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Los Supercivicos

“Super Civicos” shames people for bad behavior on social media in Mexico

Mexicans are increasingly taking to social media to post videos of bad civic behavior, led by two social media "heroes" who wield comedy and confrontation to expose lazy cops, litterers, threatening bodyguards and arrogant drivers.

Arturo Hernandez, who heads a band of volunteer YouTube celebrities known as the "Super Civicos," uses humor to shame violators in Mexico's sprawling capital, where street vendors and delivery vans block streets and cars drive in bicycle lanes with little fear of punishment. He once stripped down and bathed in a pothole as big as a bathtub to highlight shoddy street repairs. Another time . . .

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