Thousands of Mexicans hit the streets to protest crime. Mexicans, sick and tired of the huge wave of murders and kidnappings in t heir country, took to the streets Saturday demanding the government do something about the violence, which they say is out of control. More than 50,000 people (according to government estimates) wearing white and carrying candles and pictures of kidnapped loved ones, marched through the streets of Mexico City . Thousands also took part in protests around the nation as well. During his time in office, President Felipe Calderon has put crime fighting first but, other than the arrest of several prominent drug dealers, not much has improved, reports CNN.  Big drug cartels have been fighting one another for trafficking routes. Just in the state of Chihuahua , there have been more than 800 murders this year – which is twice as much as last year during this time. Last week a dozen headless bodies were found near Cancun . One family of protesters had not heard from their 24-year-old daughter, Monica Alejandrina Ramirez, since she was kidnapped in 2004. “The most frustrating thing has been the indolence of many of the authorities, their insensitivity. I have often asked myself, why? Why me? Why my daughter?” said Ramirez’s father. In many towns, the police forces are struggling, some complaining that they have to share guns. And many officers have resigned after witnessing a fellow officer murdered in front of their homes.

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