The article below points out that the Mexican drug cartels are now specifically targeting young children for assasination in order to add to their ability to intimidate government and law enforcement officials.
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/evil-mexican-drug-cartels-targeting-children/
from the article:
In these cases, it appears that the children were not victims of circumstance, but were actually targeted by the assassins. A message is being sent: no one is safe, no one will be spared from the violence. The murder of a rival or a law enforcement official is no longer enough; they now will kill children to reinforce fear.
http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/evil-mexican-drug-cartels-targeting-children/
from the article:
In these cases, it appears that the children were not victims of circumstance, but were actually targeted by the assassins. A message is being sent: no one is safe, no one will be spared from the violence. The murder of a rival or a law enforcement official is no longer enough; they now will kill children to reinforce fear.