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Socialistlemur

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17. Evidently Chavez is dead

Wed May 22, 2013, 03:23 PM

May 2013

The one thing we know 100 % is Chavez is dead. It's also evident reducing crime was easy if they did reduce it this fast. I do wonder, maybe the title of the original post was misleading. Say they used a lot of soldiers in a couple of tough areas. Then what happens to the rest of the country? And if using soldiers works why not use police? The military everywhere are known to violate human rights, those guys are not trained to do police work, they are trained to fight wars. I think the human rights aspect does need to be considered.

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Venezuelan Anti-Crime Program Records 55% Homicide Reduction [View all] Catherina May 2013 OP

I'm curious how they know this. naaman fletcher May 2013 #1

the numbers they used are not representative Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #2

the numbers probably are down.. for now naaman fletcher May 2013 #3

many of the cops are crooks. Uribe used the military to combat crime Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #15

Well sure, naaman fletcher May 2013 #16

Good news that promises to pay off as the program expands and deepens. Judi Lynn May 2013 #4

"This is what was on Chavez' mind for a long time." naaman fletcher May 2013 #5

He was doing a hell of a lot of heavy lifting, as we know. Judi Lynn May 2013 #6

It's a simple question naaman fletcher May 2013 #7

Noop, that won't work. Sad. n/t Judi Lynn May 2013 #8

I'll take your two non-answers naaman fletcher May 2013 #9

Maybe the answer is simple: Chavez is dead? Socialistlemur May 2013 #12

Right, naaman fletcher May 2013 #13

Cuba is likely running the show. I doubt Chavez had a gran design to fight crime Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #14

Evidently Chavez is dead Socialistlemur May 2013 #17

Chavez ignored violence in the country Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #10

Even on these boards, naaman fletcher May 2013 #11