On this day November, 29, 2014, a Crowd Strips, Beats, Wraps Thief in Clingfilm in Chile
On this day November, 29, 2014, a Crowd Strips, Beats, Wraps Thief in Clingfilm in Chile A 32-year-old man accused of trying to rob a pensioner with a knife was stripped naked and wrapped from head to foot in clingfilm, and then tied to a lamppost by a mob in Chile's capital city of Santiago. Photographs of Valentino Abeyta Barrera standing facing the ground, with his underpants around his ankles, and a video of the incident has gone viral on the internet. Barrera was subjected to the public humiliation for 20 minutes until the police arrived. The alleged thief, instead of explaining what led to the extreme situation, begged the police officials to free him, Metro reports. The photographs and the video posted online started a debate about the significance of vigilante justice. Despite going through such mental and physical torture, Barrera did not make any complaint to the police or any authority regarding the incident. This could only hint at Barrera's guilt and in turn jus...