tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9738873.post110830552841130043..comments2023-10-03T01:04:14.553-04:00Comments on squattercity: favela president's jail term questionedrnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01115499862681364911noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9738873.post-1117882089982813972005-06-04T06:48:00.000-04:002005-06-04T06:48:00.000-04:00Very true, very true. There's no question that mos...Very true, very true. There's no question that most favela leaders know and sometimes work with the traficantes. So do city officials. When I was in Rio, several high-ranking people in city agencies told me that they prefer working with the drug dealers to working with the police because the dealers are more honorable.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, I haven't been able to find out anything more about Rumba's case. Proving harassment is indeed hard. But if the report is right that the appeals judge declared him guilty without reviewing the evidence that led to his aquittal by the lower court, that is suspicious.rnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01115499862681364911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9738873.post-1117864900434822382005-06-04T02:01:00.000-04:002005-06-04T02:01:00.000-04:00I don't know anyone who lives in the favela, but i...I don't know anyone who lives in the favela, but if it's like ghettos in the US, it's almost impossible not to "associate" with those in the drug trade. So anyone can catch a case here, I'm sure it's similar. And proving that it's harrassment for Rumba is probably impossible. The only bright spot is that he'll be royalty (relatively speaking) in prison.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com