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fulano
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Greengo swindler arrested in San Felipe
http://el-mexicano.info/nota.aspx?idNota=308006&esSecc=t...
Dave Arthur La Barre, an American, was arrested in San Felipe for defrauding at least $7 million from Americans and Mexicans for selling land he did
not own in the area known as "Mi Casa del Mar" in the La Hacienda subdivision, using false documents.
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BajaGringo
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Great news! Things are tough enough without gutter slime like this out and about. Hopefully they can recover some of the money to give it back to the
poor folks who were swindled...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
Great news! Things are tough enough without gutter slime like this out and about. Hopefully they can recover some of the money to give it back to the
poor folks who were swindled... |
being arrested in Mexico may not even indicate you are suspected of a crime. being arrested in Mexico for land title issues usually only means that
the arresting officer or one of his supervisors is working on behalf of some relative with a grudge.
in land disputes, there are always 3 or more sides to the story; and many sides are correct, and several sides are false.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fulano
http://el-mexicano.info/nota.aspx?idNota=308006&esSecc=t...
Dave Arthur La Barre, an American, was arrested in San Felipe for defrauding at least $7 million from Americans and Mexicans for selling land he did
not own in the area known as "Mi Casa del Mar" in the La Hacienda subdivision, using false documents. |
I hope he goes down hard...
But, fulano, my question is about the term "Greengo",
Is that an ecologically sensitive swindler ? 
Just wondering,
CaboRon
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I thought that being arrested had something to do with breaking the law?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
I thought that being arrested had something to do with breaking the law?
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not necessarily in mexico
nor, for that matter, in the good ol' usa, but at least in the states there are constitutional protections and the assumption of innocence until guilt
is proven. it is much more difficult to get wrongful charges dropped in mexico. but with enough money, of course, anything is possible.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by sylens
it is much more difficult to get wrongful charges dropped in mexico. but with enough money, of course, anything is possible. |
Also, there are beefy laws in Mexico that protect the accused if the accusation is wrong. It becomes a Mexican Stand-off. Who can afford to
vindicate hisself. Justice is only as meaningful as one can afford to buy.
Nice place..huh.
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I notice the newspaper used GRINGO in its headline. Just imagine the FALLOUT if a US newspaper Used the term BEANER.
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I don't equate the two at all.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by sylens
it is much more difficult to get wrongful charges dropped in mexico. but with enough money, of course, anything is possible. |
Also, there are beefy laws in Mexico that protect the accused if the accusation is wrong. It becomes a Mexican Stand-off. Who can afford to
vindicate hisself. Justice is only as meaningful as one can afford to buy.
Nice place..huh. |
I had false accusation charges filed against me a few years ago. He almost ran me over on the beach with his jeep and we had a few choice words and
gestures. He came back a half hour later and said I had pulled him from his truck and hurrt his back. This was from a mexican doctor and his
motorcycle cop buddy. They even made the JPG hearing for that next day when all my Mexican family was out of town. Lucikly I had a camera working in
front and it had caught the entire episode on tape, including him coming back to brush over his tire marks in the sand (which I hadn't known at the
time). If not for that tape it would have been a mess for me and I couldn't have won. They didn't get him for filing false charges though- he just
hid in his house until they saw I wasn't pressing for it. A mexican standoff indeed.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
I don't equate the two at all. |
Me either.
In Pacific Beach (san diego) a few years back there was a huge uproar when a restaurant called "Gringo's" was planning to open. They community had
hearings and meetings with all the PC people leading the charge to stop Gingo's. At the same time a "Hooter's" opened just down the street without a
peep from the community- they were all looking the other way.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
At the same time a "Hooter's" opened just down the street without a peep from the community- they were all looking the other way.
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After Hooter opened we ALL know which way everyone was looking........
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGringo
I don't equate the two at all. |
Me either.
In Pacific Beach (san diego) a few years back there was a huge uproar when a restaurant called "Gringo's" was planning to open. They community had
hearings and meetings with all the PC people leading the charge to stop Gingo's. At the same time a "Hooter's" opened just down the street without a
peep from the community- they were all looking the other way. |
It did open, been there for some time now right on Mission Blvd.
Haven't had a bad trip yet....
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Many sources, including online dictionaries often make the mistake of listing the word Gringo as a derogatory term. It only demonstrates thier
ignorance of Spanish language and Latin culture. I have lived almost all of my adult life in Latin America and will bet my bank account on this.
In Spanish they call you and address you for what you are and how they see you:
gordo
alto
guero
viejo
flaco
negro
vicioso
etc etc etc
Nobody takes offense here at that because that is a dynamic of the Spanish language and it is consistently used from tierra del fuego to the US
southern border. In Argentina, if you are of Arabic descent you are a Turco and so on. Here in Mexico, although some do, many will not call you an
Americano. Technically they are too and many take offense that some from the USA want to pretend they own the label.
Can a Latino use the term Gringo in a derogatory manner? Of course! Just like you might hear someone say "that stupid Mexican". The term Mexican is
not derogatory bu the intent of the statement is. The same happens with the term Gringo. Some Latinos may use it in a similar derogatory way but they
will also use term "guero" or others in a similar fashion.
The majority of times a Latino uses the term Gringo it is used simply to identify someone of foreign descent, and usually from the USA but may include
Canada and even Europe on occasion. I am married to a Latina, we speak only Spanish in our home and I have been living and working among the Latino
community for over 30 years speaking primarily Spanish.
Trust me on this one and not some online dictionary written by a Gringo. To equate the term with "beaner" which is meant only to be derogatory, is
ridiculous.
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GRINGO
It's usually used as a derogatory term by an uncultured wanabe elitist with an inferiority complex.
[Edited on 6-14-2008 by bancoduo]
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How about "Frijolero?" is that OK?
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I like frijolero, as long as you hearts in the right place. And I don't mean heart burn...
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fulano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
How about "Frijolero?" is that OK? |
As long as you don't use it in the same sentence with 'tacobender'.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bancoduo
I notice the newspaper used GRINGO in its headline. Just imagine the FALLOUT if a US newspaper Used the term BEANER. |
classic gringo cluelessness
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| Quote: | Originally posted by gibson
classic gringo cluelessness |
Would you care to elaborate on that?
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