Venezuela's Maduro gives ultimatum to Caracas protesters

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16. What is likely to happen? Will it be comparable to riot police in other nations? Any similarites?

Not exactly expecting wholesale slaughter being required for just clearing a few streets to make them open to the public.

And I have a question which may be from a mistaken point of view:

If it the wealthy suburban or gated community or whatever it is - and they want to block their streets, why not just leave them alone?

Blockade the place if it's that bad for the rest of the country, just to let them know they are still part of the nation. I mean, yeah, that's rude as hell, but you either are or are not part of the body politic.

Do they want to secede, or use their neighborhood for less savory activities than are being reported?

One neighborhood, even if it
s the so-called rich part of town, when all is said and done, is just one area of many. It's not like they are barricading the parliament.