The day after the protest

On the morning after the protest I took a bikeride around the town to look at the destruction.  The day was grey and cold, yet the activity in the city, with businessmen and women walking out from the subway and people walking to their jobs like usual.  Broken glass and trash could be seen throughout the city, and a taste of tear gas was still in the air.

One of the news stories was how one of the large department stores burned for a few hours last night.  Seeing as how laPolar was recently caught in a large credit card scandal that affected thousands of Chilenos, not too many people were bothered by that destruction (although in the end we'll all pay for it from the insurance coverage, I'm sure). 

Pile of broken glass, trash and stones in the park.

Broken bus stop advertisement.

About a dozen of these in the park.

Signs of students who perished in the battle with police (just kidding!).

Street dogs recovering from who knows what from the last night.

Trash and debris from the burnt laPolar store.

laPolar department store which burned during the night.  Not too many Santiaguinos shed a tear, as laPolar was recently caught in an Enron-like scandal.

"They believed that without the march there isn't a protest? Now Hinzpeter suffers." Regarding the government official not authorizing the protest and declaring it unlawful.

Broken window near Cerro Santa Lucia.  I passed by as one of the protesters destroyed this window at about 9:30 pm.  A hush landed over the crowd at the time of the destruction, which were followed by agressive cheers.

Random destruction.