News for today's 2018

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofGU91LJOE8LuzcwvrSCLdl0pYAedHVkU1rGycNzjfI9vYBU7sSJ2S-uzqXaNp6mOK5TrR38wBB_Y90g8RrBu9V0P4IK0GYKerLKoJlINhYtqPejsc3Lra2gIARjHAkOzZQB2_NqLP6Jz/s1600/argentina-flag.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofGU91LJOE8LuzcwvrSCLdl0pYAedHVkU1rGycNzjfI9vYBU7sSJ2S-uzqXaNp6mOK5TrR38wBB_Y90g8RrBu9V0P4IK0GYKerLKoJlINhYtqPejsc3Lra2gIARjHAkOzZQB2_NqLP6Jz/s200/argentina-flag.gif" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">2011 October elections in ARGENTINA </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Crime rate and public security debate – a political tool to steer fear and gain votes</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: orange;">Tasa de criminalidad y el debate de la seguridad pública - una herramienta política para dirigir el miedo y ganar votos</span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal">You can tell when it’s General Election Year in Argentina, because it’s the period when the political debate about public insecurity and increased crime rates celebrate their resurrection, triggered by the political opposition parties and the media supporting them.<br /><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: orange;">Se puede decir cuando es año de elecciones generales en Argentina, porque es el período en el que  el debate político sobre la inseguridad pública y las tasas de aumento de la delincuencia celebran su resurrección, provocada por los partidos políticos de oposición y los medios de comunicación que los apoyan.</span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDMDGJpxZ29HqMpQxLZUtUBoxuyWIhyphenhyphennoaOxfqKxjW6NuFEEJekpggT54MEeRcUeBd0gPDzWSnhbfda37yCoHh1NoLHr8GSk6lxnbX3VjfaRIRxSzTAjbD08NNo03JgPsB3s1Km9IQpHs/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDMDGJpxZ29HqMpQxLZUtUBoxuyWIhyphenhyphennoaOxfqKxjW6NuFEEJekpggT54MEeRcUeBd0gPDzWSnhbfda37yCoHh1NoLHr8GSk6lxnbX3VjfaRIRxSzTAjbD08NNo03JgPsB3s1Km9IQpHs/s200/images.jpg" width="173" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Mark my words, in the next months to come there will not be one week wasted in which print and TV media are going to showcase how unsafe and dangerous Buenos Aires and Argentina in general have become.<br /><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: orange;">Marquen mis palabras, en los próximos meses por venir, no habrá pasado una semana en la que los medios impresos y la televisión no muestren lo insegura y peligrosa que Buenos Aires y toda la república Argentina se han convertido.</span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">If one watches main news channel <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">TN (TODO NOTICIAS),</b> belonging to the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CLARIN Media</b> Group who allegedly is in disagreement with the current Government, one soon realizes that their news coverage is focused on portraying a crime invested country. In general it seems that the channel is set to emphasis on “negative” news coverage, for one hardly sees them reporting positive topics regarding Buenos Aires or Argentina.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: orange;">Si uno mira principalmente el  canal de noticias </span><b style="color: orange;">TN (Todo Noticias)</b><span style="color: orange;">, perteneciente al </span><b style="color: orange;">Grupo Clarín</b><span style="color: orange;">, un  medio de comunicación que supuestamente está en desacuerdo con el actual Gobierno, uno se da cuenta de que su cobertura de noticias se centra en retratar a un país ahogado en crimen. En general, parece que el canal se focaliza con énfasis en la cobertura "negativa" de noticias, porque rara vez  vemos  la presentación de informes sobre temas positivos en Buenos Aires o Argentina.</span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the other hand there are the opposition politicians who utilize this topic to their advantage by constantly reminding the public, with the help of the media, on how unsafe the country is.  TV exposure as well as public appearances are welcome tools. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">  <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: orange;"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Por otro lado,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>están los políticos de la oposición que utilizan este tema para su ventaja recordando constantemente a la opinión pública, con la ayuda de los medios de comunicación, sobre la inseguridad en el país. La exposición mediática y las apariciones púbicas son<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>herramientas muy bienvenidas. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Constant exposure to bad news regarding crime rate increase and insecurity triggers fear in people, something politicians use to try to gain votes by promising to tackle the problem.  </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: orange;">La exposición constante a las malas noticias respecto al aumento de la tasa de criminalidad y la inseguridad,  provoca miedo en la gente, los políticos lo usan para tratar de ganar votos con la promesa de abordar el problema.</span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i>Francisco de Narvaez, a local politician running for a post in the upcoming elections, for example distributes flyers in which he offers advices to citizens on how to avoid being mugged, robbed etc  instead of trying to provide a solution on how he will tackle the root of the problem.</i><br /><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: orange;">Francisco de Narváez, un político local que se presenta para un puesto en las próximas elecciones, por ejemplo, distribuye volantes en los que ofrece consejos a los ciudadanos sobre cómo evitar ser asaltado, robado, etc en lugar de tratar de ofrecer una solución en la forma en que abordará la raíz del problema.</span><br style="color: orange;" /><span style="color: orange;"> </span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b>Needless to say if people are permanently exposed through media and politicians, to such topic, sooner or later they will believe that life in Buenos Aires is dangerous, even if they themselves have not fallen victim to a violent crime. </b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYv0ZlCNbi6ccgLrmx72FlNLe8PXdwEflrKTWaMzOz4V5yCqJd_u80k779zsx0gDMDq0YxyR_Tq-ns6baPb_xc7nFfYhhcg4z_6OHXkekktRZP0XBL2bJoUstqzH5CTArAMjsv3FAbdJvW/s1600/photo3B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYv0ZlCNbi6ccgLrmx72FlNLe8PXdwEflrKTWaMzOz4V5yCqJd_u80k779zsx0gDMDq0YxyR_Tq-ns6baPb_xc7nFfYhhcg4z_6OHXkekktRZP0XBL2bJoUstqzH5CTArAMjsv3FAbdJvW/s200/photo3B.