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- In the city of Naples and the surrounding countryside of Campania, Italy, the Mafia has controlled the waste-management industry for decades. In part 2, a protest turns violent when teargas and billy clubs are used to disperse the peaceful activists.
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This is astonishingly shocking. Even for me, as a Colombian.
I went to Naples in the summer of 2011. I was blown away at the amount of garbage in the city. Even in areas where there is no visible garbage, the smell is almost unbearable. The entire city smells like a dump. Graffiti everywhere, skinny dogs eating garbage. Besides the pizza (which I now wish I hadn't ate) this was the worst place I visited while travelling Europe. I don't recommend it to any to tourists.
I chuckled at your comment about the pizza! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Did they really spray with a fire-extinguisher in the womans face?
These guys are disgusting.
they did.
Disgusting, but they saved her life. Fom veing burned alive. I suppose it was not chemical extinguisher then but carbonium an-hydride type... However if this prevented her the risk to being intoxicated, it could had caused her remain suffucated. The risks of any people who protest for his/her civil rights.
i'm late, but if you want to know how the law enforcment and the governement works here in italy i suggest you to watch "DIAZ"
Thanks Vice for brining all these interesting stories lately!
What a horrifically tragic situation... thanks VICE, you guys rock for showing this to the world.
Much needed documentary and footage. As long as there is corruption, democracy has no value. Even though Italy has struggled with a corrupt government for a long time, we can't let people be suppressed like this. Especially not our own, in the western world, we should've progressed by now-
I just Googled this topic and found out that in 2020 nothing has changed for the better. The trash issue is completely out of control the means and lack of means for dealing with trash are completely out of control and are resulting in toxic effects on farming primarily due to dioxin contamination. (Dioxin is released into the air by things like burning trash and waste, which is precisely the issue.)
I read that EU threatened to sanction Rome if they didn’t sort out a somewhat similar problem, which only had lasted for weeks. It’s a real shame that they don’t pay the same amount of attention to Campania. Or any other place with similar, inhumane problems for that matter...
Now imagine living there, You dont get to just leave.
Ok guys, I want to ask the Capanian people, this video is 11 years old. Did it get any better???
I'm so so sorry about this situation. I want to visit your area so much (I've only be up to Rome) but I was imagining it to be all great and beautiful, and this is just horrible. That won't stop me from going there but I feel so sad for you.
How is this possible in 21st century?? My parents once went on a cruise (crociera) and they passed I think Sicila and they told them not to mention the word mafia with people. :( Hearbreaking. Sending you so much love from Slovenian ❤️ I hope you resolve this soon!!!!
Fantastic...great to see a reporter who was more interested in the story rather than promoting themselves!!!
Vice needs to find a major new TV station to air their documentaries.
Actually this is already happening, Sweden is importing 200 to 300k metric tones each year (steadily increasing). This is because waste is used as fuel for generating heat and since the Swedish waste managment system is fairly well developed, the country in a bizzare manner isnt producing "enough" waste.
That's so nice to know. Perhaps we can look at this news story as a testament to what passionate people can do to improve their community. It's much more refreshing than finding old news stories or documentaries to find nothing has changed.
Italy has made some large strides implementing new ideas towards fighting organized crime over the past decade, and are now seeing the fruit of their labors.
this is how an unregulated market works and when profit is the only value.
also called "capitalism"
and also called laundry money
time to find another vacation spot!
well the thing with the merchants is pretty standard in a lot of southern countries, but the being followed sounds pretty worrying, thanks for explaining :)
Its been on the world news a couple times, it never got any serious attention.
thank god my grandfather got out of there and came to america, to start a future for me my dad, and everyone in my family
We were constantly followed and watched out. And the people were so rude there. There were merchants trying to sell us fake iphones, scamming et cetera.
"im a photographer" more like instagram hipster
that was a seriously dumb action of protest by those two women. chaining yourself to a gate, dousing yourselves with gasoline,..... and smoking a cigarette......
Saying that this is all related with the central government is TOTALLY misleading and reductive. Certainly there are some responsibilities from Rome (and Berlusconi is not anymore PM since 2011 and probably, hopefully, won't be anymore... this doesn't mean that the future ones will be actually better, but we will see), but we cannot forget that the MAIN responsibilities were from the LOCAL governments of Campania Region that NEVER had the will or the capabilities to manage the problems for many.
