Crime

Bogotá: Are all animals equal?

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsNovember 28, 2013December 19, 2020

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsSeptember 13, 2012August 4, 2017

Bother boots and angry faces: Is it really possible to avoid street robbery?

You know those people who over-think everything, assessing and planning and sorting and worrying about problems that may never happen? Yes, I’m guilty as charged. One dim and drizzly evening in Bogotá, as the darkness drifted towards 9pm, I was being typically indecisive. Should I spend a fortune on a taxi or jump on a […]

Is it still technically stealing if I steal The People’s Dog?

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsMay 28, 2012February 5, 2017

Colombia by bananaskinflipflopsOctober 27, 2010April 12, 2011

Call that a knife?

I’ve lived in Latin America for six months now. I was about due an armed robbery. I mean that with no prejudice – loads of my friends have been robbed in London – but here, I’m in the minority with my blonde hair and blue eyes. If anyone in this city, country or continent is […]