The lack
of presence of law enforcement officers during the riots caused fear in the
inhabitants of many outlying areas of Santiago.
"I
have engraved the image of my son with a stick trying to defend my house. This
was chaos, a war without authority".
Ema
Sepúlveda, 43, stands next to her son Joaquin, 19, in the front yard of her
house. Around it, there is only cement, some dumps and dust.
This
small space is located in the villa Eucaliptus, one of the many towns that make
up the commune of La Pintana, in Santiago, Chile.
This is
one of the poorest areas that exist in the South American country. Here, the
law of the strongest governs, of which he has more weapons to defend his
territory.
Health
and education are precarious, and people who have jobs receive miserable
salaries.
SOURCE: BBC
