BBC News | In pictures: Colombians react to end of Chavez's mediation, 'Violent country'

'Violent country'

Paula Ramos, 17
Student

Maybe Uribe made a mistake by letting the issue get out of his hands in the first place. But he's not going to solve the situation, nor is Chavez.

The problem is that this is a violent country - not violent by nature, but violent because we refuse to tolerate the views of people different to us.


�In pictures:�Colombians react to end of Chavez's mediation

	'Violent country' Paula Ramos, 17 Student Maybe Uribe made a mistake by letting the issue get out of his hands in the first place. But he's not going to solve the situation, nor is Chavez. The problem is that this is a violent country - not violent by nature, but violent because we refuse to tolerate the views of people different to us.