Tag Archives: violence
Two Gringo Killers of Peruvian Women
Posted on 15. Jan, 2012 by Colin.
SUMMARY: A look at Joran van der Sloot & William Trickett Smith II, plus prison for gringos in Latin America.
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An American Prison Rape
Posted on 20. Dec, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Story of an American prison inmate being raped.
WARNING: Graphic violence and rape depicted. Reader discretion advised.
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Narcoterrorism: The Other World Terror
Posted on 16. Dec, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: An overview on narcoterrorism and it’s lack of awareness in the developed world.
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Understanding Uribismo
Posted on 12. Dec, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Explaining the politically incorrect definition of “uribismo,” as it was explained to me by a proud uribista.
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Killing Pablo: Summary and Review
Posted on 09. Nov, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: My review and definitive post on cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar.
From the jacket:
Here is the story of the brutal rise and fall of Colombian cocaine cartel kingpin Pablo Escobar, whose criminal empire held a nation of thirty million hostage – a reign of terror that would only end with Escobar’s death. In an intense, up-close account … Read more
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Contributed Story: Two Maids I’ve Had in Cali
Posted on 30. Aug, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: Story of two women from a rural Cauca torn apart by violence.
Aged in her 50’s, Maria Paloma was every bit the indigenous Colombian Indian. She was tiny, with dark, straight hair, high, defined cheek-bones and two small beady black eyes. She was also my first ever “maid” … Read more
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Gringos Who Don’t Know How to Act in Colombia
Posted on 11. Jun, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: A few stories of gringos misbehaving in Colombia.
You may think I act crazy. What you don’t know, however, is there’s a method to the madness here. There’s a tolerable level of misbehavior in any society, and in Latin America that level’s higher. Believe it or not, I follow the rules. I’m always aware of my surroundings. I know how to take care of myself … Read more
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The Rise and Fall of Tachuela
Posted on 24. Apr, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: In Colombian prison The Mick befriends a notorious assassin, who is ultimately killed himself.
WARNING: Graphic prison violence depicted.
The Mick did almost four years in La Modelo for trying to bring three kilos of cocaine through El Dorado airport. He learned Spanish in Colombian prison. … Read more
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The Mick Gets Knocked Out
Posted on 23. Apr, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: The Mick gets knocked out by my American buddy Rico.
The Mick’s been drinking. He went real hard the last half of March.
Friday March 25 he showed up at my place. He said he’d just head-butted a guy in Plaza Lourdes. The guy tried to steal his cell phone the week prior. The Mick saw him in Lourdes, approached him with all smiles, then left his face a bloody mess and cycled over to my place. He was drunk and flush with ass-whoopin’ glory. … Read more
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Stole and Robbed on My Birthday
Posted on 13. Apr, 2011 by Colin.
SUMMARY: I got stole on (didn’t hurt) and robbed on my birthday.
I was drunk with a couple American expats at my apartment. They wanted to meet a Colombian friend at a dance club a few blocks away. Colombian Friend had a bottle of rum and two chicks. One heffer was already paired off and the other chick was with Colombian Friend. We got drunk on rum and then a bottle of tequila. … Read more
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