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Argentina will deploy 91.000 security officers for Sunday's election
Ahead of Argentina's midterm elections of next Sunday, 27 October, which have not been absent of acts of violence against candidates and militants, the Defense Minister has announced that more than 91,000 security officers will be deployed across the country's 24 districts to watch over polling day. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesIs this to “protect the people” or to herd them along to the polling booths at gunpoint?
Oct 25th, 2013 - 09:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0Amazing, to think that polling needs 'security officers'.
Oct 25th, 2013 - 12:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Still, I guess that the process of protecting against corruption needs them.
Mas, .... Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
@1 It's an uncomfortable situation. Many of them carry rifles, and half to full body armor. It's inappropriate, and creates unnecessary tension. They can't just stand by the door with a holstered hand gun. It's disgusting.
Oct 25th, 2013 - 02:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Yes, they are there to ensure everybody votes the “right” way or else!
Oct 25th, 2013 - 02:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Left, right, left, right, left, left, Left, Left!, Left! Left! Left! Left! ... :-{
Oct 25th, 2013 - 04:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Or is it R! R! R! R! ? (I'm losing the plot!)
“Argentine Army and Gendarmerie will appeal to 80 mules to ensure protection on Election Day”..........mules? really?
Oct 25th, 2013 - 09:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0are they ninja mules? close protection mules? war mules?
that got to be some special forces mules the argentine army have.
We just have unarmed little old ladies who, I suspect, are all ex librarians. They probably think the armed security officers are pansies.
Oct 25th, 2013 - 11:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 06) Leave the poor mules alone....Those would be used to reach remote populations and outpost in mountainous regions that are not reachable by vehicles. What do you want them to send the 2 gendarmeries by helicopters for a coya settlement of 50 or 60 people high at over 4ooo mt in Salta or Jujuy for a election that will not take more than a couple of hours ??
Oct 26th, 2013 - 12:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0Great imagination, #6 :-)
Oct 26th, 2013 - 09:33 am - Link - Report abuse 0Love the imagery.
What a mess! They then have the nerve to question the Falklands referendum. Maybe in Latam all polling is illegitimate if it is bloodless.
Oct 28th, 2013 - 10:51 am - Link - Report abuse 091.000 security officers could have been some help in the London, Manchester riots. Stop all that destruction.
Oct 28th, 2013 - 08:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Commenting for this story is now closed.
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