LuckyNumber23 Posted December 14, 2013 Posted December 14, 2013 Looters have their merry ways. Mind the guy stealing the pram.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewk_GSYP13g
fer Posted December 14, 2013 Posted December 14, 2013 Looting is becoming a recurring event on Argentina before holidays. This time coincided with (provincial) police forces going on an almost entire country strike, which gave robbers even more free range to perform their annual deed. Fun facts: - Population is almost disarmed by law (you need heavy permits to carry a weapon) and if they shoot someone, even on most self defense situations, they will get prosecuted instead of the perpetrator. - Annual Inflation rate has been around 30% for the past years, this year nearing 50% as bank dollar reserves dry out (government claims under 15% annual inflation). - Most lootings were organized (there were even facebook events where ~250 people booked in to rob Chinese supermarkets).
LanceD Posted December 15, 2013 Posted December 15, 2013 And many would say we need a government to prevent all this. What say you? Oh and what's a pram?
PatrickC Posted December 15, 2013 Posted December 15, 2013 Man, I know this is because of the state, but can you imagine your own shop being looted in that manner. I know after the London riots that many small retailers simply went out of business. Pram - Is an old fashioned word for a child's pushchair.
LuckyNumber23 Posted December 15, 2013 Author Posted December 15, 2013 I think it is fair to say that there are two kinds of lootings. The not so obvious one happens on a national level, where revenues, taxes, and other riches are up for grabs. The other one is traditiona. robbery as seen in the clip. Both are detrimental to an economic recovery. On a side note, a friend invited us to Cordoba during the holidays. He claims that these events are part of the Argentinian holiday preparations.
cynicist Posted December 16, 2013 Posted December 16, 2013 - Most lootings were organized (there were even facebook events where ~250 people booked in to rob Chinese supermarkets). Wow, that's the scariest aspect for me. If people were looting government buildings I wouldn't be bothered, but this is like setting up a facebook event to rob your neighbor's house. I wouldn't want to live somewhere that considered this to be normal. I wonder how Chile is currently. The political climate of South America in general seems pretty nuts, moreso than usual.
LuckyNumber23 Posted December 17, 2013 Author Posted December 17, 2013 All quiet in Chile. Though the elections are likely to cost me 5% of my income for 'free' college education.
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