Just when you thought things in the socialist South American utopia could not get any worse, The Guardian reports that a Venezuelan soldier is being held after opening fire on a group of citizens tussling over scarce meat and killing a pregnant teen.
Alexandra Colopoy was shot by First Sergeant David Rebolledo, according to a tweet by the state prosecutor late on Sunday night. No further details were provided, but critics of President Nicolás Maduro’s leftwing government seized on the incident, calling it a stark example of the oil-rich country’s meltdown.
“This is how the murderous regime treats the people,” opposition lawmaker Delsa Solorzano tweeted on Monday.
“The sorrow of this man, whose wife and baby to be were killed by a bullet from the state, is Venezuela’s sorrow.”
Local media reported that Colopoy’s husband and a witness said the soldiers were drunk when they arrived at the queue for pork in a poor area of Caracas. They said the soldiers ordered the people waiting in line to move on because the traditional Christmas meat had run out, but they refused.
“The national guard went crazy and started firing,” Colopoy’s spouse Bernabé said in a filmed interview circulating on social media.
“She fell to the ground,” he said, adding his wife was five months pregnant. His brother Alejandro was also shot, but was recovering, he said.
Prosecutor Tarek Saab condemned the incident.
“The Venezuelan state guarantees the respect and application of human rights, as well as sanctions for those who violate them,” he tweeted.
Food riots and rowdy queues in front of supermarkets have become frequent in Venezuela.
But that will all be solved soon, according to President Maduro, as he introduces the 'Petro' - a cryptocurrency backed by gold and oil.
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Thank Goldman Sachs!
(((bankers))) revenge
In your profile comment list, edit your own posts (without changing them) to arrive at the ZH article. It works.
In reply to Thank Goldman Sachs!… by redmudhooch
Quick, drag her into the meat department before anyone sees
sorry very bad joke
In reply to In your profile comment list… by peddling-fiction
Venezuela could use an Augusto Pinochet of their own. Every socialist gets a free helicopter ride.
In reply to Quick, drag her into the… by YUNOSELL
Was the soldier a mulato negroid?
Color me surprised...
In reply to Venezuela could use an… by Overfed
That KIND OF STUFF happens to Palestinians DAILY at the hands of the Devil's chosen. http://wp.me/p4OZ4v-Dg
In reply to Was the soldier a mulato… by Richard Chesler
How do you say, "Feel the Bern!" en Espanol?
In reply to That KIND OF STUFF happens… by bobcatz
WWAACD?
What would an American cop do?
In reply to How do you say, "Feel the… by Handful of Dust
This story appears to have some intriguing inaccuracies. Which is not unusual from the Guardian.
From AP we have "According to versions of the local press, the incident occurred in the neighborhood of Antimano, southwest of Caracas (i.e. a Caracas suburb), when the woman, identified by Saab as Alexandra Colopoy Herrera, trying amid a tumult be one of the beneficiaries of free distribution of perniles promised by the government of President Nicolas Maduro for Christmas and New Year. "
(Perniles = Christmas slow-roasted marinated pork shoulder)
And that photo was taken 40 miles West of Caracas in another city Guacara unrelated to the story, in another state of Venezuela (Carabobo) not far from the state's capital Valencia, if it's real.
She's still dead though. Good of them to prosecute the soldier.
The other injured person appears to have been shot in the butt, and will presumably survive that.
The pork is alleged to have run out earlier than usual, because of the "international community" (i.e. Western banks) freezing VZ funds normally used for food and medicine imports and intentionally holding up specific payments for the pork.
In reply to WWAACD?… by HowdyDoody
There would have been about fifty of them unloading their weapons on her and whoever might be standing around, then be praised by Congress for being heroes.
Anybody remember Miriam Carey?
In reply to WWAACD?… by HowdyDoody
Well, at least the meat counter wasn't damaged.....
In reply to There would have been about… by BeansMcGreens
Pinochet was installed by kissinger. Merica has done enough damage in S. America over the decades. They should focus on their own shithole they've created at home by (under)minding everyone else's business.
