I'm a rational person. The reason why I don't support Sanders' positions is exactly because they would ruin my prosperity and the country. Why would I support some other policies that achieve the same end result?
You mean you wouldn't want this? What's wrong with you?
In Venezuela's capital, residents fear for their safety
CARACAS: Venezuela's capital, Caracas, has overtaken the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula as the most violent urban area in the world, according to an annual ranking published by a Mexican non-profit organisation.
One of the victims of violence in Caracas was Liliana Villegas. In 2009, the postgraduate student and mother of one was allegedly shot dead by four men on motorbikes. The four accused have still not faced a full trial because the authorities are overwhelmed by a backlog of cases.
Six years on, Liliana’s mother Miriam still mourns. "For as long as I live, it will be very hard, because she was all I had. She was my friend, my daughter, my companion, she was my everything. And in just one day, I lost her. What worries me is the fact that her son will never have a mother,” she said.
The Mexican non-profit organisation The Citizen's Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice said that in 2015, there were 119 murders in Caracas for every 100,000 people. Its murder rate surpassed the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula, which saw some improvements last year.
"Murder, kidnapping and armed robbery - those three crimes determine how violent a city is, and Venezuela, and specifically Caracas, has become the most dangerous city on the planet. The levels of violence are beyond comprehension,” said criminal lawyer Femin Marmol Garcia.
Said Miriam: "Here we don't have any protection or support from the government. My life was destroyed, half of me died when my daughter died, and that hurts. And her memory will live on in me, until I die. And if, after six years these criminals can be free after what they did, then that isn't justice."
However, the socialist government has insisted that the necessary measures are taken to stop the problem.
"There have been more than 17 security campaigns in the country from former President Hugo Chavez to current president Nicolas Maduro, who have tried to fight against insecurity in the city,” said Nickmer Evans, former advisor of Chavez’s government.
