This was about more than semantics; it represented a dangerous shift in perspective.Rio was not at war, I pointed out; and even if it were, wars have rules.
~ Juliana Barbassa
You kill one, there was another in his place, and what's worse, his nephew now hated you, his friend now hated you. . . . There was no end.
Really, what is the law when it stands in the way of what the government wants to do?
It didn't take much prompting for Cariocas who were sick of living with violence to advocate violence as a solution.
