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A new species of fruit falls from trees in Caracas
By Guillermo Casanova on Apr 19, 2008 | In Uncategorized, Venezuela, News | Send feedback »
Forget about mangoes, tangerines, oranges, lemons, avocados, guava, passion fruit… the “Great” Caracas area now has a new kind of fruit that falls from trees and they are alive, and are heavy, and grab women’s purses, chains, watches and scare the hell out of their unaware victims.
This is happening in Guarenas, about 30 minutes from Caracas (when there is no traffic, and 2 or more hours in rush time).
Thieves have found a new way of robbing people, mostly women; they hide up in trees and when the victims are within reach, they jump, grab, and run… victims just don’t react after such kind of robbery, would you?
Residents of Guarenas have become stoic and see robberies, assaults, murders as part of their everyday life. That has diminished denounces of crimes to police. People simply don’t believe police will solve any crime, so why ask for help? Unfortunately, as I was once told, unless there is blood, or the stolen objects are very important, police won’t even investigate.
And, what have the citizens of Guarenas done? Prune trees.
Meanwhile, Chávez and his followers insist that our real problem is Imperialism, Oligarchy, and that communism is the panacea… sure, that’s why Cubans, North Koreans… live much better than all the people in the free world!
So, if you must walk in Guarenas, look down, for holes in the pavement, look both sides, to avoid getting run over by motorcycles, and now look up, not for meteorites, but for thieves from the trees.
Link to original News Source (in Spanish)
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