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><b style="color: orange;">Huelga decir que si las personas están permanentemente expuestas a través de los medios de comunicación y los políticos, a tal asunto, tarde o temprano se va a creer que la vida en Buenos Aires es peligrosa, incluso si ellos mismos no han sido víctimas de un crimen violento.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </b><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">One should not forget that approximately 40% of the entire Argentine population lives in and around Buenos Aires, thus it is obvious that in such dens area the crime rate is higher than in rural areas, no matter what security measures a government implements. Nevertheless public insecurity and increased crime rates are a worldwide phenomenon, which need to be addressed. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: orange;">No hay que olvidar que aproximadamente el 40% de la población total de Argentina está en Buenos Aires y alrededores, por lo tanto es obvio que en la zona de tanta densidad el índice de criminalidad es más alto que en las zonas rurales, no importa qué medidas de seguridad implementa un gobierno. Sin embargo, la inseguridad pública y las tasas de aumento de la delincuencia son  un fenómeno mundial, que es necesario abordar.</span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </span><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">As for Argentina there is a lot of room for improvement but if one looks at statistics the picture <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">looks definitely different than local media and the opposition parties in Argentina try to sell to the public.</b><br /><span lang="ES" style="color: orange; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">En cuanto a la Argentina hay mucho margen de mejora, pero si uno <b>mira algunas estadísticas la situaciones se ve definitivamente diferente a la cual<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>los medios de comunicación locales y los partidos de oposición en la Argentina tratan de vender al público.</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Out of 16 Latin American states, Argentina is ranked as the 2<sup>rd</sup> safest, together with Cuba. Only Chile outranks Argentina and thus is considered the safest country in LATAM. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br /><span style="color: orange;">De los 16 Estados de América Latina, Argentina está clasificada como la 2da más segura, junto con Cuba. Sólo Chile supera a Argentina y por lo tanto es considerado el país más seguro de LATAM.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Crime rate per 100,000 inhabitants<br /><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: orange;">Tasa de criminalidad por cada 100.000 habitantes</span><br style="color: orange;" /><span style="color: orange;"> </span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">El      Salvador 77</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="ES-AR" style="font-size: 12pt;">Honduras 67</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="ES-AR" style="font-size: 12pt;">Guatemala 52</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="ES-AR" style="font-size: 12pt;">Venezuela 49</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="ES-AR" style="font-size: 12pt;">Colombia 35</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="ES-AR" style="font-size: 12pt;">Panama 24</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="ES-AR" style="font-size: 12pt;">Brazil 22</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="ES-AR" style="font-size: 12pt;">Dominican Republic 22</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="ES-AR" style="font-size: 12pt;">Ecuador 19</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="ES-AR" style="font-size: 12pt;">Mexico 15</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="ES-AR" style="font-size: 12pt;">Nicaragua 13</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="ES-AR" style="font-size: 12pt;">Bolivia 11</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span lang="ES-AR" style="font-size: 12pt;">Costa Rica 11</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Argentina      5.5</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Cuba      5.5</span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Chile      1.7</span></li></ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Internationally Argentina ranks 55<sup>th</sup> out of 135 nations, with Iraq ranking No. 1 with the world highest crime rate and Morocco with the lowest crime rate.      </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Looking at Argentines crime rate development of the last 10 years, one will see a steady decline. 2002, the year Argentina defaulted naturally showed the highest crime rate, but with the economy improving also the crime rate declined and is currently at 5.5.<br />  <div class="MsoNormal" style="color: orange;"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Argentina ocupa el puesto 55o internacional de 135 países, con Irak rankeado como el<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>N º 1,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>con la tasa de criminalidad más altas del mundo y Marruecos con la menor tasa de delincuencia.<br />En cuanto al desarrollo de la tasa de criminalidad de los últimos 10 años de la república Argentina, se verá una disminución constante. 2002, año en que Argentina dejó de pagar, naturalmente, mostró que la tasa de criminalidad<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>fue la más alta, pero con la mejora de la economía también la tasa de criminalidad se redujo y se encuentra actualmente en 5,5.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jwzhl4xrVTbNlmprKBYmO0VPEX0I2tSaiPVHtW9xsd-gbxtXOQmhI_2p1SUO-utfhxNWr4utwspKObTlzfVNa2PmEG2BRFzod5NlZaAX1WXrr155_Rfjx2wV4-KGUjQBZeDB1SEIF3Gk/s1600/homicide_world_rates_700px.