Pedro Drummond wrote:

> Friends, I am also from Brazil ("z" in english, "s", in
> portuguese)

 S Also in spanish.

> and I do not fully agree with this. There is corruption,
> but it was a bigger problem in the past.

 My friend, I am really glad to hear that from your country but believe me:
Corruption is VERY VERY VERY FAR from stop being a major problem here in
Venezuela. In fact, I think it has increased every year.

> This thread started because there was the information that in Venezuela
> traffic offenders used to be immediately executed by policemen some years
> ago. With all due respect, there is no way I could believe this. I do not
> know what is the image being spread about Venezuela, and Caracas (I mean,
> because of Chavez), but Venezuela is definitely not a place where
> one might expect such a thing.

 I totally agree with you. I was trying to make that clear but somehow the
thread has led us :) to the corruption topic.

 By the way I would like to make a survey: What do you piclisters know and
think about Venezuela? Everything you can think about: people, cities,
government, etc.,  but PLEASE send your opinions offlist to carlosmarcano78
at cantv.net. Please, I repeat, OFFLIST! Thanks in advance for your time.

Regards,

*Carlos Marcano*,  proud, after all, of being venezuelan.

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