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		<title>By: Lost</title>
		<link>http://borderreporter.com/2009/12/when-a-600-pound-coke-run-nets-you-2-years/comment-page-2/#comment-12394</link>
		<dc:creator>Lost</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am a first timer to post.  I just want to say I really feel the words Rabbit has to say.  Kudos to you for taking this stand.  There is a lot of corruption within politics and law enforcement...I know first hand and am living the nghtmare as we speak.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am a first timer to post.  I just want to say I really feel the words Rabbit has to say.  Kudos to you for taking this stand.  There is a lot of corruption within politics and law enforcement&#8230;I know first hand and am living the nghtmare as we speak.</p>
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		<title>By: Rabbit</title>
		<link>http://borderreporter.com/2009/12/when-a-600-pound-coke-run-nets-you-2-years/comment-page-2/#comment-12214</link>
		<dc:creator>Rabbit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey, you are a rat.  Back your words with some fact.  So I can make you look like a liar.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey, you are a rat.  Back your words with some fact.  So I can make you look like a liar.</p>
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		<title>By: carlos</title>
		<link>http://borderreporter.com/2009/12/when-a-600-pound-coke-run-nets-you-2-years/comment-page-2/#comment-12147</link>
		<dc:creator>carlos</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>el conehito esta buscando gente para chingar el y su familia erran ratones</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>el conehito esta buscando gente para chihuahuar el y su familia erran ratones</p>
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		<title>By: Rabbit</title>
		<link>http://borderreporter.com/2009/12/when-a-600-pound-coke-run-nets-you-2-years/comment-page-1/#comment-12124</link>
		<dc:creator>Rabbit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My heart goes out to you.  I wish I could explain how some things went down with me and my family.  The culprit is always someone who knew too much.  Eventually, it makes you cynical.  My father said to me before he died, &quot;if you can count your true friends on one hand before you die, you are a very lucky man.&quot;  As I get older, the meaning of that makes more and more sense.  Tell your people to keep their heads up.  not to lose sight of the people that they are.  Tell them to hang on to their pride and dignity.  They will have a lot of regret when it&#039;s all over.  Be a graet friend and be supportive.  Sometimes that means just being a good ear for someone to vent to.  I wish you and them really well.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My heart goes out to you.  I wish I could explain how some things went down with me and my family.  The culprit is always someone who knew too much.  Eventually, it makes you cynical.  My father said to me before he died, &#8220;if you can count your true friends on one hand before you die, you are a very lucky man.&#8221;  As I get older, the meaning of that makes more and more sense.  Tell your people to keep their heads up.  not to lose sight of the people that they are.  Tell them to hang on to their pride and dignity.  They will have a lot of regret when it&#8217;s all over.  Be a graet friend and be supportive.  Sometimes that means just being a good ear for someone to vent to.  I wish you and them really well.</p>
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		<title>By: my2centabos</title>
		<link>http://borderreporter.com/2009/12/when-a-600-pound-coke-run-nets-you-2-years/comment-page-1/#comment-12112</link>
		<dc:creator>my2centabos</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rabbit, you have proven to be 100% correct, it&#039;s basically come down to several people washing their hands of the family members, and saying &quot;it&#039;s your problem.&quot; In regards to your situation, it sounds right out of a movie, with a horrible ending.   There have been a few stories where injustice was served, BS indictments were handed down, and a couple of people really close to me are dealing with this crazy BS as I write.  Their story is unbelievable, and the culprit is even more unbelievable.  I wish I could discuss the situation, but the case is still going through the court process.  Ultimately, lives have been turned upside down across the board.  Anyways, thanks for responding and reconfirming what we were already starting to observe.  Take care and thanks for the well-wishes!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rabbit, you have proven to be 100% correct, it&#8217;s basically come down to several people washing their hands of the family members, and saying &#8220;it&#8217;s your problem.&#8221; In regards to your situation, it sounds right out of a movie, with a horrible ending.   There have been a few stories where injustice was served, BS indictments were handed down, and a couple of people really close to me are dealing with this crazy BS as I write.  Their story is unbelievable, and the culprit is even more unbelievable.  I wish I could discuss the situation, but the case is still going through the court process.  Ultimately, lives have been turned upside down across the board.  Anyways, thanks for responding and reconfirming what we were already starting to observe.  Take care and thanks for the well-wishes!</p>
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		<title>By: Rabbit</title>
		<link>http://borderreporter.com/2009/12/when-a-600-pound-coke-run-nets-you-2-years/comment-page-1/#comment-12088</link>
