what gringoinbogota has to understand is that...

.......the crime in USA is skyrocketing! it is not only in Colombia! this is just 3 days reports crimes in a small Area in the USA, unfortunatelly I would need to create a webpage and work on it for the next seven days just to post all the crimes has happened in the United States for the past 7 days.

Updated 4/13/2006 9:11 USA today: 6 bodies found in tiny Pennsylvania town; homeowner's grandson arrested: A young man was charged Thursday with bludgeoning or strangling six relatives whose bodies were found wrapped in sheets and blankets in the basement of his grandmother's home

· CourtTV - Thu Apr 13, 4:50 PM ET TUCSON, Ariz. (Court TV) — A doctor testifying in the trial of an ophthalmologist accused of killing his rival admitted Tuesday that he made errors during previous testimony, throwing into question the prosecution's tight timeline of the night the killing took place.
· BOSTON - Five-year-old Kai Leigh Harriott sat in the front of the courtroom in her wheelchair and looked directly at the man who had just pleaded guilty Thursday to firing the shot that paralyzed her.
Howard man gets 5 years in child-porn case : A Howard man will spend five years in federal prison after FBI agents found child pornography on his computer. William Schmitt, 46, was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Milwaukee to 63 months in federal custody and ordered to spend three years on supervision after his release.
Police hold man on suspicion of armed robbery Green Bay police took a man into custody Wednesday and were looking for another in connection with an armed robbery Tuesday night at Cub Foods on the city's east side. The first robbery happened just before 9:30 p.m. in the Cub Foods parking lot at 2280 E. Mason St. where a white man approached a female putting groceries in her car and asked for money, according to Green Bay Police.

Man gets 8 months in jail for assaulting girls A 21-year-old Green Bay man will serve eight months in jail and four years of probation for grabbing several girls in an east-side neighborhood in 2004.

Teacher convicted of sex with student arrested again : McMINNVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former elementary school teacher who spent six months in jail for having sex with a 13-year-old student was arrested again, this time for violating probation by apparently communicating with the victim.

NYC mother gets 10 years for killing toddler, collecting welfare benefits: NEW YORK (AP) — A mother of six, convicted of killing her toddler son and collecting his welfare benefits, was sentenced Wednesday to up to 10 years in prison.

NYC bus driver charged with tying 7-year-old to seat: NEW YORK (AP) — A school bus driver was charged with using electrical tape and seat belts to tie down a 7-year-old girl he claimed was acting up, prosecutors said Wednesday.

18th and Main streets. A woman said someone shoved her against a fence, injuring her arm, and stole cash from her purse about noon March 24.
Dixie Highway and Lee Street. A man said an unknown number of people attacked him, injuring his face and back, about 5:30 p.m. March 23.

1500 block of W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. A woman said that after an argument at her home, a man came up on her porch and pointed a gun at her, then beat her with it about 8 p.m. March 24.

ROBBERIES
Thornton's Inc., 2007 Brownsboro Road. A gunman took the business cash about 5:30 a.m. March 27.

CVS Pharmacy, 3997 Seventh Street Road. A gunman grabbed several bottles of cough syrup with codeine in the pharmacy area, then fled about 5:30 p.m. March 26.

ASSAULTS/THREATS
3200 block of S. Crums Lane. A man and woman said they were walking when a group of people and started yelling at the man about 7 p.m. March 17. One of the assailants hit the man in the head with a weapon the victims couldn't identify. The woman chased the assailant, and he punched her in the eye and ran off.

700 block of Huntington Park Drive. A woman said her boyfriend, the father of her child, came home high on meth and asked for her car keys about 2 p.m. March 24. When she refused, her boyfriend grabbed her by the arms and threw her on the floor, then slammed her head into the wall. The man then threatened to hurt her and her family if she called the police.

10500 block of La Grange Road. A woman said she was talking with a man on her patio when the man became angry about money about 9 a.m. March 16. She said the man beat and kicked her.

