Reality Check - 4/18/2009

baby jesus!! says on Apr 18, 2009, 17:02:

and???

how do these crimes relate to your ordinary law abiding colombian citizen?? or foreigner/tourist?? its obvious to me that these are mostly mafioso hits...you play, you pay.

Too many gringos messing with lower estrato chicas. The cultural differences are way too huge -- These same gringos wouldn't mess with some project living mami or trailer trash back home in the States... WHY O WHY do it in Colombia?!?!!?-rhydewithdis

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Philly says on Apr 18, 2009, 17:22:

My thoughts exactly.

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Miguel_Clavo says on Apr 18, 2009, 17:22:

The same list of crimes can be found in every country. So this is really non-news. So there is crime in Colombia. BFD. There is crime everywhere. Reality Check? Not hardly.

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RAAAY says on Apr 18, 2009, 17:28:

What has this " reality check " got to do with the avarage law abiding citizen or tourist, or ex-pat....???


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It's useless to argue with ignorance...

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webmanco says on Apr 18, 2009, 17:30:

That is the main reason I stopped playing soccer in Colombia.

:-)

No hay extremo cierto o verdadero, porque los extremos opacan, enruedan, (lavan cerebros) verdades. Yotas

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utopiacowboy says on Apr 18, 2009, 17:30:

Dream on, gringos, dream on. Yeah it happens everywhere. Keep on telling yourselves that.

Disclaimer: any comment I make is inane and is not to be taken seriously, and is so patently ridiculous that no one should take it seriously, even as an insult.

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webmanco says on Apr 18, 2009, 17:34:

Everywhere but not in Bogotá

No hay extremo cierto o verdadero, porque los extremos opacan, enruedan, (lavan cerebros) verdades. Yotas

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Robert Jorge says on Apr 18, 2009, 20:34:

That list could be from an average week in New Orleans, Chicago, or Miami.

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billyb says on Apr 18, 2009, 20:48:

Wow, so there were some murders in Colombia over the last week, who would have thunkit? Batten the hatches and lock up the women folk. Sure glad that kind of shit don't happen here.

"All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man.

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billyb says on Apr 18, 2009, 20:48:

"That list could be from an average week in New Orleans, "

In Nawlins that's an average day.

"All I want to know is where I'm going to die, so I never go there" Unkown (at least to me) wise man.

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goin_south says on Apr 18, 2009, 20:52:

reality check?

remember... if the 'News' isn't bad, then..........it isn't .. News!
whether in Colombia or EEUU... I think, is the same.
No?

What? Colombian Journalists report the BEST NEWS???

UTC.... maybe it's time for your own reality check.. or ours: When was the last time you visited Colombia?
Maybe you need to go with Lcacique... and, he can brief you also on Liberal Media Tactics. jaja

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goin_south says on Apr 18, 2009, 20:56:

jajaja!!!!!

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adrimm (Moderator) says on Apr 19, 2009, 01:07:

There are plenty of places in Canada where it doesn't happen either.

When people are no longer fazed by murders and murder attempts, then they have been desensitized. I do not think that I could ever feel fully at comfortable in a community if it is a place where my neighbours have lost their sense indignation over inhuman actions - to me it it often will just breed more apathy and the further cheapening of life, detachment from others.

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lpdiver says on Apr 19, 2009, 03:07:

tl24...medellin is one of the garment manufacturing center of the world. I don't imagine it would be that hard to have one made. Or buy one off of a cop.


ts

Remember what the monkey says, "Fuck money it's free"

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webmanco says on Apr 19, 2009, 05:14:

We in Colombia are just happy triggers, that and poor but happy.

No hay extremo cierto o verdadero, porque los extremos opacan, enruedan, (lavan cerebros) verdades. Yotas

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larryrn says on Apr 19, 2009, 06:50:

Hey, I live in Monteria (grin). I've been here since January. The econmony here is going down - retail sales are dropping - slowly. Where I live ( 5 ) it's safe - way pay these guys for "security" 50,000 a month and they ride around on bicycles. I do see them around all the time. The street we live on is short and maybe has 10 houses with lots of several little kids. We live in a typical 4/3 plus maids room on a small year for 1,000,000/month. Parts of Monteria are very clean and nice - other parts are terrible. 99% of the people are poor. There are a small minority of the people who are filthy rich - rolex watches, new Land Cruiser Prados, Mercedes 500 series, etc. They wear all white clothes (the guys) and smoke cigars. Hmm, I wonder where they get their money - oh well, it's better not wonder about some things and just accept them. In general the people look at me any many say hi in English. Larry

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sloopskipper says on Apr 19, 2009, 07:48:

But Tom, the whole World is changing.

I don't know about you, but in the last 6 years my time in the U.S. was limited to a couple hours in MIA on my return From Perú in 2005.

I have a friend who went back to his hometown of Birmingham maybe 6 or 8 months ago (before things really got bad). He couldn't believe the apparent change in the public sentiment. He said "Half the people seemed to be in denial, and the rest were scared shitless".

Mexican/Colombian drug cartel related crime seems to be popping up all over the U.S. (and not only in the southwest, or major cities).

