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Mexican (TJ) police ask spirits to guard them in drug war
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62I3Z220100319
unfriggin' believable... and I'm not easily shocked. Is there a fourth-world we can downgrade this place to or did Haiti copyright it? The again-
the Catholic Church isn't racking up many points this week.
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DENNIS
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Mexican (TJ) police ask spirits to guard them in drug war
WOW...That is pretty bizarre.
Well, I guess it's like they say, "There ain't no atheists in fox-holes."
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HA! Great stuff.
Mexico's often poorly armed police are intimidated by hitmen with automatic rifles, grenades and rocket launchers and despite low wages of around
$300 a month some pay up to $160 for a tattoo of a Voodoo spirit like the three-horned Bosou Koblamin who protects his followers when they travel at
night.
Voodoo tattoos??
What's next, voodoo economics?
The other day I was in downtown San Diego and I drove too far east on Broadway looking for a 5 south onramp. Must have saw 20 tattoo parlors in 5
blocks. Tats are in these days. Me? I've always considered them "identifying marks".
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k-rico
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I just re-read what I quoted in italics.
Hit men with rocket launchers??????????
Is Reuters owned by Rubert Murdoch?
Quick, arrowhead, what are the stats on rocket launcher hits?
Heavy!
[Edited on 3-19-2010 by k-rico]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Mexican (TJ) police ask spirits to guard them in drug war
WOW...That is pretty bizarre.
Well, I guess it's like they say, "There ain't no atheists in fox-holes." |
there are probably nomads that believe in god -- which is equally bizarre.
i suppose if you believe in a god, then what's bizarre about asking spirits or gods for protection?
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k-rico
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Mexican (TJ) police ask spirits to guard them in drug war
WOW...That is pretty bizarre.
Well, I guess it's like they say, "There ain't no atheists in fox-holes." |
there are probably nomads that believe in god -- which is equally bizarre.
i suppose if you believe in a god, then what's bizarre about asking spirits or gods for protection? |
Reminds me of the cartel built Rosarito pinhead Jesus on the toll road thanking God for all the American drug users. 
[Edited on 3-19-2010 by k-rico]
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I actually think that Dennis nailed it. However pitiful a situation it might be that police should be patrolling in fear, if they can absorb any level
of comfort from such things, then, why not? Especially, if the alternative is capitulation, or fleeing.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by k-rico
Reminds me of the cartel built Rosarito pinhead Jesus on the toll road thanking God for all the American drug users.
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Cartel built? What? I heard a more simple, heartwarming story of a greatful little old man who became wealthy and was showing his gratitude to a
benevolent, generous Jesus.
It didn't mention ill-gotten gains or cartels.
What's the real story on "Toll Road Jesus?"
"Pinhead Jesus" is sure to get you time in Purgatory, at least.  Ohhh, the disrespect of it all.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Especially, if the alternative is capitulation, or fleeing. |
Or taking a Bazooka round. Do they have Bazookas?
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Bajahowodd
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Bubble gum?
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by k-rico
Reminds me of the cartel built Rosarito pinhead Jesus on the toll road thanking God for all the American drug users.
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Cartel built? What? I heard a more simple, heartwarming story of a greatful little old man who became wealthy and was showing his gratitude to a
benevolent, generous Jesus.
It didn't mention ill-gotten gains or cartels.
What's the real story on "Toll Road Jesus?"
"Pinhead Jesus" is sure to get you time in Purgatory, at least. Ohhh, the disrespect of it all. |
Didn't a Nomad recently post the Jesus statue was meant to hold drugs for the cartels?
I thought TJ cops were being paid $1200 US a month and were among the highest paid in Mexico. That came after the new and improved, psychologically
tested and drug free TJ police force replaced the old one two years ago. No?
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Voodoo works. If you believe the mind makes it happen, and if i'm killed believing, ... the murderer better never look back or stop moving. I'll
nail him in the most in humane way. The mind lives longer than the body.
If its not where it is, its where it isn\'t.
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Maybe Tijuana should contract with Blackwater.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Bubble gum? |
Nope. Not that pink stuff. This:
http://visual.merriam-webster.com/images/society/weapons/baz...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
Didn't a Nomad recently post the Jesus statue was meant to hold drugs for the cartels?
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I wouldn't doubt it. Was it Gull?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Maybe Tijuana should contract with Blackwater. |
That's been mentioned here in the past. Problem is they're looney and want too much money which makes them, as mercenaries, a risk to flip for the
highest bidder and everybody knows who that would be.
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Good point. I was actually being a bit flippant with my post. Because so many US citizens have no idea how much of their money is being paid to
private contractors for just such stuff. When Clinton downsized the military on account of the peace dividend, I could have totally understood the
need for private contractors. But when the idiot that succeeded him increased the military, AND increased the use of private contractors, especially
in a war of needless choice, well.....
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k-rico
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by k-rico
Reminds me of the cartel built Rosarito pinhead Jesus on the toll road thanking God for all the American drug users.
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"Pinhead Jesus" is sure to get you time in Purgatory, at least. Ohhh, the disrespect of it all. |
checkout the size of the head, it's about the same size as his hands, that's what I meant, no disrespect, I want a boarding pass.
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Well following on the Jesus statue, what about the mermaid house in the Puerto Nuevo area? Any connections? The naked mermaid is a bit odd to see when
driving south.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaDove
Voodoo works. If you believe the mind makes it happen, and if i'm killed believing, ... the murderer better never look back or stop moving. I'll
nail him in the most in humane way. The mind lives longer than the body. |
saying all that with a Dove avatar?
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