At least 15 children shot in Rio

[ernie]

Shot at school by a man the only info CNN has.

CNN breaking news right now. No link yet other than cnn.com

[Trojan97]

Oh no...

[Bigtime]

More international press that they don't need in the buildup to the 2016 Olympics.

[Acey]

Sounds like some combination of students and adults were shot.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

More international press that they don't need in the buildup to the 2016 Olympics.

because this will still be big news in 5 years

and bad press certainly hampered China's Olympic celebrations...

[CaptainCrunch]

Once again the world is going crazy.

This

A mortar attack on a school bus in Israel causes retaliation from Israel

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011...ck-wounds.html

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

because this will still be big news in 5 years

and bad press certainly hampered China's Olympic celebrations...

I was not implying that this incident will be remembered, but that the continued perception of violent crime in Rio will continue because of stories like this.

[J pold]

Breaking News: Tragic things happen.

[habernac]

I was in Rio in February. The perception world wide is that and that alone. I never once felt unsafe. There are crappy neighbourhoods in every city.

Brazilians shared a similar perception of the US. Remember a few years back when the DC sniper was loose? People in Rio thought Americans were crazy for going to shopping centres as they were liable to get shot. Everyone has seen City of God and assumes that Rio is a disaster area.