These people got into boats and travelled out to a yacht at anchor with the
express intention of (at least) robbing the occupants at gun-point. They
killed a man who may well have substantially bettered their lot in the long
term.

This may make *sense* when one considers their circumstances but is not
justifiable by any reasonable understanding. (Liberation theology and its
children notwithstanding).

7 men are being held by the Brazilian police.

regards

                Russell McMahon



>     Sorry to get into an off topic thread but "illiterate rather
unorganized
> people" is not a privilege of Brazil only... Many people die everyday in
the
> USA and everywhere in the World by dumb people commiting small crimes and
> carrying guns around. It is very dangerous to get into liquor stores at
> night, for example. Many people get killed because they were in the wrong
> place at the wrong time anywhere in the World !

> > >Inside info ?
> >
> > Not about Sir Blake, but about Brazil maybe. It's not unheard of that
> > rather unorganized and often illiterate people do some things that seem
> not
> > to follow common sense. It starts to make some sense when one considers
> the
> > circumstances these people often live in. So while I think that the
> > "conspiration theory" seems to have some merit, it is not impossible
that
> > it was simply a not very well organized robbery attempt and they just
> > exchanged some shots while they tried to get away.

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