Which anti-crime activist was recently killed in his home in Galeana, Mexico?
Mexico reacted to the slaying of an anti-crime activist with outrage Wednesday: Congress called for a minute of silence, television commentators demanded justice and activists pledged to step up their fight against crime despite persistent threats. Public-safety groups say Benjamin LeBaron was the first anti-crime activist in Mexico to have been murdered in retaliation for his work. “It is essential that those responsible … be punished,” the non-governmental group Mexico United Against Crime said in a statement. “We cannot allow organized crime to intimidate, threaten and kill those brave enough to denounce them.” The lower House of Congress held a minute of silence and proposed a resolution condemning Tuesday’s slaying of LeBaron, 32, and neighbor Luis Widmar, 29, by a gang of armed men in military-style camouflage gear. The two were abducted from LeBaron’s house, tossed into a truck and then shot in the head on a nearby road. “Millions of Mexicans share your indignation over this c
