Chiclayo
Peru (AP) All of Chiclayo is reeling with shock and disbelief this morning over
the ruthless massacre of eight city construction workers on Chinchaysuyo Ave
yesterday afternoon. According to a police department spokesperson, the workers
were apparently forced to line up against a wall and were then savagely gunned
down.
Asked
if there were any leads as to the murderer’s identities, the spokesperson said,
“…we know who is responsible. It’s a rival gang of construction workers from
neighboring La Victoria. For months now they have been stealing sand and gravel
from our project site late at night. Two days ago we placed night security
guards on the site to stop the thieves. We never imagined they would resort to
an act this desperate and despicable over a few shovels full of sand and
gravel.”
When
asked what happens next, the spokesperson replied, “First we will mourn for our
brave fallen workers. Then, when they least expect it, La Victoria will
experience a defeat so crushing they will never be able to bother anyone again!
Vengeance will be ours!!”
Okay…you’ve
probably guessed the above was written tongue-in-cheek – that there was no
massacre. But the thing is I actually thought something was drastically wrong
when I initially saw bodies sprawled on the sidewalk, looking as if they’d been
placed there for collection. And there were several more groups just like them
over the next three blocks. They laid there as if they were dead while passersby
had to walk in the street to get around them. I’m not being critical because
this is Peru and customs are different here. It’s just that I can’t imagine
seeing anything like that in the USA. Sure, city workers take breaks, but they
and their bosses are aware that tax payers are looking at them so are a little
more discrete about their image.
Tom
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