In reply to Venezuela could use an… by Overfed
You sound like every thug dictator down there...It's Americas fault, just give me control and I'll put a chicken in everyone's pot.
That's right...keep blaming the US as these countries keep descending deeper into socialism and outright tyranny. I'm sure that will help the people understand who is really fucking up their world.
In reply to Pinochet was installed by… by Justin Case
Pinochet did nothing wrong.
Even by socialist standards, the greatest good for the greatest number.
Given the numbers of people that socialists kill, it was simply better to disappear the ~3000 socialists who would have gone on to kill millions of Chilean people.
In reply to Pinochet was installed by… by Justin Case
Not to worry, you're among deplorables here. Even the lowest pieces of shit like you are welcomed!
In reply to Quick, drag her into the… by YUNOSELL
Wipe the spittle off your screen.
In reply to Not to worry, you're among… by PitBullsRule
You being Exhibit A.
In reply to Not to worry, you're among… by PitBullsRule
"Quick, drag her into the meat department before anyone sees
sorry very bad joke"
Long-pig.....the other other white meat.
In reply to Quick, drag her into the… by YUNOSELL
Hillary and Soros will fight over the unborn fetal meat.
In reply to "Quick, drag her into the… by Automatic Choke
Yeah, I hope they don't eat her.
In reply to Quick, drag her into the… by YUNOSELL
this in a country with larger proven oil reserves than SA.
and STILL the people haven't burned down the presidential palaces; nor hanged the government officials/cops/army commanders from lampposts.
dictators everywhere watch and take careful notes: "hmmmm. guess we can push them even more than we first thought"
In reply to In your profile comment list… by peddling-fiction
Are the people allowed to buy and own guns?
In reply to this in a country with… by vato poco
Exactly.
In reply to Are the people allowed to… by Badsamm
Late Stone Age cultures conquered by late Iron Age cultures in Latin America were never displaced like they were in North America. Private property is a European concept. The understanding that the defense of those rights were key to survival never permeated indigenous cultures. The highly complex societies that arose in Latin America were theocracies ruled by god kings. In the less well organized societies, land was control by tribal leaders and allotted to their kinsmen and supporters on a rotational basis. With a few exceptions, the idea of a yeoman farmer was alien to indigenous cultures.
This is why Marxism and rule by oligarchs resonates throughout the region. The right of self-defense falls out of the purview of the collective. In the mind of the collective, there is no self. There is only the community. This all works right up and until the point the individual begins to starve. Then, the individual goes rouge and begins to take from others. He either flees the region or in time joins a new collective beginning the process all over again.
In reply to Are the people allowed to… by Badsamm
Christine Lagarde is oiling her skin just thinking about how many natural resources the IMF can pilfer in the coming bailout.
In reply to Thank Goldman Sachs!… by redmudhooch
By the look of Lagarde's 24/7 suntan, she also needs the sun's heat to get her blood moving, for 777 numerology and fallen jets, or sumpthin...
In reply to Christine Lagarde is oiling… by LetThemEatRand
Latin americans are pretty friendly in general. I do agree they should be causing the gov many more problems. Enough that they throw in the towel.
In reply to By the look of her 24/7… by peddling-fiction
I’ve noticed MANY of the elites have good tans, vit d and cure for cancer??? Ummmmm
In reply to By the look of her 24/7… by peddling-fiction
Long lamp shades?
In reply to Christine Lagarde is oiling… by LetThemEatRand
What a dyslexic idiot!
You're not supposed to shoot a pregnant girl.
You're supposed to shoot, to get her pregnant.
You know... Vidi, Vinci, Veni.
In reply to Thank Goldman Sachs!… by redmudhooch
You can thank Marx.
Das Kapital was published in 1867, socialists today are STILL espousing 150 years of provably failed ideas.
Socialism is clearly nothing more than a highly conservative religious ideology.