12100 block of Old Shelbyville Road. A woman said the father of her children followed her to a friend's house in violation of a court order about 5 p.m. March 25. The woman had children in the car. When she arrived at the house, she tried to take a child out of the car, and the man grabbed the child and started driving the woman's vehicle, endangering both the woman and the child, police said. The passenger's door was still open and another child almost fell out of the front seat.

Wal-Mart, 11901 Standiford Plaza Drive. Store security officials saw a man opening CDs and hiding them under his clothing about 11:30 a.m. March 18. The man fought with a security guard. When the guard told the man to stay off Wal-Mart property, the man told the guard he was going to shoot him.

ROBBERIES
Dollar Daze, 3035 Preston Highway. A woman said she was injured while trying to stop assailants from robbing another person about 1:30 p.m. March 23.

ASSAULTS/THREATS
2500 block of Seventh Street Road. A man said he was kicked and punched by three men outside a bar about 2:30 a.m. March 25. The men left, and the victim could not talk to officers because of his injuries and because he was intoxicated. He was transported to University Hospital.

ROBBERIES
Dosker Manor, 411 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. A man said several people he had just met led him up to an apartment, then robbed him of his cash about 4:30 a.m. March 23.

6800 block of James Madison Way. A man said he was sitting in his car in his driveway when he was approached by two people who walked from the rear of his home about 11:50 p.m. March 24. One person held a shotgun, chambered a round, pointed the gun at the man and said, "I heard you have been talking about me. Let's go in the house." When the victim got to his kitchen, he fled out the back door and ran down the street. The two assailants left through the front door. When the man returned, he found his CD stereo tuner missing.

Seventh Street Road and Arcadia Avenue. A man said he was in front of his brother's apartment when two people came up and dragged him down the stairs in front of the building, then took his wallet before running off about 11:30 a.m. March 25.

1000 block of St. Paul Court. A woman said that a man she knew came around the corner of the building while she was walking to her car, started a struggle with her, took her purse and ran off about 6:15 a.m. March 25.
ELDER ABUSE

1100 block of S. 41st St. A 72-year-old man told police that a relative had exploited him financially several times since February 2000. He said she forged his signature on a deed to his house that transfers ownership to her upon his death. She then coaxed him into taking out a loan, saying she was going to fix up the house. Instead, she took the money for herself. She also cashed two checks, totaling about $14,000, on which his signature had been forged.

ASSAULTS
2500 block of Seventh Street Road. A witness said three men kicked and punched a Shepherdsville man outside a bar, then fled about 2:30 a.m. March 25. The victim, who could not talk to police because of his injuries and the amount of alcohol in his system, was taken to University Hospital.

1500 block of Squires Drive. A man and a woman said men knocked on the door and when they came in, an argument ensued about 12:30 a.m. March 22. The men assaulted the man and woman, hitting the man with a bottle. They forced the man and woman outside, where they continued to assault them, then forced them to strip off their clothes and roll in the mud. The assailants also sprayed the woman with silver paint.

ROBBERIES
National City Bank, 3447 Breckenridge Lane. A woman said a gunman took an undisclosed amount of cash about 10:30 a.m. March 27.

700 block of Compton St. A man said two strangers held him at gunpoint and robbed him of his jewelry, wallet, keys and cell phone about 4:15 p.m. March 22.
3100 block of W. Kentucky St. A man said three strangers punched him several times, then took $25 from him about 5 p.m. One of the robbers indicated he had a gun in his pocket.

Dosker Manor, 400 block of W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. A man said several people he had just met led him up to an apartment and took $200 from him about 4:30 a.m. March 23.

ASSAULTS
16th and Jefferson streets. Police said a person driving a stolen vehicle damaged five cars and endangered the lives of six people while officers were pursuing the car about 1 a.m. March 26.

