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Bacchus4.0

(6,837 posts) Thu Feb 27, 2014, 10:01 AM Feb 2014

Woman being beaten by "Guardia del Pueblo"

any one know about these "public defense" uniformed group? Are they police or NG regulars, or are they paramilitary type civil defense groups?

here is vide0:

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Woman being beaten by "Guardia del Pueblo" (Original Post) Bacchus4.0 Feb 2014 OP

HOLY SHIT--that's quite the move, to take off the helmet and belt the victim with it. nt MADem Feb 2014 #1

she must be a fascist or why else would they beat her n/t Bacchus4.0 Feb 2014 #4

She probably called Maduro fat--he told people to "eat less" to counter the food shortages! MADem Feb 2014 #5

how dare she point her face at that gun!! n/t Bacchus4.0 Feb 2014 #6

The NOIVE!!!!!! nt MADem Feb 2014 #7

kicking n/t Bacchus4.0 Mar 2014 #8

Some interesting pics out of VZ....posted by ANONYMOUS Venezuela. MADem Mar 2014 #10

interesting stuff, thanks. I saw the beach crowds were light n/t Bacchus4.0 Mar 2014 #14

Guardia del Pueblo spanza Feb 2014 #2

thank you n/t Bacchus4.0 Feb 2014 #3

And an entire contigent of GNB shooting shit-tons of tear gas against students without provocation Marksman_91 Mar 2014 #9

This is never going to end. joshcryer Mar 2014 #12

No beatings here - those guys were trying to help her up. Flatulo Mar 2014 #11

Yeah, like those kids that got shot with BBs and bean bags were just being guided to a more optimal MADem Mar 2014 #13

MADem

(135,425 posts)

1. HOLY SHIT--that's quite the move, to take off the helmet and belt the victim with it. nt

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2014, 10:06 AM

Feb 2014

Bacchus4.0

(6,837 posts)

4. she must be a fascist or why else would they beat her n/t

Reply to MADem (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 27, 2014, 06:51 PM

Feb 2014

MADem

(135,425 posts)

5. She probably called Maduro fat--he told people to "eat less" to counter the food shortages!

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 27, 2014, 06:58 PM

Feb 2014

No dissing the fearless leader, even if he does have a bay window the size of a MACK truck! And I'll bet there's no shortage of arepa flour and chicken for HIM....

Bacchus4.0

(6,837 posts)

6. how dare she point her face at that gun!! n/t

Reply to MADem (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 28, 2014, 02:56 PM

Feb 2014

MADem

(135,425 posts)

7. The NOIVE!!!!!! nt

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 28, 2014, 02:57 PM

Feb 2014

Bacchus4.0

(6,837 posts)

8. kicking n/t

Reply to MADem (Reply #7)

Sat Mar 1, 2014, 02:12 PM

Mar 2014

MADem

(135,425 posts)

10. Some interesting pics out of VZ....posted by ANONYMOUS Venezuela.

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Reply #8)

Sat Mar 1, 2014, 04:03 PM

Mar 2014

I guess that "Take a week off and go to the beach" speech didn't resonate...!

:large

https://twitter.com/AnonymousVene10

One more--note the sign: here's yer beach, Maduro!

Bacchus4.0

(6,837 posts)

14. interesting stuff, thanks. I saw the beach crowds were light n/t

Reply to MADem (Reply #10)

Sun Mar 2, 2014, 12:42 PM

Mar 2014

spanza

(507 posts)

2. Guardia del Pueblo

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Original post)

Thu Feb 27, 2014, 11:21 AM

Feb 2014

It's a kind of regular militia. They are controlled by the Guardia Nacional.

http://www.el-nacional.com/politica/Guardia-Pueblo-creo-tareas-preventivas_0_362363947.html

Bacchus4.0

(6,837 posts)

3. thank you n/t

Reply to spanza (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 27, 2014, 02:28 PM

Feb 2014

Marksman_91

(2,035 posts)

9. And an entire contigent of GNB shooting shit-tons of tear gas against students without provocation

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Original post)

Sat Mar 1, 2014, 02:38 PM

Mar 2014

Seems a bit excessive, dontcha think? Especially since that gas also affects the people in the surrounding areas.

joshcryer

(62,276 posts)

12. This is never going to end.

Reply to Marksman_91 (Reply #9)

Sun Mar 2, 2014, 03:20 AM

Mar 2014

The chavistas are fools.

Empowering the young is the single quickest way to get them to mobalize, organize, and resist. What a stupid ass thing to do.

BTW, please post these in spanza's thread: http://www.democraticunderground.com/110825604

Flatulo

(5,005 posts)

11. No beatings here - those guys were trying to help her up.

Reply to Bacchus4.0 (Original post)

Sat Mar 1, 2014, 05:03 PM

Mar 2014

MADem

(135,425 posts)

13. Yeah, like those kids that got shot with BBs and bean bags were just being guided to a more optimal