Memoria del Silencio: Una Mirada desde el Sentir Futbolero

Abstract

The article “Memory of silence: a look from football knowledge”, aims to make an approach to the understanding of the constructions of memory, justice and governance that families and members of football clubs make in relation to the criminal justice system and entities of Bogotá, regarding the homicides presented around football (absent), between the years 2018 and 2022, through an exploratory analysis of a mixed approach, which allows guiding the formulation and implementation of public policies that respond to its worldview. The above involved collecting the feelings, collective imaginations and expectations of mothers, fathers, siblings and “partners” of the absent, in the face of objections towards formal justice and governance, since factors such as institutional response capacity, bureaucratic processes of access to Information and ignorance of due process are determining factors in the territorial football dynamics, interactions, identity, the symbolic and the memory “of those who encourage from the sky.” According to figures provided by the Attorney General's Office, a total of 133 investigations have been carried out nationwide for the crime of “completed intentional homicide,” where the process or the victim is motivated by “confrontation between football clubs.” in a period between 2018 and June 21, 2023; In the case of Bogotá, 34 investigations were presented between 2012 and 2023; 10 for completed non-intentional homicide and 24 for completed intentional homicide. Hence, it is imperative to understand these constructions, given the approach that has been offered, since it is perceived as a violation of the guarantee of fundamental rights and this means a risk in the idea of governance in a Social State of Law.