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Bacchus4.0

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9. Honduras does. But I reiterate that 20% of murders committed by police in Ven

Reply to Comrade Grumpy (Reply #6)

Thu May 16, 2013, 01:46 PM

May 2013

that the admission of Ven's own interior minister so you can take it up with him if you don't believe me. You won't see many stories of Venezuelan murderers, police or otherwise, being convicted of atrocities because the justice system sucks.

So we are not comparing toilet paper to violence or the respective criminal justice systems in Venezuela versus Colombia, but Venezuela is worse on all accounts.

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Colombia’s Supreme Court convicts ex-lawmaker of masterminding massacre, sets 30-year sentence [View all] Judi Lynn May 2013 OP

unclassified document released in full - US Department of State Judi Lynn May 2013 #1

Ho-hum. Did you hear Venezuela has a toilet paper shortage? Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #2

Right! What was I thinking? At least these massacre victims probably had TP! Judi Lynn May 2013 #3

Venezuela has a much higher murder rate and raw number of murders each year Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #5

Murders not committed by the government and its allies, but by common criminals. Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #6

Honduras does. But I reiterate that 20% of murders committed by police in Ven Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #9

it shows that Colombia has an independent judiciary compared to their neighbor Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #4

Very impressive. It only took them 25 years to convict this guy. Comrade Grumpy May 2013 #7

The Teflon Anus has been added to Rupert Murdoch's board! Judi Lynn May 2013 #10

"The Teflon Anus"! HAR-HAR-HAR-HAR! Peace Patriot May 2013 #12

if Colombia decides to indict him they will, you think Maduro or any chavista official Bacchus4.0 May 2013 #11

Families of massacre victims welcome congressman’s 30-year sentence Judi Lynn May 2013 #8