Comments on: New Law Can Send Me To Jail http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2007/07/26/new-law-can-send-me-to-jail/ The Blog for Travelers, Retirees, Expats and anyone who needs to know the REAL Costa Rica. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:00:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: JT http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2007/07/26/new-law-can-send-me-to-jail/#comment-12294 JT Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:13:58 +0000 http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2007/07/26/new-law-can-send-me-to-jail/#comment-12294 It is sad to see CR, and the rest of the world, not just copy the worst parts of the U.S., but to try and out do the U.S. by making idiotic laws tougher. It makes me think of a little dog chasing big cars, believing it is scaring them away. Pathetic. If Ticas abuse this, like women in the U.S. have, just remember: acción reacción. It is sad to see CR, and the rest of the world, not just copy the worst parts of the U.S., but to try and out do the U.S. by making idiotic laws tougher. It makes me think of a little dog chasing big cars, believing it is scaring them away. Pathetic.

If Ticas abuse this, like women in the U.S. have, just remember: acción reacción.

]]> By: Chileno http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2007/07/26/new-law-can-send-me-to-jail/#comment-11796 Chileno Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:37:46 +0000 http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2007/07/26/new-law-can-send-me-to-jail/#comment-11796 In Chile they're pushing through femicide provisions that sound similar to what you write about. It could be more populism from a female president who has utterly failed on promoting women's issues so far. It does sound like something that started in the US, although I'm very ignorant on the whole evolution of the law or what's going on with femicide in the US. I think the premise is interesting, and important. I think the OJ Simpson trial brought that into stark relief - while in the US the lynching of a black body is practically archetypal, and so it probably made sense for the jury to acquit based on probable police racism a la Mark Fuhrman, the violence toward Nicole was harder to understand. OJ even joked about abusing her, but there was a disconnect between his abuse and the bloody pictures the prosecutors showed the jury. It's something John Lennon talked about, "Woman is the Nigger of the World". And so creating cultural awareness of the plight women face, making it a sort of "hate crime" to kill a woman, seems to be trying to deal with that. Does femicide happen more in hispanic populations than in non-hispanic? I wouldn't assume that. Nor am I sure people should be very surprised by a woman president in Chile, and femicide laws in Costa Rica. Like many other parts of the world, women are shat upon in the hispanic world, but at the same time this intensely Catholic culture places the virgin Mary on a pedestool, and the mother seems to have a very significant role in society. What about Eric Voltz? In that case it seems anti-Americanism played a much stronger role than machismo. The whole town rallied around the killed girl her mother, and the female judge fast-tracked him into prison. (I'm not saying he isn't suspect, but the trial was totally bunk, and he at least deserves a fair trial). >>>The USA is in such terrible shape right now Please don't be silly. For all it's problems (and I'll be the first to list them), the US is light years ahead of any Latin American nation in terms of functionality, corruption and the rights of the individual, and you know it. Of course the US gov't screws its citizens over relentlessly, but the difference is that people actually do have legal recourse, and things work. At least, much better than in any Latin American country. I'm not saying this to claim US superiority, I'm just saying that US citizens have a lot more rights, and that simple fact needs be recognized, not confused by your personal bias. In Chile they’re pushing through femicide provisions that sound similar to what you write about. It could be more populism from a female president who has utterly failed on promoting women’s issues so far. It does sound like something that started in the US, although I’m very ignorant on the whole evolution of the law or what’s going on with femicide in the US.

I think the premise is interesting, and important.
I think the OJ Simpson trial brought that into stark relief - while in the US the lynching of a black body is practically archetypal, and so it probably made sense for the jury to acquit based on probable police racism a la Mark Fuhrman, the violence toward Nicole was harder to understand. OJ even joked about abusing her, but there was a disconnect between his abuse and the bloody pictures the prosecutors showed the jury.

It’s something John Lennon talked about, “Woman is the Nigger of the World”. And so creating cultural awareness of the plight women face, making it a sort of “hate crime” to kill a woman, seems to be trying to deal with that.

Does femicide happen more in hispanic populations than in non-hispanic? I wouldn’t assume that. Nor am I sure people should be very surprised by a woman president in Chile, and femicide laws in Costa Rica. Like many other parts of the world, women are shat upon in the hispanic world, but at the same time this intensely Catholic culture places the virgin Mary on a pedestool, and the mother seems to have a very significant role in society.

What about Eric Voltz? In that case it seems anti-Americanism played a much stronger role than machismo. The whole town rallied around the killed girl her mother, and the female judge fast-tracked him into prison. (I’m not saying he isn’t suspect, but the trial was totally bunk, and he at least deserves a fair trial).

>>>The USA is in such terrible shape right now

Please don’t be silly. For all it’s problems (and I’ll be the first to list them), the US is light years ahead of any Latin American nation in terms of functionality, corruption and the rights of the individual, and you know it. Of course the US gov’t screws its citizens over relentlessly, but the difference is that people actually do have legal recourse, and things work. At least, much better than in any Latin American country. I’m not saying this to claim US superiority, I’m just saying that US citizens have a lot more rights, and that simple fact needs be recognized, not confused by your personal bias.

]]> By: Tim http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2007/07/26/new-law-can-send-me-to-jail/#comment-11749 Tim Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:19:07 +0000 http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2007/07/26/new-law-can-send-me-to-jail/#comment-11749 Jeez I hope not. The USA is in such terrible shape right now, I cannot imagine anyone wishing to emulate it... and for sure I am not talking about Iraq or George Bush here. I am talking about the whole magilla. As for you flacita.... Well you certainly point out clearly the difference in the Latina vs Gringa cultures. :) Jeez I hope not. The USA is in such terrible shape right now, I cannot imagine anyone wishing to emulate it… and for sure I am not talking about Iraq or George Bush here. I am talking about the whole magilla.

As for you flacita…. Well you certainly point out clearly the difference in the Latina vs Gringa cultures. :)

]]> By: Saratica http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2007/07/26/new-law-can-send-me-to-jail/#comment-11745 Saratica Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:00:44 +0000 http://blog.therealcostarica.com/2007/07/26/new-law-can-send-me-to-jail/#comment-11745 I think CR is on its way to copying the US in many many ways. A politician can never go wrong the PC route... everyone loves to be loved. And any man who calls me gordita will be shot immediately. Pura vida, TG. Now sweating my gordita butt off in Puerto Viejo... I think CR is on its way to copying the US in many many ways. A politician can never go wrong the PC route… everyone loves to be loved.

And any man who calls me gordita will be shot immediately.

Pura vida, TG. Now sweating my gordita butt off in Puerto Viejo…

]]>