• 16-year-old girl accused of killing a taxi driver, beaten and burned alive by lynch mob in Rio Bravo
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[IMG]http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article10271701.ece/alternates/w620/guatemala-new.jpg[/IMG] [url]http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/16yearold-girl-beaten-and-burned-alive-by-lynch-mob-in-rio-bravo-guatemala-10271668.html[/url] [QUOTE]A 16 year old girl has been beaten and burned to death in Guatemala by a lynch mob, after she was accused of killing a taxi driver.A horrifying video of the attack has been circulated widely in Guatemala, and shows images of the girl being punched and kicked by a large group of vigilantes. After the beating, one of the mob covers the young girl in petrol and sets her on fire. After writhing in pain, the girl finally dies. The incident took place in a village in the Rio Bravo municipality of Guatemala, in Central America. According to Guatemalan news site Tiempo, the girl was accused of being part of a group that killed motorcycle taxi driver Carlos Enrique González Noriega, 68. The group reportedly fled after attacking Noriega, but the girl was caught, and immediately set upon by the vigilantes. What is most shocking about the video is the make-up of the crowd - as well as the men who beat and attack her, the video shows young children and elderly women looking on as the girl is murdered. [/QUOTE]
Guilty or not, a blood thirsty mob is frightening - they can do a lot of damage all under the assumption that their motive is actually right
[quote]Violent lynchings, which often involve the victims being burned alive, are a fact of life in Guatemala - in March, two men were lynched in the village of Saquiyá, around 100 miles away from Rio Bravo, after they were accused of stealing a car.[/quote] Holy shit, these people really do [I]not[/I] mess around.
I understand that Cops aren't the best in Guatemala but violent vigilantism is never the answer
[QUOTE=Michael haxz;47786485]I understand that Cops aren't the best in Guatemala but violent vigilantism is never the answer[/QUOTE] I disagree, vigilantism can be the answer, but it's always the very last course of action you can take, generally in response to an inept and/or corrupt government. This clearly wasn't the last possible course of action.
there is a video of this on liveleak, its as fucked up as you can imagine.
[QUOTE=Wizards Court;47786504]there is a video of this on liveleak, its as fucked up as you can imagine.[/QUOTE] just saw it, it's absolutely terrible. at least some suspects have been found for it.
This is just another reason to appreciate in where you live.
I'm not sure I understand - the punishment for being part of a group killing is by killed by a group? Is one of these executioners next for the block then?
[QUOTE=Lium;47786581]I'm not sure I understand - the punishment for being part of a group killing is by killed by a group? Is one of these executioners next for the block then?[/QUOTE] Humanity - Fighting fire with fire since ever
A mob like that is terrifying, it's one of those things you like to think it is something of the past, not something that still happens today.
[QUOTE=Lium;47786581]I'm not sure I understand - the punishment for being part of a group killing is by killed by a group? Is one of these executioners next for the block then?[/QUOTE] Mobs aren't best known for their logic and rational thinking.
As fucked up as it sounds, I at least hope she was guilty...
[QUOTE=Michael haxz;47786485]I understand that Cops aren't the best in Guatemala but violent vigilantism is never the answer[/QUOTE] Is there an extent to which cops must be nonexistent before we are permitted to take matters into our own hands? If cops didn't exist at all, must we then stand around and do nothing?
one of my biggest all time fears, i even have nightmares about it, is being completely surrounded by strangers and having them injure and then kill me. just like in the video. like having people all group up on me and kill me makes me so fucking terrified just from the concept of being completely helpless to save myself and knowing nobody in the crowd has any sympathy.
[QUOTE=Wizards Court;47786504]there is a video of this on liveleak, its as fucked up as you can imagine.[/QUOTE] I didn't expect them to light her on fire twice.
Damn this stuff just makes you want to leave the planet.
[QUOTE=Warship;47786763]As fucked up as it sounds, I at least hope she was guilty...[/QUOTE] Doesn't even matter if she's guilty or not. No matter how reprehensible a crime you commit, no one fucking deserves to die this way. Imagine how horrible it must have been?
[QUOTE=Wizards Court;47786504]there is a video of this on liveleak, its as fucked up as you can imagine.[/QUOTE] I saw the preview on live leak it's looks really messed up so I didn't click it.
[QUOTE=Lium;47786581]I'm not sure I understand - the punishment for being part of a group killing is by killed by a group? Is one of these executioners next for the block then?[/QUOTE] Yes, it's like a contact-disease. Someone kills someone, then someone else kills them, etc. Soon there will be nobody left is Guatemala.
[QUOTE=download;47786496]I disagree, vigilantism can be the answer, but it's always the very last course of action you can take, generally in response to an inept and/or corrupt government. This clearly wasn't the last possible course of action.[/QUOTE] People may click 'dumb' but you're right. In the absence of timely lawful authority and justice, people can and will and should do it themselves. Just saying "vigilante justice is wrong" and walking away as if that means anything is what is dumb. This kind of stuff doesn't happen when the law has a real presence in people's daily lives.
I can see justification for a mob of angry people wanting justice when there's a lack of law enforcement but to burn someone like that takes a special kind of sick.
At least it was faster than the rest. They were tied to a tree and fed to ants.
[QUOTE=Michael haxz;47786485]I understand that Cops aren't the best in Guatemala but violent vigilantism is never the answer[/QUOTE] It sort of is in Central America. You can say that high and mighty when you're in a system that actual functions, but that isn't the case for a lot of that region and the choice is to go take matters in your own hands, or go through a system that's massively corrupt and operates on a system of bribery and extortion. This is the region where the lines between cartel and police are blurry. It's not like the Western world where you can just call 911 and expect adequate service.
I just watched the video and oh my god, that's fucking sick. That whole crowd mentality is monstrous. I wonder if they're capable of feeling guilt?
South America is such a lovely place
[QUOTE=Complifused;47788320]South America is such a lovely place[/QUOTE] Takes a special kind of retard to confuse Central America with South America.
I really feel for the parents finding out their daughter had to go this way...She was a child for fucks sake.
[QUOTE=Nikota;47788251]It sort of is in Central America. You can say that high and mighty when you're in a system that actual functions, but that isn't the case for a lot of that region and the choice is to go take matters in your own hands, or go through a system that's massively corrupt and operates on a system of bribery and extortion. This is the region where the lines between cartel and police are blurry. It's not like the Western world where you can just call 911 and expect adequate service.[/QUOTE] That doesn't mean you should go on witch hunts for criminals and torture and kill the first person that is accused.
It says that she was accused, doesn't that mean she could also have been innocent?
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