This cartoon appeared in La Razon, August 9, 2011. A police officer is caught in the act of “receiving” a bribe and yells help when two municipal guards were reprimanding him. A mob of policemen comes in rescue, while hitting one of the municipal guards… on top a sign reads “police in campaign to improve their image…
Category: Crime and Violence
Check out!! Bolivian police credibility, August 2011
This cartoon reflects by far the Bolivian public opinion regarding how we view the Bolivian Police Force. La Prensa, August 8, 2011. You can see the title… “Police credibility” Daily robberies, narco trafficking, increasing gangs’ presence in lower-income neighborhoods, and corruption are among the causes for such appreciation. Sad reality, as security and safety in Bolivian…
Bolivian government lost the compass…
This statement summarizes what former elected Vice-President Victor Hugo Cardenas said, in a radio program –Panamericana- on Sunday August 7, 2011: Governmental messages leave a feeling of uncertainty and confrontation. Cardenas said that the messages from the authorities during the National festivities and the Army anniversary leave a sensation of uncertainty and confrontation, and also…
Increasing violence and crime, Bolivia 2011
This cartoon appeared in El Diario, August 4, 2011. It shows two smiling thieves, a frightened citizen and two policemen passing by with filing folders under their arms. One of the thieves says: “shss, don’t yell, they will not notice you, can’t you see they are desk police?” Crime and violence have been scalating in Bolivia….
In Bolivia: Hectic month during June 2011!!
127 social conflicts in Bolivia, were recorded in June 2011!!! UNIR Foundation registered those social unrest clashes. Their report notices the “significant” participation of women. Many of the June conflicts share a common element: “existence of social demands for access to resources and means of subsistence; as evidenced by the controversies for the control over…
Is Bolivia turning into a CONTINENTAL DUMP?
This cartoon is from El Diario ( Aug 2, 2011). It shows how few people get rich thorough illegal imports and basically recycled, trash goods. While both of them are seating in front of a big pile of money, they are counting lots of money. The first person says “… we already converted the country…
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