Couple years ago, a woman drove in her car with kids and her husband in another car in front of her. At one point, the motorbike passed by and the guys on it shot the husband in his car – all witnessed by wife. The killers were the youngsters trying to enter the cartel. You had to kill someone to get in.
During the era of Escobar, a youngster who killed the police officer fighting for justice (against Escobar) would receive 1,000,000 COP. He corrupted a large part of Medellin's city - and would have an access to information such as police officers' personal data, addresses, shifts worked... Escobar´s sexual taste inclined towards 14 and 15 year old girls. Does this person deserve our attention? It is up to you to decide. The church liked that he build hospitals and helped poor - but at what price? He considered to be himself rather a rebel, but if he criticized the government for the corruption, he was not doing anything better...as his system caused lots of chaos, innocent deaths and injustice. We live in a capitalistic times when many things are possible for money. And now - there are the tours being offered to see where and how Escobar lived. But I would personally not want to visit the site where this person lived, and evenless his grave. There are many more positive figures in the world who deserve their honor. In Medellín, there is a very nice and modern museum - Museo Casa de la Memoria - with extensive materials, photographs and video recordings about Colombian history of violence - including Escobar´s cartel, FARC and Paramilitary. It offers objective and comprehensive look at the history of this hardly-examined nation. The entrance to Museo Casa de la Memoria is free.
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