you win some, you lose some

[danohu]

"During my stay, an out-of-work pauper in Brasilia climbed onto the ledge of the Senate's balcony, threatening a suicidal leap to punctuate his misery. After security guards wrestled the man down, tenderhearted legislators gave him some spare cash and wished him godspeed. He was robbed on the way home"
- from an old New York Times profile of Lula