Women in Bogota Prison/ Beauty Contest! Here is the Video..........

CanadaMan says on Jul 13, 2008, 01:16:

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vicshere says on Jul 13, 2008, 04:22:

is youtube down??? this morning

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Catfish35 says on Jul 13, 2008, 06:21:

I just watched it....Interesting

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dwmte7 says on Jul 13, 2008, 09:31:

what a shame. fourteen years for a non violent crime.....

here's another venue where mr. uribe can shine. commute the sentences of these people in jail for rediculously long sentences for non violent crimes. the 'have not's' in colombia are up against horrible odds. staying alive, staying healthy and not getting in trouble. it's made worse, because they can't buy the court, pay the bribes or have recourse to defense attorneys.

how many men and women in colombia's jails are there for stupid non violent crimes.

common mr. uribe....these are colombia's children...they weren't born rich like you and the pther politicians...give these folks another chance. boost your ratings across colombia...not just amongst the 'haves'

douglas

patriarch

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Robert Jorge says on Jul 13, 2008, 11:01:

I agree dwmte. 14 years for running some yayo (I assume). What a tragedy.

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dwmte7 says on Jul 13, 2008, 11:13:

i hope don alvaro stays abreast of pbh, cause he's got a lot of miserable souls doin time for nada. if he want's some instant positive p.r., let these souls return to their families and let the law deal with serious infractions of law. rather than persecuting the homeless, hopeless, poor and disenfranchised. the one's who can't afford to pay the bribes and buy the court.

please read, mr president. jail the murderers, rapists, capos, corrupt police, military and politicians. not the defenseless who turn to petty crime for want of food and shelter.

patriarch

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greg says on Jul 13, 2008, 12:03:

I coudn`t believe that part either, about the doctor! Way too many people wasting away in prisons who shouldn`t be there.

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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) says on Jul 13, 2008, 12:15:

It is very sad that some of these women are in there for no good reason .

However, this shows an interesting aspect of Colombian culture. Beauty pageants or queens are so interwoven into society that you see them at every level. During the San Pedro festivals in various parts of the country, practically every town/city, department, organization, company or school has a queen. There are queens for grade schools, the local branch of a bank,etc. Heck, even an old ladies garden club will pick a queen. I must admit that I'd never heard of them having one in a prison, but it doesn't surprise me. If it brings these women a few days of joy and distraction, then good for them.

I'm so hip, I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis. - Zaphod Beeblebrox, Former President of the Galaxy and inventor of the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster

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CanadaMan says on Jul 13, 2008, 14:10:

I found the video very eye opening and tragic..



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Cerealkiller says on Jul 13, 2008, 14:29:

Wow, that is very sad. I tend to find this sort of thing very hard to understand. People smiling and trying to enjoy under those circumstances seems so unnatural to me, but then again i'm pretty nihilistic. If I were that doctor (and I have to say she did not seem/ sound like a real doctor), or some girl put in jail for years for something rather minor, I'd be in bed 24/7 or on my zillioneth suicide attempt.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill

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dwmte7 says on Jul 13, 2008, 14:37:

isn't there something in the geneva convention's rules of war regarding--under certain circumstances--immunity to dr.'s that treat enemy combatants?

patriarch

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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) says on Jul 13, 2008, 14:38:

That is extremely unjust. Had she refused to treat them, she would probably have been killed.

I'm so hip, I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis. - Zaphod Beeblebrox, Former President of the Galaxy and inventor of the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster

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Cerealkiller says on Jul 13, 2008, 14:46:

Well of course, every doctor has to do the hippocratic oath and cannot be put in jail for offering assistance. However, there is a fine line between treating sick people and supplying medicines, prescriptions etc. without reporting this to the authorities. In little Colombia everyone knows who is a guerrilla/ paraco and who isn't. I am just playing devil's advocate here.

Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives -John Stuart Mill

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wendell13 says on Jul 13, 2008, 15:46:

They are just like people in U.S. jails....all of them are innocent

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droble77 says on Jul 13, 2008, 17:21:

Well, I don't think any of them were proclaiming their innocence, but it shouldn't be surprising that most of the ladies cooped up in that jail got a raw deal. Some of the worst criminals in Colombia are NOT in jail, they're holding office or running a company, lol! ;)

The sad part is that many of these ladies would have been better off working as a prepaga/postpaga, at least that's legal, and seeing this video makes me understand better why THAT is so common down there as some of those sentences do seem pretty stiff for the crime committed.

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CanadaMan says on Jul 13, 2008, 17:32:

I was quite shocked and surprised that the guards were allowed to dance with the women prisoners.. It seems that some of these guards might take advantege of their powers and the situation with all these women prisoners over a period of time..


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dwmte7 says on Jul 13, 2008, 18:56:

snap out of it, c man...watch the video again when they[re makin up the ladies. check out the guard checking out the lady. he got pussy on his mind.

and don't think for one minute that those gals there aren't abused by prison staff...remember, these are the gals that can't pay their way...not bribes, not the court, not barristers, nothing. their bodies are the only fall back they have. pity.

patriarch

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CanadaMan says on Jul 13, 2008, 19:26:

dwmte,

Read my comments again above.

"It seems that some of these guards might take advantage of their powers "

I agree 100 % with your post..

CM

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dwmte7 says on Jul 14, 2008, 04:09:

really brother, i know we're on the same side. the abuse of women is heartbreaking...especially the defenseless. sure, there are some mean, criminal ladies in there, but the whole energy that came through was of the problems of the disenfranchised. si o no?

patriarch

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