tortillas, cheese, now water

today while we sat in the zocalo and LJT ran around and climbed things we saw a man take off his clothes down to his shorts and climb into one of the fountains.  these fountains are unreliable at best, some days on some days off; most of the sources of water in the centre provide sporadic service.  anyway, in he goes.

it didn't take very long before two municipal police went over to tell him to get out.  no, he said, look at my sign.  i went over.  it said, señor gobernador, necesitamos agua.  he was from santa ana one of the many communities and colonias here that have no supply of water at this time of year when the drought kicks in, people must have water trucked in to cisterns (granted this is the same as us living in the colonia centro). 

anyway, the two officers went away probably, we thought, to ask the people who can think what should be done.   i imagine that removing political protesters of any kind is a sensitive issue for the police right now as APPO is looking for any reason to build support.  we called eunice telling her to run to the zocalo with her camera. 

unfortunately, just as she arrived a group of 5 officers talked the man out of the fountain, watched as he got himself dressed again, and then calmly escorted him away in their truck.

no photos.

why is it that we can have fountains running, but people don't have water for washing??