Woman, 80, trampled to death in Venezuelan supermarket stampede

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/venezuela/11832443/Woman-80-trampled-to-death-in-Venezuelan-supermarket-stampede.html ^ | By Reuters 5:16AM BST 29 Aug 2015 | By Reuters 5:16AM BST 29 Aug 2015

[Kartographer]

An 80-year-old Venezuelan woman died, possibly from trampling, in a scrum outside a state supermarket selling subsidized goods, the opposition and media said on Friday. The melee at the store in Sabaneta, the birthplace of former Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, was the latest such incident in the South American nation where economic hardship and food shortages are creating long queues and scuffles.

The opposition Democratic Unity coalition said Maria Aguirre died and another 75 people were injured – including five security officials – in chaotic scenes when National Guard troops sought to control a 5,000-strong crowd with teargas.

“Due to the shortage of food … the desperation is enormous,” local opposition politician Andres Camejo said, according to the coalition’s website. It published a photo of an elderly woman’s body lying inert on a concrete floor.

Camejo said thieves had also attacked the crowd, members of which were seeking to buy cheap food on offer at an outlet of the state’s Mercal supermarket chain in Barinas state.

[867V309]

Prepping will only get you so far. When your neighbors find out you got some good stuff, you’ll thank me.

Try to follow: I'm FOR prepping and FOR self defense. They are the same thing. Think about it!

[tumblindice]

Canned spam too! It can really jazz up a rice meal.
And it keeps your coat shiny.

[867V309]

Care to say who that is?

?

Liquid Smoke. Don't drop and break the bottle on your kitchen floor. Your entire house will smell like a wood stove back draft.

You can probably find it in the local spice section of your grocery store.

Sure. everyone knows that stuff. It makes me break out. Seriously, I'm ancient and it makes me break out. Can't do it.

[Marcella]

“Did a majority of the Venezuelan people actually vote for him?”

I expect a ballot there could be traced to the person who dropped it in the ballot box. If you wanted to continue to live you voted for the guy who had control over your living or dying.

[ilovesarah2012]

unless snow is in the forecast.

[usconservative]

In socialist societies, people wait to buy bread. In capitalist societies, the bread waits for people.

Whoever the Republican Candidate ends up being, your line (above) should be #1 in their arsenal of retorts.

[demshateGod]

Agreed. Civilization is more than just government.

[familyop]

"Hmmm. Trump called Huma's husband Weener a perv.
That's flying pretty close to the flame."

I tend to be more analytical than most, and to favor the few politicians who have records to show that they cut government spending and repealed or otherwise defeated regulations. I didn't even have any "action figure" as a kid, much less any dolls. Yeah, that's "boring" to many, but it just is. I don't watch television, either.

[demshateGod]

But you wrote “buy gold.” I’m not sure what good gold will be.

[Marcella]

“Ammo. It’ll get you anything you want.”

Yes, it will get you dead.

[867V309]

But you wrote “buy gold.” I’m not sure what good gold will be.

I wrote "Buy gold. It’s very filling." Sorry you missed the joke.

[867V309]

I tend to be more analytical than most, and to favor the few politicians who have records to show that they cut government spending and repealed or otherwise defeated regulations. I didn't even have any "action figure" as a kid, much less any dolls. Yeah, that's "boring" to many, but it just is. I don't watch television, either.

Huh?

[PA Engineer]

Yes, it will get you dead.

Ditto.

[LucyT]

In socialist societies, people wait to buy bread. In capitalist societies, the bread waits for people.

[SaveFerris]

Add in some rice to those beans and spices and you got yourself a fine meal!

[SaveFerris]

I feel sorry for those people - their gov’t starves them, feeds them propaganda all the time and turns them into weapons.

My father had to go up against some of them during the KW.

Sorry, off topic. Just a shame. But I have no doubt that SK must stay on its toes constantly. I’ve known a few SK’s - pretty good folks.

[SaveFerris]

Yes, it’s an early head-start. TFTP.

[Marcella]

“Add in some rice to those beans and spices and you got yourself a fine meal!”

Add rice to those beans and you have PROTEIN your body needs to function.

[SaveFerris]

[Revelation 13 does not seem that far off]

Probably isn’t.

[Rome2000]

I don t think the idiot in the WH can even drive a bus.

Maduro is actually less useless than Obama