Peru criminalizes defending the water.
If you never get closer to oppression than having to pay tax and wear a seatbelt count yourself lucky.
The crapitalust system that you worship isn't so kind to everybody.
Some people have to give their lives struggling to free themselves from the system that rewards you so well.
Remember that the next time you spend 10usd on a stinkin' coffee, eh?
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Harsh sentencing of Aymara leader reveals the politics of criminalization in Peru
Aymara leader sentenced to 7 years for protesting against a Canadian mining project
by Sian Cowman and Aldo Orellana Lopez
July 26, 2017
This past month, eighteen Aymara community leaders endured the final stages of a trial that had them facing up to 28 years in prison and massive fines for their alleged roles in the 2011 ‘Aymarazo’ protests against the Santa Ana silver mine on the Peru-Bolivia border.
The group of Aymara leaders stood accused of obstructing public services, disturbing the peace, and committing aggravated extortion against the state.
Seventeen of the accused were acquitted of all charges; however, on July 18, Walter Aduviri was sentenced to 7 years in prison and ordered to pay a 2 million sol fine (over $600,000).
His lawyer, Martin Ticona, speaking to the crowds in Puno after final sentencing, indicated irregularities in the judicial process and said that they will appeal Aduviri's sentencing.
The prosecutor, Juan Monzon Mamani, also intends to appeal the decision for reasons that are not yet clear.
Aymara Branded as Criminals for Resistance against Mining
Initially, 100 Aymara had criminal investigations brought against them after the Aymarazo protests in the southeastern region of Puno.
The investigations were dropped against 82 of the Aymara, leaving just eighteen to stand trial.
They had all been equally charged with obstruction of public services, disturbing the peace, and aggravated extortion.
On June 28, the accusations were withdrawn against eight leaders including Francisca Sarmiento, the only woman charged due to lack of evidence.
Ten went on to face sentencing; but only Aduviri was found guilty, for the charge of disturbing the peace.
The story continues here: https://intercontinentalcry.org/politics-criminalization-peru/
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These things are normal in Latino countries. People expect so much from the government in the way of social programs but think that the money just falls out of the sky. They hardly understand that taxation goes to pay for the social programs that help support them. One day they'll be protesting against the government giving out a mining contract to a foreign company and then the next day they will complain that there isn't enough health care services or that the roads going to their communities are bad.
All hail crapitalism,...
Capitalism is the best thing that ever happened to mankind!
Well, for a select few, it sure has been.
Probably you should go live in another country for awhile. I've spent many years living in different cultures and interacting with those same cultures outside of the regular touristic way. It might open your eyes to actually spend real time living in a country other than your own.
Does the seven years I spent outside the united snakes count?
I'm expatriating, again, just as quick as I can.
Depends on where you spent those 7 years. If you spent any time in 3rd world countries you should have been able to see that man is NOT inherently good.
Did you ever watch Lord of the Flies? This is such an accurate depiction of human society. We will always create little groups of people, attempt to govern each other, opine on issues and have more than the next person.
We need to embrace that which you think is a bad quality - it has allowed us to build skyscrapers, bridges, invent steel, make aluminum metal and put satellites in space. These things would not have happened with someone being the boss and the exchange of work/service/labor for money.