Did Guiliani break ties to the mafia/waste industries? Are there any lessons that can be used here?
If I was the Italian that was dying from the pollution I would either go get the toxic waste and throw it on berluscoli himself or underbid toxic disposal and dump it in priceless public fountains in the industrial cities.
I'm sorry but this sounds a bit over the top, I was in Napoli on holiday and it wasn't threatening at all. What made you feel threatened during your trip exactly?
WHy stop at 3/4ths?
except for that whole Renaissance thing and numerous explorers, inventors, artists etc, which kind of caused that Enlightenment thing, which then lead to the industrial revolution. but besides for that latin countries have done nothing for the last 1000 years.
The problem is the cooperation between The State and the: Camorra, Mafia, 'Ndrangheta. ...
You are probably right, unfortunately the mafia wants to make fast, easy money with as little effort as possible. Criminals don't think long term.
The government allowing all of this, they are the real criminals, even more wicked than the fuckin Camorra
This is so crazy! I love you Vice News!
no he doesn't
If it got this bad I would end up leaving. Lets be real theres no way they could overcome the forces they are up against so its either fight a lost battle or save yourself
Many do leave, but realistically you can't get a better situation without leaving South Italy altogether, or emigrating to neighbouring countries.
Same happens in NYC
ARE YOU SERIOUS!?!?!? she looked like she crawled out of the sewer, man your're CRAZZZZYYYYYY.....
should have mentioned not just america but obviously in Europe too*
never know when you will need loads of garbage bales I guess
And this is how the world ends.
People don't care about the earth, don't care, how to make the world better and enjoy it together.
We must be ashamed🤐😿
Putri Ataupah very true. Naples is appalling
what's the current state of the crisis now?
***** this is terrible, that's terrible! why doesn't the current Italian government ...I'm not in favor of a militarized police, but some USA tactics would be perfect in kicking the commora's ass and all of their affiliates. Napoli and the environment can't go on like this.
militarized police will only make things worse, italy is a corrupt country
***** but it seems you need to go after the commora and the mobbed up business with agressivity I mean I was following this situation when I was in high school and uni back in 2009-2010 and its still happening? its like when Pablo Escobar practically had Colombia to its knees.
Look, at first that always seems like the best solution because of the anger you have. But it is proven that those kind of 'solutions' just don't work, as it happened in Colombia. The real solution is studying the problem really deeply and to fight legally. If Italy fights corruption and changes the law, all mafia will eventually disappear as in every civilized country.
Niko L. Reino do you think Italy needs outside help in dealing with this. because its well known that so many politicians apart from being too business friendly and working in the black, you still have many too close to the mafia. perhaps outside help is what Italy needs?
the italians seem to be way ahead in terms of carbon capture
My hero.
1000 years from now People will discover pyramids in Italy hoping to find gold... LOL
That is so terrible , I hope things get better over there very sad
When someone quotes Rudy Giuliani in a good way is weird to hear in 2020
seems to me berlusconi is like his friend putin. thank god berlusconi was kicked out of the state. now putin's turn to be kicked out.
Putin cuts heads off, he has way more power than Berlusconi did... Putin is still a corrupt piece of shit though.... nothing new in the world of politics ;\
nickademo frost yeah you know everything right... from the fraud private owned mass media. please stop spreading shit here kid
robertwill23 don't talk shit! if there was no Putin russians will striped bare of their resources already via puppet rulers like Jelcin and co... you are victim of the same global system propaganda of which media puppet Berlusconi is organic part of and everyone not cooperating is terrorist and dictator to be removed.. Mafia also is just a mob in services of much higher class imperialistic mob.
@@justarandomchannelname6583 you are shit. Nickademo says all true. Putin is piece of shit and have propaganda channels
Did you see part 1? that guy who grabbed the poster was def Camorra or Mafioso. Talk about connected...
Actually that guy was from anti-terrorism police that is keeping a safe area all around prime minister. They were obliged to hide all protest posters from being filmed and being seen in television broadcasting, hiding public there is protest and dissense. All should hail the chief.
Berlusconi , the Caveman .
Another truly amazing piece of real journalism by VICE, thank you!
This makes me very sad and very angry at the same time. Thanks Vice btw for doing this.
