Reply #2: Just got back from two weeks in Chile visiting in-laws and they've changed

[SharonAnn]

At least a couple of them have. They were very strong pro-Pinochet in past years. Now that all this stuff has become public, they want him tried and jailed if found guilty. They also want his ill-gotten gains taken from him and the family.

What were the things that changed them?

1. Kidnapping people, torturing them, and killing them. Any one or more of these. Their point? Chile had laws to protect civil rights and a functioning court system. If there was any reason to arrest people, it should have been done openly and according to law.

2. The financial "theft" that Pinochet and his followers apparently committed. Pretending to be trying to support Chile and actually just lining his own pockets and those of his friends and cohorts.

3. The hypocrisy of Pinochet that he didn't know about these things going on. When he was in power he said that "not a leaf falls without me knowing" and now he says he didn't know about the kidnappings, torture and killings.

It's an absolutely amazing change. These people are still conservative but they actually believe in right and wrong, laws and the requirement to follow them, and the need for people to take responsibility for actions.