		<dc:creator>Rabbit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I feel for you.  There are so many tragedies in the drug game.  Right before Christmas 1988 I had a big wonderful family.  It all changed in one day.  Drug charges, murder and lots of monitary loss.  The media takes cheap shots at people while they are down.  Like you said, your family are kind hearted and giving people, but that will be over shadowed by self serving fucks.  Your family will find out that friends are few and that there is no honor among thieves.  Whoever you are, be supportive of your people.  In the end that is all they will have, but it will mean a lot.  The east coast is different than the desert southwest.  Real dirty world in Arizona.  But your family will have a lot f regrets in the end.  Stand by them and show them support, they will need it. I call it the begining of the end.  Good luck.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I feel for you.  There are so many tragedies in the drug game.  Right before Christmas 1988 I had a big wonderful family.  It all changed in one day.  Drug charges, murder and lots of monitary loss.  The media takes cheap shots at people while they are down.  Like you said, your family are kind hearted and giving people, but that will be over shadowed by self serving fooks.  Your family will find out that friends are few and that there is no honor among thieves.  Whoever you are, be supportive of your people.  In the end that is all they will have, but it will mean a lot.  The east coast is different than the desert southwest.  Real dirty world in Arizona.  But your family will have a lot f regrets in the end.  Stand by them and show them support, they will need it. I call it the begining of the end.  Good luck.</p>
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		<title>By: my2centabos</title>
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		<dc:creator>my2centabos</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:33:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rabbit, first of all, I want to thank you for touching on the human element, and reinforing the fact that humans, no matter what situation they may find themselves in, are usually equipped with the same set of feelings and emotions as the next.  Recently, a couple close family friends were caught up in a marijuana bust in the east coast.  A local newspaper reported the arrest and comments began flooding in:  &quot;they deserved what they got,&quot; &quot;Kudos to the police&quot; and &quot;I hope they enjoy their x-mas presents.&quot;  While humorous to some, it hurt those close to the people involved because we are talking about the most kindhearted, giving people I know. There is a sense of helplessness involved at both ends, because it seems as though one is actually presumed guilty and must prove their innocence.    It also sucks, because during the arrest, several of their rights were violated and we learned that a known drug dealer, in collaboration with law enforcement, was the masterminder of this literal &quot;death trap.&quot;  I can speak of several similar stories where REPEAT VIOLENT offenders are allowed numerous &quot;get out of jail cards&quot; after contacting law enforcement &quot;enablers&quot; (for lack of a better word); usually after getting busted for a crime outside of their informant contracts.  Obviously, these people do not represent the 99% of repeat drug offenders in prison, because they are permitted to flaunt around like stockbrokers on Wall Street.  I am sorry I got off on tangents, but I truly want to thank you for sharing your thoughts and knowledge.  I too share an interest in this culture that has evolved.  As you suggested, lives have been ruined, are being ruined and will continued to be ruined by this lame war on drugs and all its hypocritcal elements!  Good job and hope you had a blessed holiday.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rabbit, first of all, I want to thank you for touching on the human element, and reinforing the fact that humans, no matter what situation they may find themselves in, are usually equipped with the same set of feelings and emotions as the next.  Recently, a couple close family friends were caught up in a marijuana bust in the east coast.  A local newspaper reported the arrest and comments began flooding in:  &#8220;they deserved what they got,&#8221; &#8220;Kudos to the police&#8221; and &#8220;I hope they enjoy their x-mas presents.&#8221;  While humorous to some, it hurt those close to the people involved because we are talking about the most kindhearted, giving people I know. There is a sense of helplessness involved at both ends, because it seems as though one is actually presumed guilty and must prove their innocence.    It also sucks, because during the arrest, several of their rights were violated and we learned that a known drug dealer, in collaboration with law enforcement, was the masterminder of this literal &#8220;death trap.&#8221;  I can speak of several similar stories where REPEAT VIOLENT offenders are allowed numerous &#8220;get out of jail cards&#8221; after contacting law enforcement &#8220;enablers&#8221; (for lack of a better word); usually after getting busted for a crime outside of their informant contracts.  Obviously, these people do not represent the 99% of repeat drug offenders in prison, because they are permitted to flaunt around like stockbrokers on Wall Street.  I am sorry I got off on tangents, but I truly want to thank you for sharing your thoughts and knowledge.  I too share an interest in this culture that has evolved.  As you suggested, lives have been ruined, are being ruined and will continued to be ruined by this lame war on drugs and all its hypocritcal elements!  Good job and hope you had a blessed holiday.</p>
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		<title>By: just me</title>
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		<dc:creator>just me</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>He needs to watch his back for those two years.  I bet that he had some good information about the cartels and that is what got him only two years.  But, once in prison the cartels will put a hit on him.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He needs to watch his back for those two years.  I bet that he had some good information about the cartels and that is what got him only two years.  But, once in prison the cartels will put a hit on him.</p>
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		<title>By: Rabbit</title>
		<link>http://borderreporter.com/2009/12/when-a-600-pound-coke-run-nets-you-2-years/comment-page-1/#comment-11705</link>
