Rising crime rates in Buenos Aires

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Have never seen cars for sale with water bottles on the roofs! Maybe they don’t like Palermo and stay away?

In argentina the water bottle on roof of car is a known signal that the car is for sale. No for sale sign is needed. https://dreamgolive.wordpress.com/2012/06/08/so-…r-in-argentina/

Quote from GlasgowJohn

As aficionado points out they are present in several barrios selling cars. But would you buy a second-hand car from a gitano who doesn't have a commercial office?

Right. Not something I would do. Also common to hear stories of car buying swindles. Hard to know if true or just typical stereotype or prejudice.

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In argentina the water bottle on roof of car is a known signal that the car is for sale.

Very common in this town. I've no idea if they're gypsies or not though.

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Very common in this town. I've no idea if they're gypsies or not though.

Right, I was not specific enough. First, the bottles are known sign in Argentina of an automobile for sale regardless the sellers background or group affiliation. Second point, which I originally posted, is that used cars, sometimes seen as a group of bottled covered cars, are often mentioned as an industry where Gitanos are involved.

Fascinating. Maybe the 21st century version of the hobo signals that used stacked stones, in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

It is really disheartening to read these news. How much is a life worth in Argentina?

Nor the victims' life, nor the killer seem to have any. The victims', obviously were worthless in the eyes of the killer, less worth than a motorcycle (I am pretty sure the value of the vehicle was very little) and his own life was even worth risking for such a cheap prey.

One has to 'hope' he was on drug or something, because I can't bear myself to think why so many criminals do accomplish these crimes and take on lives so carelessly.

This is the kind of news you don't read about in Europe that make me question our life here. We can shrug our shoulders and tell ourselves "it was in another neighborhood", "I don't have a bike, anyway" but the truth is that it could happen to anyone over anything.

Very true, serafina . Splinter , what, if anything, is known about the crime scene the day before?

This really is alarming.

Destructive as well as greedy.

Aye, the women don't mess about here. They're tougher than the men!!

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Aye, the women don't mess about here. They're tougher than the men!!

Is Mrs UK Man a native of Chivilcoy?

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Is Mrs UK Man a native of Chivilcoy?

Born and bred. We don't have upstairs but she does come up on the roof whenever I'm checking it out.

There are some very pretty policewomen going about here.When we were involved in a road accident several years ago I still fondly remember the girl with figure hugging uniform who attended the scene. As my missus was the driver she did all the talking while I stood back and did the admiring. The gun and handcuffs she had hanging from her waist didn't half make my mind wander.

“Provocative???”

“Provocative” seems to be the understatement of the year.