Quagmire In Rio
By Mitch Berg
Drug violence is mighty bad in Rio:
Suspected drug traffickers shot down a police helicopter and set fire to five buses and a school in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, killing two policemen, police and media said.It is one of the worst recent outbreaks of violence in Rio and comes two weeks after the city was awarded the 2016 Olympic Games, despite worries over its high levels of violence and poor security.
Word that the International Olympic Committee responded to the news by saying “it’s still better than Chicago” are utterly unconfirmed.
October 19th, 2009 at 10:34 am
I heard last night on the BBC that there are basically armed cartels running the slums of Rio, the police won’t even go in there. The “law” is whatever the gangs want it to be because they outgun EVERYONE, even the army I think. Yet somehow I still think they will do a better job than Chicago would have. They only have 5 years to clean up their act for the 2014 World Cup. It will be fun to see.