Things in Puerto Rico continue to worsen as police chief resigns amid increased killings
Things appear to be getting worse by the day in Puerto Rico.
Of course, if you weren’t on the island you wouldn’t know that, given that the media has pretty much forgotten about this massive humanitarian crisis.
Wednesday marked 112 days since Hurricane Maria made landfall and, to date, only 55 percent of the island has power restored.
Food, gas and medical supplies remain scarce with no answers as to when full power and services will be restored.
the police chief resigned amid controversy and an increase in the murder rate.
Puerto Rico's first female police chief resigned Monday amid a e in killings while thousands of officers continue to call in sick to protest the lack of overtime pay.
The island's governor said retired military officer Mic e Hernandez was stepping down after one year of overseeing one of the largest police departments under U.S. jurisdiction. [...]
Puerto Rico had recorded 23 killings as of Sunday, compared with nine in the same period last year, police spokesman Carlos Rivera told The Associated Press.
This year's killings have occurred across the U.S. territory and include a triple homicide in recent days, he said.
This is downright frightening. For almost four months, Puerto Ricans have been without stable sources of food, electricity, water and medicine.
Schools are operating without power.
There is a mass exodus of people leaving the island.
We still don’t know exactly how many people have died because of the storm and the government says it’s 64, though other data suggests it’s over 1,000.
And now police officers are not showing up to work because they aren’t being paid and there is a e in killings.
This is the stuff of fictional dystopian movies and books—except it’s real life and Puerto Ricans are suffering and dying.
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Amazing how Trash's deep empathy for his fellow citizens has failed.