In the Buenos Aires Herald we find this tidbit… about a drunk British cameraman who stole a taxi outside Cordoba city and drove himself to his hotel to take a nap…
Evidently, the journalist, who was supposed to be covering some kind of Argentine rally for a major English TV station (BBC?) went looking for a cab to take him back to his hotel. Unable to find a taxi with an actual taxi driver, this gonzo journalist, took matters into his own hands… Finding a taxi with the keys in it he stole away with it back to his hotel…
The article didn’t say what happened to this intrepid newsman other than that he was arrested. Quite a Hunter Thompson moment… and that’ll be quite a hang-over in Cordoba prison, ouch…
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May 8, 2007 at 4:58 pm
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May 8, 2007 at 7:19 pm
matteo
I saw this story on the news this afternoon. It was a rather long (4-5 minute) segment showing him being hauled into the police station. No one they interviewed was laughing or thought it was funny. I am laughing and I do think it’s funny….Not funny because a taxi was stolen but more because taxi drivers in Cordoba may start to lock their car doors for fear of foreign criminal tourists.
May 9, 2007 at 6:37 am
Dalton
local citizens stolen by tourists. It sound hilarous
“…taxi drivers in Cordoba may start to lock their car doors for fear of foreign criminal tourists…” hahahah