10400 block of Keys Ferry Road. A man went to a Fairdale firehouse and said he was going to kill himself about 10 p.m. March 7. The man then went to the 10400 block of Keys Ferry Road and told a police officer he was going to "take himself out." The man had a gun and knife and told the officer he had taken pills and had drunk alcohol. Officers talked to the man for about 11/2 hours before he passed out, firing one shot as he fell. No one was hurt.

Powhatan Court and Accomack Drive. A woman said someone kidnapped her about midnight March 21.

ROBBERIES
Arcadia Apartments, Seventh Street Road and Arcade Avenue. A man said two strangers dragged him down the stairs in front of his brother's apartment about 11:30 a.m. March 25. They took his wallet, $300 and credit and debit cards.

6800 block of James Madison Way. An 18-year-old man said two people, one with a shotgun, approached him in his driveway about 11:45 p.m. March 24. The person with the gun pointed it at the man and said, "I heard you have been talking about me. Let's go in the house." After they went into the house, the victim was able to flee out his back door and down the street. When the victim returned, he noticed his car stereo had been stolen.

By . on Apr 14, 2006, 00:03 in Friendly Talkzone.

goosekirk says on Apr 14, 2006, 01:05:

OK So there's crime in Podunk, Missouri. There's crime in Colombia. If we can somehow quantify exactly 'how dangerous' each is in relation to the other, then how would that get me safely home from the bar? Would this information help me understand how to go out and take pictures on the street 'safely?' Will this give me some ideas about how to behave if I get stopped by an unknown armed group at a checkpoint?

Oh, I get it, if we spend all our time here pointlessly arguing about it, then we'll never leave the house and be perfectly safe, no matter where we live. Good plan.

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. says on Apr 14, 2006, 03:24:

That's the point I want to make, where ever in the world you are there will be always bad people, bad people are spread through the world as an example; FARC, Alqueada, AUC, Narcotraficants, George Bush, American Militars, pedophilics, robbers, rapers, drogadicts etc, etc etc. there is not point to live a frightened life, we are normal people who want to go to work, enjoy with our families and have a nice day with some good friends, that's all. Complaining about Colombia, USA, Guantanamo or Irak will not make our life safer. I can carry on with a machine gun but this is not going to make me safer, actually it will endanger my life. I love my life and I will enjoy every single moment of it, where ever I am, The bronx of new york, Queens, Cauca, New York down town. The day is the day when something wrong is going to happen, no one knows which day it is. Enjoy the world and thank to God you were not born in Irak, or Somalia or Congo or in the Colombia country side. We re very lucky, and I will keep enjoying what God gives me, bad or good.

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nat718 says on Apr 14, 2006, 06:24:

It is perfectly reasonable of me to think that my personal safety is more at risk in Colombia than in the US. No amount of comparing/contrasting/listing crime will change that.

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Miguel_Clavo says on Apr 14, 2006, 10:08:

Relatively Speaking, its only unsafe if you are/were the victim. The idea of debating which country is more dangerous is a waste of time....GIB was only offering up his persective of the level of safety in the area he lives...i doubt that it was a condemnation of the Colombian people...

Just my opinion...

Miguel_Clavo

"Ignorance is a Weapon of Mass Destruction..."

"I would rather die living life, than to live a dying life."........ Oh, and my PM is always ON. Great Bumper Sticker: "Home of the Free, Because of the Brave"

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caslug says on Apr 14, 2006, 11:43:

COL is pretty safe.. IF you're aware of your surrounding and now the local situation, which most locals do. BUT foreigners have a bit more to worry about because a) we stand out, b) we dont ALWAYS know what's going on w/ local situation, & c) we dont speak the local lingo and know the local cutlure, hence we can potentially miss warning signs. Of course a foreigner that moves to US will have this same problem, but to a lesser degree.

BUT anyone saying that in GENERAL COL and US is EQUALLY safe is smoking or snorting some good stuff. This site gets bunch of new poster asking if it's OK to travel by car/bus to certain cities in COL, or other safety related questions. I've have never read any forum in the US where some poster ask, "is it safe to drive/ride bus from LA to SF? Do I have to worry about any bandits or anti-govt forces stopping me?" People in US walk downtown chicago, NY, LA during the day ALL THE TIME and not worry that they cant wear their rolexs or jewlery.

