It’s funny, but all I could think after seeing this article was, “So this is what fun feminism looks like!”

Police have arrested two members of one of Chile’s most notorious gangs, known as the Spider Girls.

The all-girl gang of teenagers were infamous for climbing up buildings in Santiago to burgle luxury apartments.

In a spate of high-profile robberies in 2005, they made off with thousands of pounds worth of jewellery.

Lurking in the gardens of expensive parts of Santiago, the four girls hurled ropes and hooks up to balcony railings, hauled themselves up and walked through the flat windows.

They then walked out of the buildings as if they were visitors.

The gang members were arrested last year but three of them were sent to reform school rather than prison because of their age.

They vowed to change their ways but after being released, one Spider Girl, Yasna, returned to her old tricks, recruiting a new member, Marcielle.

Despite both being heavily pregnant, they still managed to climb up to the third floor of some flats.

That, and what a kickass movie it would make.

We’ll leave out the part about our anti-heroines using their spoils to buy (what else?) clothes. That one unfortunate detail just gives the story a lame Sex and the City vibe. Spider Girls should all sport the same black pleather outfits, dontchathink?

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Tagged: spider+girls girl+gangs crime chile

Originally posted @ www.kellygarbato.com/blog/2006-11-11/
Filed under: Law & Disorder, Crime — Kelly @ November 11, 2006 11:12 pm

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