Taxi Drivers and Pirates
Brawl In Limón
A brawl between taxi
drivers and piratas
(pirate taxis) that
required the
intervention of the
Fuerza Pública (police),
the Policía Turística (Toursit
police) and the Policía
Tránsito (traffic
police), in downtown
Limón yesterday.
The brawl resulted when
transport officials
marked the area used by
the piratas as an
official taxi stand. The
piratas upset at the
decision, began a heated
argument with taxi
drivers using the stand,
that escalated to
physical violence.
The piratas claim that
the move is deny them
their right to make a
living, taking away food
from ther mouths of
their children and
without the ability to
work, forcing them to
become delinquents,
according to George
Salas, a pirate taxi
drivers who spoke to the
media.
The argument and ensuing
violence began when a
taxi driver picked up a
fare at the new taxi
stand in front of the
Cascada de Oro retail
store and one of the
pirates blocked the taxi
from leaving with the
fare.
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