The theft phenomenon is threatening quality tourism in Italian cities. But in Venice not anything goes, they complain… the cartoonists.
Quick internet search confirms: there are precautionary notices against the portrays em Venice.
Where there are many tourists, there are many cartoonists. It’s not big news. And in Venice, just like in other Italian cities, there is really a cartoon on every corner. Or almost.
It is even a phenomenon that is threatening quality tourism in Italian artistic cities, published, last week, citing the examples of Venice, Florence, Rome and Naples.
“If the police applied high fines for theft instead of putting warning signs everywhere, no one would steal,” says a Turkish tourist, no.
Many of these cartoonists are arrested. But as they leave the arrest the next day, they continue to commit the crime. “The criminals are stronger than the police. The police close their eyes to the criminals (perhaps even collusion),” suggests the tourist.
To try to stop this phenomenon in Venice – – emerged groups of civilians, activists, who try to catch the cartoonists in the act. Try and do it.
Alert tourists, follow, are attentive, filming, publish, denounce, deliver evidence to the police. They even hold suspects with their own hands.
Os portoirists are not like – and have already sued activists who caught them in the act. Took members of a civil surveillance group to the court, accusing them of “persecution”, appointment or.
E The law is even on your side: A recent reform in criminal law indicates that the arrests are only allowed if the victim complains – and thieves are taking advantage of this point.
The police admit that the Activist volunteers have no legal protection. Venice Police Chief Marco Agostini told what ordinary citizens cannot assume the role of responsible for the application of the law. “The absence of clear national rules makes it difficult to respond,” he assumes.
The Mayor of Venice, Luigi Brungnaro, considers the situation absurd. Requires urgent legal changes, before Those that prevent thefts turn into defendants.
Nuno Teixeira da Silva, Zap //
