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Politics Riots in Congress During the Debate on the Bases Law: They Are Not Protesters, They Are Savages
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Avocado
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Protesting is not a crime.
Protesting is not a crime - Buenos Aires Herald
President Javier Milei’s ley bases scraped through the Senate this week while a fierce repression by security forces raged outside, holding dozens under disproportionate charges
buenosairesherald.com
The problem is they did NOT arrest the people that set the car on fire and other major incidents.
GlasgowJohn
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The guy who set the car on fire was detained.
MikeRoss
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That is good! Meanwhile here in California you can do this to a police car and nothing happens to you. A total disgrace here in California.
Vince
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I agree. So much of the world is chaotic these days. The US is no exception. Scary to think people these days are not scared of the police. That police officer probably saved those kids lives. If he rushed them being so outnumbered he probably would have had to shoot them. I always tell my family that people here are more civilized than in the States. Many cities have everything locked up because people steal at the store in the US.
I often worry how things will be the day after the elections in November. It will be chaotic.
Vince
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Yes @Sunny not just Porteros but in general. But Porteros have a very strong union. Most when you fire them you have to pay quite a big sum of money. Some buildings don't have the money to pay them. Buildings are supposed to have those funds in reserve but many administrations are just horribly corrupt and unorganized.
Uncle Wong
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I saw today on X that they are going to make the rioters pay for the cost of the police force. But how will they force them to pay? Aren't these very poor groups?
How will they force them to pay?
How will they force them to pay?
Yes. no one is arguing that people that participated in the violence shouldn't get arrested. But there are reports of people not doing anything but filming getting arrested.
Uncle Wong
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Thank you Sunny. Argentina is such an interesting country and how all of these things work. I hope they are charged for this. It seems like if they don't have any penalty then people will do it again. They need to set a precedent.
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