Re: SOCIETY: The privatization of public security in South America?

From: Robert Coyote (coyyote@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Aug 16 2001 - 16:15:06 MDT


Looks like a possible glimpse into Americas near future...
Just out of curiosity, are private Brazilian citizens allowed to legally
possess firearms for self defense?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carlos Gonzalia" <gonzalia@cs.chalmers.se>
To: <extropians@extropy.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 2:39 PM
Subject: SOCIETY: The privatization of public security in South America?

> This is an interesting article, and the phenomenon it describes is a sad
sign
> of the extent to which the upper classes increasingly see themselves as a
> completely separate entity from the rest of their countrymen when it comes
to
> security issues. The article only addresses Brazil, where the situation is
> quite marked, but a similar development can be seen in Argentina and Chile
> to my best knowledge. Cheaper technologies for security are a big factor,
of
> course, and perhaps the most interesting aspect of this for the list.
>
> http://www.economist.com/World/la/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=740145
>
> -Carlos
>
>



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