The following 3 things have happenned lately, and could be coincidence, but nevertheless it might be wise for those of us who can to be careful.
1) I never mentioned it but when my missing uncle was found, he was found in police custody, naked and badly beaten. This is not surprising given how aggressive he can be when he is off his meds, and the police claimed they found him that way in a public park, which is also not so hard to believe.
2) I was pulled over on the 27 de Feb. on Sunday by two plainclothes PN on a motorcycle, they asked to see my car's papers and started insisting the papers were wrong, needed more stamps, etc. (not true) just giving me a general hassle until finally they got bored with my 1-word responses and refusal to argue with them and went away. There was absolutely no reason for them to pull me over and in 5 years in Santiago this has never happenned before.
3) Yesterday my store's messenger was arrested for no reason while on his routes, beaten to a pulp, asked to confess to being a motorcycle purse-snatcher smothered with a plastic bag, beaten again, and when he pointed to his work uniform as proof that he was just making rounds for our store the uniform was torn from him and ripped to shreds, and he was beaten and smothered again. He is now at the Palacio de "Justicia" with our company attorney filing a complaint.
So is it just me, or do the police seem a little restless lately?
1) I never mentioned it but when my missing uncle was found, he was found in police custody, naked and badly beaten. This is not surprising given how aggressive he can be when he is off his meds, and the police claimed they found him that way in a public park, which is also not so hard to believe.
2) I was pulled over on the 27 de Feb. on Sunday by two plainclothes PN on a motorcycle, they asked to see my car's papers and started insisting the papers were wrong, needed more stamps, etc. (not true) just giving me a general hassle until finally they got bored with my 1-word responses and refusal to argue with them and went away. There was absolutely no reason for them to pull me over and in 5 years in Santiago this has never happenned before.
3) Yesterday my store's messenger was arrested for no reason while on his routes, beaten to a pulp, asked to confess to being a motorcycle purse-snatcher smothered with a plastic bag, beaten again, and when he pointed to his work uniform as proof that he was just making rounds for our store the uniform was torn from him and ripped to shreds, and he was beaten and smothered again. He is now at the Palacio de "Justicia" with our company attorney filing a complaint.
So is it just me, or do the police seem a little restless lately?