The Mexican constitution provides the right of private individuals to make citizen's arrests. flagrantedelicto, any person may arrest the offender and his accomplices, turning them over without delay to the nearest authorities.
But this is as much a consequence of the cult of personality that the media has created around him as it is a result of the double standard applied to powerful men and less powerful women caught in flagrantedelicto.
Last May 24, the New York Times did something extraordinary: On the front page, the paper not only ran a photo of a Massachusetts woman in flagrantedelicto committing multiple federal and state felonies and civil torts, but also identified her and the scene of the crime.