow suit !

[@danielhernandez-vo9zc]

Especially Venezuela. I’m an American Patriot but I was born in Venezuela. Would be nice to see the country were half my family is at turn around for the better

[@starmlb]

my favorite part is that people feel safe enough to go out to protest now because of the policies they are protesting against rofl. imagine if they had that energy against the gangs.

[@Abuqital2000]

The ones protesting are the families of the gang members, they had no reason protest before They are also estimated to number over 250,000

[@treytison1444]

It's insane that those people won't just enjoy the freedom they've been given to live a normal life.

[@ArianaTheDopest]

these people protesting had to gain during gangs ruling no way people love protesting to release gang members for the sake of it.

[@frgv4060]

92% that were oppressed and feared every day for their lives. 8% that benefited from it.

[@zar1385]

the longer i listen to this narrator guy speak the more i believe he is actually siding with the gangs.

[@joycem6250]

Because he evidently is.

[@lodwigrojas1]

I’ve seen mothers beg for the freedom of their sons who’ve been caught red handed after killing someone. The possibility that thousands of those people are innocent to me is less likely then the possibility that those who are guilty have loved ones that supported them though they were criminals and now they want to act as if they’re angels who deserve freedom.

[@Regularyoutubization]

Couldn't have been said better. That's basically the whole video

[@ckbs1]

I recently travelled to El Salvador from Australia because as a tourist I had heard it was safe now. The fact is, when situations are so bad, a tough response is what is needed. The country had the nicest people and calmest vibe in all my travels through Central America. I am so happy to have met regular people and families who are so genuinely happy they can live normal lives again and see foreigners visiting their beautiful country. Vamos El Salvador!

[@jonatand2045]

Just remember drug prohibition is what made the gangs powerful in the first place.

[@r0br33r]

@@jonatand2045 Hush now, there is no such thing as adaptation

[@juanrojasnunez3903]

@@jonatand2045 Of course, prohibiting drugs, no, this is not at all related to the historical context of the country's conflict and how the Salvadorans deported from the United States brought with them the Gangsta culture of the marginal neighborhoods.

[@juanrojasnunez3903]

@@jonatand2045 Besides, what stupidity, with drugs or not, there are still gangs in places where, yes or no, there is a prohibition on drugs. it doesn't make a difference.

[@Michelle-rdz17]

Thank you love Australia and it’s people from El Salvador ❤️

[@ar1sm70]

Oh yes, the people covered from head to toe in gang tattoos might be innocent bystanders 😂

[@AlexMoraes-tj9bl]

As a part of the salvadoran dispora i wholeheartedly support bukele and so does the vast majoritu of my fellow countrymen. I never thought id see the day.

[@blazinpyromaniac]

The President is doing an amazing job. He clearly cares about his country's citizens, unlike other leaders

[@frontendprotogy6749]

No one in America trusts Bloomberg, and this video just proves their point.

[@booster-b3568]

It is so insane some people try to defend criminals over innocent people.

[@VAULT-TEC_INC.]

Why are you so confident that EVERY SINGLE PERSON arrested is a “criminal?” You don’t think it’s possible the police have made mistakes out of the THOUSANDS rounded up? That Someone wasn’t simply in the wrong place at the wrong time? That’s not a possibly at all in your mind?

[@davidlugo888]

Have you even seen what el salvador used to be like when the gangs used to run the country? Yeah I’m sure there’s a few people locked up that are innocent, but before bukele came into the presidency, the WHOLE country was getting extorted, robbed, r@ped, killed. How can you even try to defend these people? You’re ridiculous

[@callingbell-ix5se]

Conviction rate is 75% in USA why they are arresting 25% in UsA? Police must defund

[@kneegerman2076]

​@VAULT-TEC_INC. It's better to have 1000 innocent people arrested than 1000 innocent people killed by gangs. In first case you can still try to get them out of jail

[@ryans1623]

Wow whoever thought arresting criminals could lower crime, take note New York and California.

[@MiguelBaptista1981]

"WAR ON ROAMING GANGS OF THOUSANDS OF ASSASSINS IS BAD: HERE IS WHY"

[@nkristianschmidt]

lol

[@cmc5394oparva]

Pretty amazing that crime dropped that much by tossing just 1.6% of the country's population in jail.

[@taqiyyaconcarne6908]

Not that crazy. Every country has a small subsection responsible for the lion's share of criminality

[@CaridorcTergilti]

That's VERY high, like a normal nation has 0.2% in jail.

[@MrSirFluffy]

@@CaridorcTergilti A normal nation doesn't have a hub for a military inspired gang. All comparison's of inmate population are off the table when you are talking about a massive issue like this. The gangs in El Salvador were basically a rival army that had zero concern for any idea of being humane. When it gets to that point, you are going to have an insane proportion of population vs inmates.

[@Didleeios88]

I think this is a great analogy but what do most countries do with their pows after the war is over. Are any of them able to be rehabilitated? Also why is there still the need for the state of emergency? Are there more cells of gang members or sympathizers that are still strong in the country? The other concern is what replaces the gangs in terms of the economy? Selling drugs and organizing crime was a huge part of the economy for years. Now what?

[@ilaRasic]

​@@MrSirFluffyThis is the only right way, otherwise the country would be burning in a civil war. Peace🕊

[@THEUSMCMOTA]

Freedom didn’t exist in El Salvador prior to Bukele. I visited El Salvador a year ago with my grandma and we drove throughout the country ALONE. Now that’s freedom. 🇸🇻

[@lobsterbalelegesse9919]

The Arab is making the country poorer because there are fewer workers in the economy and they are wasting money on big jails.

[@annc.3908]

Sometimes you just gotta parent.