It is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure that I share with the English-speaking world the news that the Rio police is finally taking action against criminals and their violent acts in a way that is efficient.
This morning a twice convicted criminal attempted to rob a mail truck when he was surprised by the quick police response. The cobs surrounded the area and closed down the street. The criminal, who did not want to be arrested, went into a pharmacy and took the pharmacy owner, a 48 year old woman, hostage.
Armed with a hand grenade, the criminal held on to the woman, making threats to finish her and all those around him, including the officers who attempted negotiations with him for almost 2 hours.
The woman kept bending over because she felt dizzy and ill, and at the moment in which she bends over completely, a police sniper, stationed in the building across the street, about 40 meters from the criminal, shoots him in the head, killing him instantly and freeing the hostage.
This was the best police action I have ever seen take place in Rio. Maybe now these criminals will start to fear their criminal activity, because they never know when a sharp shooter will be somewhere "invisible" to them, ready to take them out.
This officer deserves all the respect and admiration he has been getting, and I sure hope this continues to be the police reaction to criminal acts, so that one day they may actually drastically decrease in number.
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