		<dc:creator>Rabbit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>After thinking about a lot of what Tantos wrote, I feel obligated to say one more thing.  First, I have a lot of knowledge about things you commented on.  Guess what?  I am fromm the east coast.  My family were bootleggers two generations back.  However, they were loan sharks, Gamblers, into construction rackets.  So Bootleggeing wasn&#039;t their only source of income.  It worked while it worked, but they all just continued with their other activities after it ended.  You are comparing apples and oranges.  The mexican cartels primary function is narco trafficking.  The reason there is so much money in it is because of the demand on this side of the border.  And, the proffits increased because of the ridiculouse drug laws.  The violence in  mexico is directly attributed to this.  Decriminalising marijuana wont do shit except drive the prices of meth, coke and heroen higher than they already are.  Open your mind up.  Do something in your community that will change the mindset of people like you.  Quite frankly, YOU and people like YOU are part of the problem.  Your mentality hasn&#039;t worked for the last 30+ years.  It has enriched some very dangerouse people, and has hurt a lot of families.   I could go on for days about why it isn&#039;t working.  However, rather than do that.  I would rather just keep trying to educate people, hoping that my message gets out there.   I hope someday you open your mind and realise that people like me are people too.  My blood is red, and my thoughts and feelings are genuine.  I am not grinding an axe.  And I definately don&#039;t need no more skeletons in my closet.  I don&#039;t claim to be an angel.   (Far from it)  But the drug game is a dirty game on both sides of the law,  the way it stands.  I hope you realise it and do something yourself to push change, instead of turning positive words into negative ones.  Someday I wish I could push my whole story in depth to the whole world.  Until then, I wish all of you well.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After thinking about a lot of what Tantos wrote, I feel obligated to say one more thing.  First, I have a lot of knowledge about things you commented on.  Guess what?  I am fromm the east coast.  My family were bootleggers two generations back.  However, they were loan sharks, Gamblers, into construction rackets.  So Bootleggeing wasn&#8217;t their only source of income.  It worked while it worked, but they all just continued with their other activities after it ended.  You are comparing apples and oranges.  The mexican cartels primary function is narco trafficking.  The reason there is so much money in it is because of the demand on this side of the border.  And, the proffits increased because of the ridiculouse drug laws.  The violence in  mexico is directly attributed to this.  Decriminalising marijuana wont do shit except drive the prices of meth, coke and heroen higher than they already are.  Open your mind up.  Do something in your community that will change the mindset of people like you.  Quite frankly, YOU and people like YOU are part of the problem.  Your mentality hasn&#8217;t worked for the last 30+ years.  It has enriched some very dangerouse people, and has hurt a lot of families.   I could go on for days about why it isn&#8217;t working.  However, rather than do that.  I would rather just keep trying to educate people, hoping that my message gets out there.   I hope someday you open your mind and realise that people like me are people too.  My blood is red, and my thoughts and feelings are genuine.  I am not grinding an axe.  And I definately don&#8217;t need no more skeletons in my closet.  I don&#8217;t claim to be an angel.   (Far from it)  But the drug game is a dirty game on both sides of the law,  the way it stands.  I hope you realise it and do something yourself to push change, instead of turning positive words into negative ones.  Someday I wish I could push my whole story in depth to the whole world.  Until then, I wish all of you well.</p>
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		<title>By: Rabbit</title>
		<link>http://borderreporter.com/2009/12/when-a-600-pound-coke-run-nets-you-2-years/comment-page-1/#comment-11700</link>
		<dc:creator>Rabbit</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tantos, I didn&#039;t get caught. I was ratted on by government stooge.  I understand that you are on the law enforcement end.  And I&#039;m not mad at you for that.  And I never said that if you decriminalise mota that it would all go away.  I said that it is a filthy game on both sides of the law.  (undisputable)  I am telling you for a fact, that the war on drugs is a farce.  I&#039;m telling you for a fact that they are making drug barons richer than hell.  El chapo is on the fucken forbes list of billionares.  What ever the governemnt is doing isn&#039;t working.  for seriouse change to happen, they need to start all over, which will never happen, it would put needle dicks like you out of work.  I am not grinding an ax.  I am educating people.  Unlike you, I care.  I&#039;ve seen the devistation on families.  I&#039;ve lost friends and family.  To put it simple, you are what is wrong with the system.  Your mentality isn&#039;t about compassion for people.   I am different than you, and proud of it.  I am trying to do right in a world of wrongs.  I am cleaning out my closet.  That is what makes feel better about myself.  But then again, you are not me.  (I&#039;m glad for that)  (comunist)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tantos, I didn&#8217;t get caught. I was ratted on by government stooge.  I understand that you are on the law enforcement end.  And I&#8217;m not mad at you for that.  And I never said that if you decriminalise mota that it would all go away.  I said that it is a filthy game on both sides of the law.  (undispetuniable)  I am telling you for a fact, that the war on drugs is a farce.  I&#8217;m telling you for a fact that they are making drug barons richer than hell.  El chapo is on the fooken forbes list of billionares.  What ever the governemnt is doing isn&#8217;t working.  for seriouse change to happen, they need to start all over, which will never happen, it would put needle dicks like you out of work.  I am not grinding an ax.  I am educating people.  Unlike you, I care.  I&#8217;ve seen the devistation on families.  I&#8217;ve lost friends and family.  To put it simple, you are what is wrong with the system.  Your mentality isn&#8217;t about compassion for people.   I am different than you, and proud of it.  I am trying to do right in a world of wrongs.  I am cleaning out my closet.  That is what makes feel better about myself.  But then again, you are not me.  (I&#8217;m glad for that)  (comunist)</p>
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