COL is relatively safe if you know what you're doing. BUT to say it's EQUALLY safe for everyone as the US is ridiculous.

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huskie says on Apr 14, 2006, 19:32:

JPBadillo You must have a lot of time in your hands, nothing else to do, but criticize everything about the US....Do you EVER read or listen to the news about all the killings and mass murders in Colombia? The abuse that goes on with children, including incest, rape, beatings, burnings and the like? Maybe you should do a bit of research about the horrific things and the crime which is rampant in Colombia and even in the UK, and post it here as you did about the US.

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds-"

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juanalejo says on Apr 14, 2006, 21:03:

Huskie There is no need for JP to do that, there are plenty of US people whose only purpose in this site is to do exactly that. What a surprise now when one Colombian finally gets fed up with all the concentration on the bad in Colombia and shows the bad in the native country where those who complain all day long in here come from. But then again now there is indignation, how surprising.

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. says on Apr 15, 2006, 00:02:

Well Yankees I am really fed up of Yankees comments in this site and in every place I visit. The quantity of paedophilic USA have is alarming, some time I think that Yankees are born to be a bunch of drogadicts and paedophiles. Obviously for all of you, USA is he Eden garden that obviously is not like that at all, USA is a society with out family values in which a dude wakes up one day and kill all his family. Yankees are happy going to developing and third word countries (may be hiding?) to look for underage children then try to show something than they will never have, honestly and respect for the rest world (United State was the only country who did not sign in the Tokyo convention). The rape figures in USA are three times higher than Colombia per 1000 inhabitants, children rapes are four times higher than in Colombia per 1000 inhabitants. We have an internal conflict, so if there is a mass murder is because has been done by terrorists. How terrify I was when I heard that in the United States a school boy one day decides to buy a machine gun, take it to the college and open fire on who ever pass by in front of him, that will never happen in Colombia (mass murder by school boys!)!, the bad job in Colombia is done by terrorists, narcotraficants and some street robbers. In contrast, in United States normal people who “want to have a change�? do the bad job. So dudes, judge yourself first then judge the rest of the world. Why do not you behave correctly as European people do? Or English people do? Or Asian people do? They are the people who really we want in Colombia, people who come, shut up and enjoy and not a bunch of Yankees complaining about everything. Come back to your Eden Garden and do not show up here again.

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goosekirk says on Apr 15, 2006, 02:24:

Man Now I almost feel guilty about being a drogadict, paedophile and teenage mass murderer. Wish we'd signed that Tokyo whatever so I could feel better about myself. Good point, though... all this complaining has really been cutting into my raping and family-killing time. I hardly even have a chance to squeeze in a good kitten-strangling anymore!

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huskie says on Apr 15, 2006, 11:27:

Yankees? THIS GOES TO ADILLO OR WHATEVER Watch out; you are at risk of being a terrorist yourself!!!!!

GOD BLESS THE USA YEAH!!!!

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds-"

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caslug says on Apr 15, 2006, 11:48:

Juanabidllo.. "Why do not you behave correctly as European people do?"

You mean we(US) should have riots and burns cars to protest(like they did in france the past year). US had tons of demonstration(all peaceful), over the immigration issues BUT there were no violence or destruction of property.

Or maybe we can up our unemploment rate to European standard. around 10-15%. In france 25% of youth under 26yrs old are unemploy.

BUT if find telling that, while you encourage to "act like Europeans", why not tell us to "act like S. American(or COL)"? Why this pro-european instead of pro-col/latin american?

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huskie says on Apr 15, 2006, 12:00:

JUANAPDILDO' S COMMENTS RIGHT ON CASLUG!!! IS THIS GUY/GAL COLOMBIAN OR EUROPEAN?

WHAT LACK OF IDENTITY.....

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds-"

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