Haitian historian Michel Soukar says the "Bwa Kale" anti-gang movement is the citizens' homemade defense solution. Citing rampant corruption among the national police force and ruthless violence against the civilian population, Soukar said the Bwa Kale movement is a means for the Haitian population to defend itself as best it can against bandits. Soukar says Haitians understand they are alone in this fight so "the people defend themselves however they see fit.”
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