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7jwzhl4xrVTbNlmprKBYmO0VPEX0I2tSaiPVHtW9xsd-gbxtXOQmhI_2p1SUO-utfhxNWr4utwspKObTlzfVNa2PmEG2BRFzod5NlZaAX1WXrr155_Rfjx2wV4-KGUjQBZeDB1SEIF3Gk/s400/homicide_world_rates_700px.gif" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div style="border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-element: para-border-div; padding: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in;">2000  2001  2002  2003     2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009  2010</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt; padding: 0in;">7.2      8.4      9.5     7.9      6.3      5.8     5.3     5.3     5.8      5.5     5.5     </div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Source: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate#cite_note-67">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate#cite_note-67</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Looking at these figures it becomes obvious that economic growth reduces crime, as has been the case in Argentina for the last 8 years, crime is on the decline. For the opposition admitting this fact during election year however would be devastating and thus playing with the fear of the people by using the “crime rate card” is only obvious.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="hps" style="color: orange;"><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">En cuanto a</span></span><span lang="ES" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">estas cifras, </span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">se hace evidente</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">que el crecimiento económico</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">reduce</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">la delincuencia,</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">como</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">ha sido el caso</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">en la Argentina</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">durante los últimos 8</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">años,</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">la delincuencia va en</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">declive.</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">Para la oposición,</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">admitir</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">este hecho</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">durante el</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">año electoral,</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">sin embargo,</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">sería devastador</span><span style="color: orange;">, y </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">por lo tanto</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">jugar con</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">el miedo</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">de las personas</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">mediante el uso de</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">la "tarjeta de</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">tasa de criminalidad</span><span style="color: orange;">" </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">sólo es</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">obvio.</span><br /><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Food for Thought</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Using the “crime rate” as a political tool not only is a phenomenon in Argentina but is also used extensively in many countries across the globe.  Of course one cannot compare Argentina with Austria for example but media and politicians tend to exaggerate the situation in Argentina. The only way to reduce crime is to provide social security and economic stability<br /><br />  <div class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="hps"><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;">Alimento para el Pensamiento</span></span></b><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><br /><br /><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">Utilizando el</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">"</span><span style="color: orange;">índice de criminalidad" </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">como una herramienta política</span><span style="color: orange;">, no sólo </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">es un fenómeno</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">en Argentina, pero</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">también se utiliza ampliamente</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">en muchos países</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">de todo el mundo</span><span style="color: orange;">. </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">Por supuesto</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">no se puede comparar</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">a Argentina con</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">Austria</span><span style="color: orange;">, por ejemplo, </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">pero</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">los medios de comunicación</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">y los políticos tienden</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">a exagerar</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">la situación en</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">Argentina.</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">La única manera de</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">reducir el crimen</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">es proporcionar</span><span style="color: orange;"> </span><span class="hps" style="color: orange;">seguridad social y económica</span></span><span lang="ES-AR" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-AR;"></span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><b></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sources</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">:  </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://www.unodc.org/">http://www.unodc.org/</a></span></div>

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