Astounding information. I had to look up in 2015 to see if it's still a problem, and so sadly it is. My goodness! I will keep these people in my prayers. Brutal Ancient Rome appears to still be alive and well in Campania, Italy.
Ancient Rome's Campania was even more civilized that today's Campania, unfortunately.
I've heard that creepy background music on other VICE documentaries but I can't remember in which ones.
When an environmental activist is smoking a cigarette you realize that our end is unavoidable.
🤣
How embarrassing . I say bring back Mussolini with an iron fist , and annihilate all corruption . They wanna talk their way out of this , it won't work .
This is some facile reporting. No interviews with waste management personnel or government officials or health care workers or even the bloody Mafia. No exploration into how trash became a lucrative criminal enterprise or how to resolve the issue or how to dismantle the Mafia. I expect better from Vice.
this is 2009, quite old...
"The newly elected mayor of Naples Luigi de Magistris, a former antimafia magistrate, faced the waste management issue from the early days of his mandate. As a result of his efforts, in the period between June and November 2011, the quantity of uncollected garbage in the streets declined from 2500 tons to zero." wikipedia, 2013
i'm italian, and you don't understand that mafia isn't a gang, mafia is in the politic and it operate in many ways. i give you an example of the bigness of mafia: in the south area of italy, like campania and calabria, is very easy to have a neighbor that is in the mafia.
Yes, but the situation in Italy is a microcosm of the worldwide issue. The ability for citizens to own firearms, could technically fall under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights "Freedom from fear".
I think vice videos could change the world if more people watched
I lived in Napoli for 2 years. It's very sad to see that there is trash everywhere, especially because Napoli is such a beautiful city.
18:13 - Take heed America, the right to oppose oppression is 1 step closer.
Right, so now is 2019, anything changed?
Yep, in northen Italy Is arrived the Nigerian Mafia
PEOPLE OF ITALY-FIGHT BACK BACK AGAINST THE TYRANNY!!
Thanks for highlighting this issue Vice!
Never thought something like this would happen in a country so romanticized and fabled to have such a healthy and natural landscape.
Have things got any better, 7 years later?
who knows how many dead bodies are in the mafias trash
Thank you for this extremely valuable contribution, have a pleasant day.
Originally released on VICE , com in 2009
You guys always get amazing footage.
welcome to planet earth! do you really think that whereelse the things are better as in napoli? all the world is the same! and every single of us keep playing this game. we are not that much better!
in Egypt they built one of the wonders of the world which was the pyramid
In Italy they build pyramids out of garbage which is even more wondrous as it is a rich country and Italians like to be very racist to the norther italians
Exactly what i expect from vice.... Thank You.
I saw this first hand over the summer and the residents are helpless. What can be done in the face of the brutal government and the mafia (that controls it)?
in the ugly contest
i love what the lady says about the police having all the weapons. Coming to an America near u :P
I thought this kind of suppression is Only existed in USA and Middle East.
I changed my mind after I watched this video.
It seems Italians and Europeans are not allowed to protest without being persecuted attacked by the police.
I am living in a developing country but we do not face like this kind of problems.
There are many contradictions around us nowadays.
That why I will never pay for cable because we have stuff like Vice that all you need is the internet making cable shows irreverent for life, at-least for me.
Why did they wait 5 years to post this?
I never knew someone who was prejudiced against people with moustaches... people these days just find an excuse to hate on everything, just awful.
why don't you research it yourself, you don't need someone to feed you information on a silver platter. the internet is your friend.
so so sad ( AGENDA 21 ) IN ITALY ( AGENDA 21 ) all around the world .
from the Conqueror of the ancient world...A STA MUNNEZZ E PAES!!!....
FUCKKKKKKKK I LOVE VICE!!! THIS, NORTH KOREA, JAPAN...THE CONGO.....SO MUCH INFORMATION. FUCKIN LOVE IT
Because Kim Kardashian has the hiccups. duh!
Such bullshit I feel bad for them smh so sad, and my grandfather came to NYC , w his family from Napoli smh.
after having lived 4 years in milan (and the north is less worse than the south) i can tell with confidence that nothing has changed, because italy can in this regard be compared to a 3rd world country where no progress is made in any direction. but i still agree that vice should go back and show the world what a mess italy really is, you know just in case someone hasn't noticed yet...
