CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

 

It´s no secret that Colombia is a beautiful country, with one of the best ecosystems for its great variety of fauna and flora, friendly people and a lot of culture; but it´s also no secret that along with all this we are also afflicted by violence, for example, the city of Bogota is one of the most unsafe in the country for its high rate of homicides and other crimes such as thefts and assaults. Going out in the streets of our capital is already considered a risk, not for nothing 40.5% of thefts nationwide are committed in Bogota; and even more dangerous is that most of these are armed, putting the lives of the victims at risk.

Given these high figures, the question arises: Are the penalties for this crime fair? Apparently not, these types of crimes have advantages such as house arrest for minor offenses, measures that the offender will logically not comply with and will continue their criminal activity once captured and returned to his home, and that's if they're ever prosecuted. In many cases, the offender leaves with a simple warning, and is caught once, twice, three times, and often more times, spending only one night at the station and leaving the next morning as if nothing had happened.

And in this wave of insecurity no one is safe, not even pets; the owner says that the thieves entered her apartment at dawn, deactivated the security cameras and explored the entire apartment; they stole computers, the freezer, washing machine and televisions; one of them went up to the fourth floor and after finding the pet didn´t hesitate to steal it; and these thieves, despite being caught on several cameras, are still at large.

I have no doubt that these thieves, if they are caught, will not get the punishment one expects them to receive; so, we can only take care of ourselves and pray that nothing happens to us.

 

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