Neighborhood Watch

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Originally uploaded by LeslieBurdick

This hanging figure is the El Alto version of our Neighborhood Watch signs. This figure means that this neighborhood has united and decided that if they are robbed, they will find the thief and hang him. On the wall next to this figure it is written in large block letters: El ladron que se encuentra sera quemado vivo (Any robber found will be burned alive). In the absence of solid government control and law enforcement, the people have taken matters into their own hands.