Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
To read the entire story about my visit to Santiago, Chile, go to holeinthedonut.com/2020/01/21/is-it-safe-to-visit-santiago-chile/, and if you enjoyed this video, please consider subscribing to my YouTube channel.
On October 19, 2019, residents of Santiago, Chile, took to the streets to protest a hike in subway fares. Long considered to have the best economy in South America, that wealth had not trickled down to the common people, a majority of whom were poor and had little access to even basic services. Echoing the era under the brutal dictator Pinochet, who ruled Chile from 1973-1990, police began firing tear gas canisters and using pellet guns against even peaceful demonstrators.
Police aimed their pellet guns directly at the eyes of demonstrator, blinding or partially blinding more than 200 people before the government banned the use of these guns in November of 2019. This compilation of videos I shot on January 8, 2020, shows police using water canon against rock-throwing protestors. But it also clearly shows that the police are still using pellet guns.
To read the entire story about my visit to Santiago, Chile, go to holeinthedonut.com/2020/01/21/is-it-safe-to-visit-santiago-chile/, and if you enjoyed this video, please consider subscribing to my YouTube channel.
On October 19, 2019, residents of Santiago, Chile, took to the streets to protest a hike in subway fares. Long considered to have the best economy in South America, that wealth had not trickled down to the common people, a majority of whom were poor and had little access to even basic services. Echoing the era under the brutal dictator Pinochet, who ruled Chile from 1973-1990, police began firing tear gas canisters and using pellet guns against even peaceful demonstrators.
Police aimed their pellet guns directly at the eyes of demonstrator, blinding or partially blinding more than 200 people before the government banned the use of these guns in November of 2019. This compilation of videos I shot on January 8, 2020, shows police using water canon against rock-throwing protestors. But it also clearly shows that the police are still using pellet guns.
