A mother set up her used-clothing stand at the Vivah street market in Kanasín, Yucatán. She was honestly selling on the public street, without blocking any access, when a neighbor came out of his home and demanded that she move away from the sidewalk in front of his house.
When she refused to move, the man grabbed a hose and turned the stream directly on her belongings. The water ruined the merchandise she planned to sell that day and also hit her barely 6-year-old daughter, who was accompanying her while she worked.
The woman called the police and says she has video of everything that happened. The neighbors’ reaction was immediate. Dozens gathered at the aggressor’s house to protest, and the tension escalated until the authorities arrived. How far can someone go just to defend a sidewalk?
