Police Suspected In Rio Massacre

Meanwhile, Capitalism continues to take its relentless toll of the defenceless. In Brazil, Police Suspected In Rio Massacre

Elite police units searched two squalid suburbs Saturday as part of the investigation into Rio's bloodiest massacre in memory. Two suspects described as rogue police officers remained at large.

State Gov. Rosinha Matheus offered a $1,900 reward for information leading to the capture of the gunmen who went on the killing spree Thursday that left 30 dead, including five teenagers shot while playing video games at a bar.

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On Friday, state officials released composite sketches of two men believed to be police officers with links to death squads — shadowy associations, often made up of off-duty or retired officers, hired by local businessmen to kill undesirables.

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Police death squads in Brazil caused an international uproar 12 years ago, when eight street children were killed as they slept outside a church in downtown Rio.

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Here the police are acting as agents of the state who is the servant of the ruling class. But there is a conflict here between the actions of the "rouge police" and the "elite police". Why? Because there is an inherent conflict between the small capitalists (including the professionals) and the big capitalists (including the international bankers and large fianciers). The small capitalists are on the front line defending Capitalism and often resort to direct methods to defend their interests. On the hand, the big capitalists, realising how vulnerable their position is, resort to lulling the great mass of people to sleep by maintaining a facade of religion, democracy, justice system, and differing views.

This is an example of three (3) classes in a Capitalist society in conflict. (The third is the small time criminals, etc.) The ruling class cannot crush the small capitalist class to reign in the death squads because the ruling class needs the small capitalist class to keep the workers in line. However, the depredations of the small capitalist class must be brought under control as not to arouse the workers.