Rio

I’m not saying Rio is a bad place but this is what I read about them today at Democracy Now’s website:

Rio is considered to be one of the world’s most dangerous cities and has a notoriously corrupt police force. Over 2,000 murders were reported in the city last year. According to the United Nations high commissioner for Human Rights. the Rio police committed one in five of the murders. Executions by police death squads are considered common. In July, 30 police officers in Rio were charged with homicide, after an investigation that implicated them in the formation of a death squad and unlawful killings.

I’m not sure how Chicago fares in those areas but somehow I bet it is not as bad. Be careful if you go down to watch the Olympics.

I haven’t written much about the trial because it has just been more testimony from doctors. Nothing interesting is happening. Hopefully the jury can start deliberating early next week.