Caracas Now has Dubious Honor of Murder Capital of the World

Simon says on Oct 2, 2008, 19:21:

Better them than us!! Viva Colombia!

"DON'T FOK WITH COLOMBIA!!"-----Simon

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Mongo says on Oct 2, 2008, 19:24:

You tell 'em Simon!!

"Here in Colombia, it's about adding life to your years, not years to your life." Brian Andrews

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spy1983 says on Oct 2, 2008, 20:26:

Socialism at it's best.

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manINred says on Oct 2, 2008, 22:04:

Caracas has been a dangerous city for a long time. Medellin wasn't socialist when it was the murder capital of the world.

And Simon, how is this a victory for Colombia? The murder rate in Caracas is exclusive of the murder rate in Medellin... so "better them than us" isn't even applicable. Why not "too bad, maybe Medellin can be set as an example of how to make a city safer..."

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La_Huella says on Oct 2, 2008, 23:26:

I think anything under 20 murders per 100k per year is acceptable. You can't expect people not to off each other every so often. It's human nature.

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monkeykilla says on Oct 2, 2008, 23:44:

thats just sad.

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ujay says on Oct 3, 2008, 04:56:

in colombia ,i think you will find ,if some one gets killed in the street it will be in the papers ,but if they are taken to hospital and die there it will not be,so the numbers are a lot higher than you see.

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manINred says on Oct 3, 2008, 05:50:

"if some one gets killed in the street it will be in the papers"

No... most of the time it goes ignored...

"so the numbers are a lot higher than you see"

The statistics are fairly accurate (homicide rates), but they are higher than the mainstream media would have us think.

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Allen Parker says on Oct 3, 2008, 06:06:

manINred I Agree..the media only reports of what they know and makes good press
if all was known... these numbers would be much higher

parker13

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sanandressi says on Oct 3, 2008, 07:22:

Chavez wants to be the leader of all Latin America and anger the Yanquis yet he cannot solve the crime problem in Caracas. Maybe Chavez should forget about the rest of Latin American and concentrate on his own country like URIBE in Colombia?

"This train will stop in Tucumcari"

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daan11 says on Oct 3, 2008, 09:58:

talk to anyone who lives in Caracas and you´ll find that the numbers are probably right or that there is, at least, way more violence there now.

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dwmte7 says on Oct 3, 2008, 10:34:

i was only in caracas once, and that was a gazillion years ago. i was coming from africa and i stayed at the hilton......maybe 1970??? the atmosphere was as violent as anyplace i've been so i just decided to stay in doors and outta the negative energy.

dwmte

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quantum says on Oct 3, 2008, 10:48:

Yeah, I wouldnt be planning any R&R trips to Caracas anytime soon and if I do go I want somebody there at the airport to meet me. I dont trust that place one bit, and its virtually impossible to hear anything postive about Caracas from travelers coming thru. Despite all of Colombias problems I dont feel the same way about it and have no reservations about flying in solo and navigating. All the cities, maybe with the exception of Cali have gotten much better as far as I can determine. I didnt feel the same sense of security in Rio de Janeiro either. Theres another city where any friggin thing can hit u at any given moment without warning.

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spy1983 says on Oct 3, 2008, 11:27:

I have to move to Cali for work. That sucks.

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dwmte7 says on Oct 3, 2008, 15:11:

heh, brother...'work' sucks. i did my time.

and about rio. screw that place. i had just arrived from senegal, west africa and they ripped me off in the airport...i just said to hell with that place and flew on to caracas. worse!

and i had thought africa was bad. went on to panama and relaxed a bit and then onto guatemala where i could do my work (textiles). i was at the tail end of a 44,000 km trek and was on 'tilt' so guatemala was real easy and from there, on home to calif.

dwmte

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Titofijo says on Oct 3, 2008, 20:18:

spy ---

"I have to move to Cali for work. That sucks."



Hopefully California no Cali Col.

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billyb says on Oct 3, 2008, 20:20:

Spy, you don't have to do it, be a man and say no.

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Man Tequila says on Oct 3, 2008, 20:44:

I went to a meeting recently in Columbia, South Carolina. Kind of a hole. I told them I preferred Colombia, and they were not happy to hear that. ;)

Aunque no me creas/ si me lo propongo/ lograre olvidarte/ porque a fin de cuentas/ no soy tan cobarde./ Y termino todo una de estas tardes/ no sera dificil buscar algún sitio donde refugiarme/ donde nunca mas vuelvas a encontrarme. (Polo Montañez)

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dwmte7 says on Oct 4, 2008, 04:45:

HEH, don tequila...where you been?

dwmte

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