Venezuelan Shortages, Long Lines Spark Violence, Arrests

[Bacchus4.0]

http://www.ibtimes.com/venezuelan-shortages-long-lines-spark-violence-arrests-1781392

CARACAS/ SAN CRISTOBAL (Reuters) - At least a dozen protesters arrested in Venezuela remained in jail on Monday and masked assailants burned a bus amid scattered unrest over swelling lines for basic goods, activists said.

Police rounded up 16 people for protesting outside stores over the weekend, according to the opposition MUD coalition, which said four of them were released shortly after.

Rights group Penal Forum said 18 protesters were still behind bars on Monday. The government did not confirm that.

Venezuela is suffering from chronic shortages of goods ranging from diapers to flour that have worsened since an ebb in deliveries over Christmas. The scarcity has forced shoppers across Venezuela to line up in front of stores before dawn.

[Turbineguy]

1. Because throwing people in jail

fixes the shortages.

As it turns out, running a country is a complicated business.