Pic shows:Olga Gutierrez Machorro.nnA councillor has caused outrage by suggesting homeless people should be culled with a lethal injection.nnOlga Gutiérrez Machorro, has the job of representing vulnerable groups in Tecamachalco, Mexico, incredibly put forward the culling idea as a solution to keep the numbers down after saying she thought it might be best for them.nnThe woman, who is a member of the local government in Tecamachalco, in the southcentre Mexican state of Puebla, was speaking about how one might help the homless and disadvantaged as councillor responsible for the Vulnerable Groups Commission.nnHer outrageous remarks, made in an interview with the local newspaper Cambio, came when she alleged the Tecamachalco governmentled by Ines López lacked the necessary resources to deal with beggars who are increasing in number on the streets.nnShe claimed she herself had a big heart but could not solve the problem alone, and to illustrate her generous nature said she had often offered her home and office as a sanctuary for those individuals with nowhere to go - but says this is not a real solution.nnShe then alleged that killing was already going on unofficially, and added that the lcoal psychiatric hospital "El Batan" often just deposited patients deemed un-aggressive in the middle of the motorways at night, where they are killed by cars but also caused accidents that put others at risk.nnShe said: "Yes they¿re a little crazy, but they¿re harmless. Which is why I think to myself wouldn¿t it be kinder to just give them a lethal injection?"nnThe councillors comments caused much indignation amongst the local population and she has since apologised.nnShe now has promised a new action plan is being put forward to the government in a bid to solve the problem.nn(ends)