<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Costa Rica to provide support to incarcerated drug addicts</title> <atom:link href="https://insidecostarica.com/2013/07/19/costa-rica-to-provide-support-to-incarcerated-drug-addicts/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2013/07/19/costa-rica-to-provide-support-to-incarcerated-drug-addicts/</link> <description>Costa Rica&#039;s Leading English Language News Source</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:55:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.2</generator> <item><title>By: disgusted</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2013/07/19/costa-rica-to-provide-support-to-incarcerated-drug-addicts/#comment-4986</link> <dc:creator>disgusted</dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2013 12:19:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=9833#comment-4986</guid> <description><![CDATA[Pobrecito Society of Costa Rica. I remember several instancesThe Tico who tried to rob a bank with a gun. Was taken before the Judge and she could see he &quot;did not mean it&quot; and was Very sorry.. He was let go. The OIJ security minister who was blind drunk crashing into cars in Escazu. He said he was sorry and gave alternative to the crime of a donation, public service and kept his driver license and job. Those are just two instance and the list is long.Allowing  thieves free passes up to 50 times until they do a murder or rape. Tico&#039;s here seem so passive where is the outrage?? No where to be found.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pobrecito Society of Costa Rica. I remember several instances</p><p>The Tico who tried to rob a bank with a gun. Was taken before the Judge and she could see he &#8220;did not mean it&#8221; and was Very sorry.. He was let go. The OIJ security minister who was blind drunk crashing into cars in Escazu. He said he was sorry and gave alternative to the crime of a donation, public service and kept his driver license and job. Those are just two instance and the list is long.Allowing  thieves free passes up to 50 times until they do a murder or rape. Tico&#8217;s here seem so passive where is the outrage?? No where to be found.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Fhuh Kew</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2013/07/19/costa-rica-to-provide-support-to-incarcerated-drug-addicts/#comment-4983</link> <dc:creator>Fhuh Kew</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2013 21:52:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=9833#comment-4983</guid> <description><![CDATA[Exactly. Put a bullet in his head.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Exactly. Put a bullet in his head.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Fhuh Kew</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2013/07/19/costa-rica-to-provide-support-to-incarcerated-drug-addicts/#comment-4982</link> <dc:creator>Fhuh Kew</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2013 21:51:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=9833#comment-4982</guid> <description><![CDATA[AWESOME ! Free crack for los pobrecios. Teach them locksmithing while there too.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>AWESOME ! Free crack for los pobrecios. Teach them locksmithing while there too.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: mhogan</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2013/07/19/costa-rica-to-provide-support-to-incarcerated-drug-addicts/#comment-4979</link> <dc:creator>mhogan</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2013 18:27:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=9833#comment-4979</guid> <description><![CDATA[Yes, this is a very hard article to follow.  &quot;free passes&quot; here are common in a number of instances:  theft under a certain value; crimes committed by juveniles; whenever the cop stopping you is a member of your family (extended) or a &quot;good friend of the family&quot;; when you can&#039;t pay the fine or the damages on a traffic violation because you are, after all, a pobrecito.  Society is supposed to overlook a lot; after all, this is a Roman Catholic country and as long as you say the correct number of Hail Mary&#039;s, victims scratch their heads over the lunacy in the justice system.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, this is a very hard article to follow.  &#8220;free passes&#8221; here are common in a number of instances:  theft under a certain value; crimes committed by juveniles; whenever the cop stopping you is a member of your family (extended) or a &#8220;good friend of the family&#8221;; when you can&#8217;t pay the fine or the damages on a traffic violation because you are, after all, a pobrecito.  Society is supposed to overlook a lot; after all, this is a Roman Catholic country and as long as you say the correct number of Hail Mary&#8217;s, victims scratch their heads over the lunacy in the justice system.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: disgusted</title><link>https://insidecostarica.com/2013/07/19/costa-rica-to-provide-support-to-incarcerated-drug-addicts/#comment-4978</link> <dc:creator>disgusted</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2013 17:31:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://insidecostarica.com/?p=9833#comment-4978</guid> <description><![CDATA[Not to be nit picky over how this is worded but it strikes me how the country here sees things  &quot;&quot; ....he had no choice but to steal a woman’s purse in Costa Rica’s capital of San José.&quot;&quot;  he was poor why he had to steal. Is that like a free pass I guess so Hummm  That says it all Pobrecito.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not to be nit picky over how this is worded but it strikes me how the country here sees things  &#8220;&#8221; &#8230;.he had no choice but to steal a woman’s purse in Costa Rica’s capital of San José.&#8221;"  he was poor why he had to steal. Is that like a free pass I guess so Hummm  That says it all Pobrecito.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>