Colombia gang wives call sex strike against crime
 

Colombia gang wives call sex strike against crime

BOGOTA, Colombia (Reuters) - They are calling it the "crossed legs" strike.

Fretting over crime and violence, girlfriends and wives of gang members in the Colombian city of Pereira have called a ban on sex to persuade their menfolk to give up the gun.

After meeting with the mayor's office to discuss a disarmament program, a group of women decided to deny their partners their conjugal rights and recorded a song for local radio to urge others to follow their example.

"We met with the wives and girlfriends of gang members and they were worried some were not handing over their guns and that is where they came up with the idea of a vigil or a sex strike," mayor's office representative Julio Cesar Gomez said.

"The message they are giving them is disarm or if not then they will decide how, when, where and at what time," he told Reuters by telephone.

Gomez said the city, in Colombia's coffee-growing region, reported 480 killings last year.

Crime and violence have dropped in Colombia since 2002 when President Alvaro Uribe was first elected promising to crackdown on left-wing rebels fighting a four-decade insurgency and the illegal militia groups who formed to counter them.

But cocaine-trafficking gangs and armed groups still roam parts of Colombia and murder and kidnappings remain a problem despite the fall in crime statistics.

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great, now they'll just shoot/rob more people to buy prostitutes

amazing logic ladies!

Yeah, I was impressed by them thinking the guys were only having sex with them.

every gangster has atleast 1 girl on the side.....its gangster code :pimp

well, as they say - if you're not going to have sex with me I can always find someone younger and prettier

LOL LOL stupid ladies

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :pimp

I'm pretty sure the only people they're hurting here are themselves!

Looks like it's gonna be a busy schedule for columbian hookers. :pimp

Looks like the Reuters guy in Bogota don't get out too often, else he would know the "gangs" are the minions for the cartels that control the country - and manage the crime statstics :winkwink:

A statement a year or so ago, followed by what is known as "US aid" was given to Colombia. The statement was along the lines of how well human rights have improved - here's a few hundred mill dollars. Human rights orgs and Anmesty wondered what the hell they had missed to rate an improvement in human rights. The following week laws were introduced for detention without trial by any employee of the govt and a few other "obstacles" - that was prob part of the "aid package". There is little difference between the govt and cartels - it's just a matter of perspective and simple labelling :)

Till agriculture is more profitable and hassle-free than growing "leaves", farmers will go where they can earn a crust to eat (tho they obviously gain little out of the actual drugs trade for their "contribution").

its all about the money

damn straight:pimp

ahhahahaha

This is just crazy.

oh dear
terrible