They're even stealing manhole covers, and ransacking houses for copper plumbing/wiring, etc., same as in Latin America.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7785334.stm But it's being reported most everywhere.

Seems that some people think "everybody's outa step but me".

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lpdiver says on Apr 19, 2009, 08:00:

In good old Baton Rouge, La My nephew had his apartment broken into by four Ecuadorians. He beat the snot bubbles out of them. (por favor, no mas, senor)

His pitbull did help turn the tide.

ts

Remember what the monkey says, "Fuck money it's free"

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sloopskipper says on Apr 19, 2009, 08:12:

lp, I have a friend who just moved north from Baton Rouge. I'm not sure the reason.

Seems that some people think "everybody's outa step but me".

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lpdiver says on Apr 19, 2009, 08:18:

I forty years there. Move just prior to Katrina. It is a different city post Katrina for sure.

ts

Remember what the monkey says, "Fuck money it's free"

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lpdiver says on Apr 19, 2009, 08:23:

Pre Katrina New Orleans had a hispanic population of 3 percent. Post Katrina it is 20 percent. I believe the demographics have improved the city.

ts

Remember what the monkey says, "Fuck money it's free"

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sloopskipper says on Apr 19, 2009, 08:33:

I have read numerous similar articles like this in the past year, or so (and this one doesn't even mention copper and bronze):

http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/kyle-drennen/2008/08/12/cbs-people-st...

Seems that some people think "everybody's outa step but me".

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webmanco says on Apr 19, 2009, 10:22:

eLsApo
Did you loose your sicario pandillero in that picture Web?

You know sApO, after the job is done the sicario parrillero needs to go down as well.

No hay extremo cierto o verdadero, porque los extremos opacan, enruedan, (lavan cerebros) verdades. Yotas

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wendell13 says on Apr 19, 2009, 10:40:

I agree with tomtom33 about not knowing anyone personally that has been a victim of a violent crime in the US...here in Colombia I probably know 15. Have you ever heard anyone in the US ask if is safe to drive from Chicago to Miami? Probably not. In Colombia you hear that question a lot.

When you live here you are more aware of the crime here. Just passing through for a couple of weeks isn't quite the same. In Cali it appears to me that crime is on the upswing. Crime stats do not tell the whole story here. I would guess that most people would not report a crime here. There is really no good reason. Unless there is some insurance involved. I know I didn't and several of my friends didn"t either

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lpdiver says on Apr 19, 2009, 10:44:

Forget everyday crime. Let's talk about people that have witnessed first hand murders. Over half of my wifes family.

ts

Remember what the monkey says, "Fuck money it's free"

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christobeldawg says on Apr 19, 2009, 11:00:

just like in all of the world, it depends on which countryside, or which side of the cities.

traveling hopefully is always better than arriving

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Lisa Zee says on Apr 19, 2009, 12:40:

Texas must be the safest place on earth now days, there is nothing happening with the☜ Mexican border ☞.

Quien va hacia afura, sueña; quien va hacia adentro; despierta.... Carl Young

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lpdiver says on Apr 19, 2009, 13:40:

Lisa,,,that's because they moved the border north to Oklahoma. Houston is now the capital of the state of Norte Mexico (formerly know as Texas) Hell they threaten to suceed...good riddance.

ts

Remember what the monkey says, "Fuck money it's free"

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Lisa Zee says on Apr 19, 2009, 13:43:

:))))

Quien va hacia afura, sueña; quien va hacia adentro; despierta.... Carl Young

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makopp5 says on Apr 20, 2009, 12:51:

What a stupid reality check. I live 300m from the bankrobbery but what? I don´t care about that. If you are at the wrong place at the wrong moment it´s a problem, but you can´t change this. Why do you don´t make a reality check that the people here in Colombia are much happier than in the states or europe. That´s much more important.

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RAAAY says on Apr 20, 2009, 13:16:

makopp5..................What you obviously fail to see, is to whom this post is directed at. Sure, it does not effect you, or all other tourists, travellers, ex-pats or most everyone else that comes to PBH and Colombia.

Noooooooo.........you silly one..........This post is directed to the many siccaros, assasins (sp) drug runners, low-lifes who spend their day amongst us here on PBH. This site is where a good number of Colombian gang members come for their information on current " hits ' and where they can find out about and keep score of death totals in the various gangs.

It should be a " sticky " , perhaps with the title......" For all PBH Drug gang members "


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It's useless to argue with ignorance...

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webmanco says on Apr 20, 2009, 13:17:

busted

RAAAY
Why on earth did you make that public, couldn´t you just PM all the tourist enthusiast and let the new ones prey to the Burunthing, the paseo millonario, etc

Colombia ain´t Paradise.

No hay extremo cierto o verdadero, porque los extremos opacan, enruedan, (lavan cerebros) verdades. Yotas

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goin_south says on Apr 20, 2009, 23:29:

Last I understood, Ipdiver,
Louisiana was going with them (Texas)
just so they could have a perrenial National Championship Football Game... UT vs LSU.
No?

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