In reply to Thank Goldman Sachs!… by redmudhooch
Socialism always ends in failure with starvation and bullets. Nothing new here. Move along.
I wonder how many millions will starve or be assassinated this time around.
Venezuela has approx. 32 million people. Pol Pot killed (directly or indirectly) 1 to 3 million out of 8 million in Cambodia, so let's say the ratio is the same (1/8) in Venezuela.
(Soviet Union and China are too large to compare directly to Venezuela; Cambodia is a closer match.)
That should be 4 million dead.
In reply to Socialism always ends in… by HRH of Aquitaine 2.0
Sounds about the right ballpark.
In reply to I wonder how many millions… by dchang0
Socialists seem to have a pathological hatred for food in general.
"But it's not muh real Socialism" cries the braindead leftist.
No matter how many times it fails or how savage the consequences are.
Fucking retards.
In reply to Socialism always ends in… by HRH of Aquitaine 2.0
I do agree completely but one has to wonder if CIA was not involved somewhat.
Don't get me wrong Chavez was a fucking sociopathic retard and that's a bad combination.
In reply to Socialists seem to have a… by Scanderbeg
I'll take a heavy dose of Milton Friedman and Helicopter rides for pinkos over being starved to death by a Communist bus driver any day if that's what you mean.
And no, the C.I.A has nothing to do with the problems there. Every once in a while ZH's must accept that not everything that happens in the world is the US's fault.
The Chavistas mismanaged the oil sector, didn't invest properly(Venezuelan crude requires heavy refining) and then went on a wild spending spree during a period of high oil prices as if it would last forever.
When prices collapsed, imports spiked, the government could no longer afford those programs and predictably resorted to price controls, confiscation and mass inflation which destroyed the economy.
And now they're shooting starving pregnant women and raiding the zoo for horse meat.
Yet another Communist success story!
In reply to I do agree completely but… by Moe-Monay
Yes, there has been mismanagement, but to affirm that the "company" has not left its hoofprints for all to see is disingenious at best.
Even the current black pope is Venezuelan.
Coincidence or hint of top task to be completed?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_General_of_the_Society_of_Jesus
R.C. "Christian", are you entertained?
In reply to I'll take a heavy dose of… by Scanderbeg
> Every once in a while ZH's must accept that not everything that happens in the world is the US's fault.
Bears repeating... and upvoting...
ZH'er tend to vacillate between "it's all an evil (sometimes Ashkenazi) government conspiracy" vs. "these people in government are just too fucking incompetent to pull something like that off".
Weekends amplify this to an annoying level.
In reply to I'll take a heavy dose of… by Scanderbeg
Look for a similar end for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They are running out oil and cash.
Difference is that the USA arms KSA and sanctions VZ.
KSA can go to war to "fix" their problems.
In reply to > Every once in a while ZH's… by cheech_wizard
Sanctions don't help...
In reply to Socialists seem to have a… by Scanderbeg
capitalism always ends with debt and currency failure.
In reply to Socialism always ends in… by HRH of Aquitaine 2.0
Communism always ends in mass murder.
In reply to capitalism always ends with… by Justin Case
Under Capitalism, Man oppresses Man; under Communism, it's the reverse.
In reply to Communism always ends in… by Jethro
The last act of any government is to loot the nation.
In reply to Under Capitalism, Man… by Kone Wone
True, though we know why.
In reply to capitalism always ends with… by Justin Case
He only did so because of no fear of retaliation.
F U, You think Capitalism, Hyper Financization, Hyper Banking, Hyper Consumer Credit, Hyper Opium Wars, Hyper Cold War Politics, Hyper A-Symmetric Warfare when a nation or city puts it's bonds on the international market... is nice, fair, friendly, cordial, courteous, or kind to political reforms like social porgrams or national reforms for social progress....
Wow.
WOW.
What the hell are you smoking?
Bringing a nation down by financial means. It is so easy Khazar cavemen can do it.
In reply to F U, You think Capitalism,… by TeethVillage88s
Bernie Sanders loves this shit
Pagination