Channel 4 萨尔瓦多：儿童刺客

Channel4的记者RamitaNavai和导演AlexNott冒着生命危险，进入帮派暴力肆虐十年之久的萨尔瓦多。他们惊人地发现，黑帮中很多的杀手是孩子，这些孩子对这样的生活似乎已经习以为常。　　ThereporteranddirectorAlexNottvisitElSalvadorasitexperiencesitsworstgangviolenceinadecade.Manyofthegangs'hitmenarechildrenwhokillanddiewithappallingfrequencybutacceptitaspartofnormallife.Theyexposeanotherdisturbingtrend:thetortureandmurderofyoungteenagegirls-victimsofagangculturethatregardsthemassexualobjects.　　Theyaccompanyapoliceemergencyresponseunitinthecountry'scapital,SanSalvador,tothesceneofashootinginthecentreofthecity,anareawhichisagangstronghold.Atthesceneamanliesbythesideoftheroadcoveredinblood.　　Thepoliceofficerstellthereporterthattheemergencyservicesaresooverwhelmedwithcausalitiesthatpolicecarsoftenhavetodoubleupasambulances.Andhospitalsarereceivingdozensofgunshotvictimseveryweek.　　ThetwomaingangsweresetupbyElSalvadoranimmigrantsintheUSA,buthavespreadthroughouttheirhomelandtotheextentthattherearenowmorethan10,000warringgangmembers.Dealingwiththemhasbecomethepolice'smainjobandthegovernmenthasdeployed4,000soldiersontothestreets.　　Thereare12murdersadayinElSalvador:oneofthehighestratesintheworld.Mostofthosekilledareyoungmen,butmoreandmorewomenandchildrenarebecomingvictims.Atthesceneofanothershooting,wherethevictimwasaboywhoranerrandsforagang,apoliceofficertellsNavaithatgangsarerecruitingchildrenasyoungas10yearsold.　　Theteamtalktofamilieswhohavebeenforcedtofleetheirhomestoprotecttheirchildrenfromthegangs.Hundredsofboyshavebeenforcedintohidingbecausetheydidn'twanttojointhegangs.Oneofthemtellsthereporterthatthegangsstartpressurisingboysasyoungas12tojoinup.Hesaidhehadbeenbeatensobadlyhisarmwasbrokenandthentheystartedslippingnotesunderhisdooreverydaytellinghimthatifhedidn'tjoin,hewouldbekilled.　　TheTeamtrackdownagangleader.'Dreamer'is29andhasworkedhiswayuptheranksofonegangsincejoiningat15.He'sbeeninprisonfordrugtraffickingandmurder.Heclaimsthatchildrenasyoungas12areplayinganactiveroleinthegangs,andareevencommittingmurder.　　Enteringanothergang-controlledterritory,theteammeetsa17-year-oldgangleaderandtwoofhisfootsoldiers-'Small',whois14,and'Doll',whois16.'Doll'tellsthereporterthatshegathersinformationonrivalsand'Small'killsthem.'Small'saysthathefirstkilledwhenhewas12.　　Theteamiscalledtoanothercrimescene,wherethebodiesoftwowomenhavebeendiscoveredfiveminutesbeforehand.They'vehadtheirhandsandlegstiedandappeartohavebeentortured.Alocalcoronertellstheteamthatinthelast10years,murderofwomenhasdoubled.Heclaimsthatmostofthegirlsarerapedbeforetheyaremurderedandthatthekillingsaregettingmorebrutal.Somevictimsaremutilated,withgangnamescarvedintothem,beforebeingkilled.　　Despitethehorror,familiesaretooscaredtogotothepolicebecauseofwhatthegangscandoinrevenge,suchaskillingotherchildren.Onemother,Gertrduys,showsphotosofherdaughterRaquel,whohadbeensobadlybeatenshecouldonlybeidentifiedbyherdentalrecords.Shetellsthereporterthatwhenthere'sagangkillingintheneighbourhoodnobodygoestothepolicebecauseeverybodyistooscared.Shesaysshecan'tseekjusticeforherdaughterbecausethegangsmaycomeafterherorherfamilyandkillthem.　　Whilethepoliceandarmystruggletocontrolgangwarfarewhilerespectingthelaw,it'scleartoUnreportedWorldthatthelevelsofbrutalityinvolvingyoungwomenandchildrenshowthegangsknownolimitswhenitcomestomaintainingtheircontrol.