This is what all major corporations would love to do to save money so CEO's and other upper management can get a few more million on their bonus checks. This is why American corporations move to China and India so they make more insane profits through slave labor, and inconsiderate waste management. This is why corporations need to be well regulated, and our EPA is a blessing even though our EPA does some shady shit and needs to be kept in check by citizens.
I am very sorry If you have to live 24/7 under this constant fear and dirtyness. Thanks God I am born in Finland. I hope you are doing fine and start to change your neighborhood little by little. I love italian music, italian girls are bit elitists. Italy is indeed fine country but Napoli, stay away from Napoli. Sorry, my negative feelings about Napoli. I felt really so threatened that I am lucky i survived.
To anyone who is not Italian.
1) The reason why the recycling plant do not work is that people in the South of Italy (as proven over and over by a million different studies) do not differentiate their garbage and throw it all into one bin.
2) When the government proposed to build a new disposal plant every single person in the south protested because it ruined the countryside.
3) The southern regions have been running debt for 20 years, which is funded through overtaxation in the north.
Thankfully the Berlusconi government has been removed. Note that the people didn't want guns. They recognise that in poorer ares of the Mezzogiorno (where unemployment is very high due to poor infrastructure and a general lack of care) the young essentially see no way of life other than entering into the mafia. Give them guns and a gun wielding citizen quickly becomes the gun wielding criminal. Perhaps its different cultures, Europe broadly speaking abhors guns rather than reveres them.
i live in milan, i've been to napoli three months ago. napoli is not a very clean place, but it is way better than 4 years ago. the real problem is the amount of toxic waste still buried underground. the mafia works better without attracting too much attention, 2009 probably wasn't the best year even for them.
why not? just leave, sell your immobile possessions for what you can, and leave, there is an entire E.U. where you can live and work legally. In case you think it's impossible to find work, you can start by doing voluntary work, you'll get at least shelter and food in a cleaner environment. check WWOOF for volunteer at organic farms.
Also your country was the only one that faced and kicked the Soviet Union ass really bad. Then since them home. Also you have very cute women there. But I really love the food so fresh and no chemicals in it. In the USA there are so much chemicals in the food. The food that are bad for you cost less than the foods that are good for you
Ok....so I keep waiting for this "Journalist" to ask some of these people what THEY think should be done with the trash. It's a fact of life...it's sick what is happening there, that much is true, but they don't want it burned, or stored, or whatever, so what is THEIR solution???? It's one thing to bitch, it's another to say HEY this is wrong..we should do THIS instead.
I would agree with you but I think we are running out of time. Unless we can change our social structure soon and convince big business its in its best interest to become stewards of this planet, we are lost. Maybe wiping out the majority of us and starting over is a really good idea, your thoughts?
that's what they did here in australia and everyone still thinks it was a great idea. violent crimes with guns went up in the years that followed. that statistic includes population growth, but i'm considered a violent loon when i voice my opinions on the topic
Hello. You are so right I was in that city for only three days and I got the hell out of there fast. Finland is a good country to visit. Your country is a cool place and plus gave birth to Linus Torvalds the maker of my favorite OS Linux. Also I like the Finland people great people and food
I agreed with you %100 my friend. The only good thing we as humans can do is just all die and leave the plant to the other animals that will take better care of the earth. Also we will never make peace that is just a dream. Only the dead had seen the end of war. Plato
Brace yourself....Berlusconi is coming back...AGAIN! Many many Italians will be voting him again because their memory is so fuckin short! And as an Italian I'm very disappointed cause it looks like there is nothing we can do to remove this fuckin person from the italian politic
when some one gets power they should be kept in strict conditions not loose ....Mafias succeed and governments dont because in mafia u get the power, u make a mistake then u r fucked ....in government u get the power u r fucking free to do any shit .....
I'm Italian and I have to deal with this shit day by day and now that we seem to be over the reckless Berlusconi government, It comes back again like a ghost. We need another 1945, we need to be freed from outside to end this madness.
not always man what is wrong with you? stop being so close minded im not saying vice is bad, they are great but you cant seriously say they always get amazing footage when they do videos like "cute alpacas" just stop it, think of the big picture
It would have to be covered by local news in Italy first. The problem is that Berlusconi owns most of the major TV outlets in Italy(as a private citizen) so he keeps all his wrongdoings and any other inconvenient information suppressed