In a globalised world dominated by social media (a true paradise for George Orwell’s Big Brother), throwing a party in someone else’s house in front of a security camera is the closest thing to digital suicide. The video, which goes viral the moment it hits the internet, inevitably unmasks the culprits and exposes their misdeeds to the world. There’s no turning back.
That’s exactly what happened to the dozen young men who, early on Wednesday morning, broke into the terrace attached to the home of Toni Mayans in Es Caló, Formentera. All of them were migrants who had recently arrived on the island after crossing the sea from the Algerian coast.
Shortly after landing, they had the bright idea of raiding the area where the homeowner keeps everything ready for enjoying a good, hearty torrada. Until the early hours, the fridge had been well stocked.
Four boxes of prawns, beers, tonic, tins of anchovies and other snacks disappeared as the group helped themselves freely. Relaxed, cheerful and—presumably—grateful to have reached safety after a journey that tragically claims hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives each year, they were simply seeking a better life, fleeing poverty and, in many cases, war.
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