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jaspercapri t1_ja8c0oi wrote

Reply to comment by nation543 in First 2000 inmates moved to El Salvador's new gangster prison - President Nayib Bukele, who has declared a "war" on gangs, claims Center for the Confinement of Terrorism is largest mega-prison in Americas. by mortalaa

I met two Salvadorians recently and asked them what they thought of this president. They both said the exact same thing. Life is better now and the state is harder on crime. They are very hopeful for where the country is heading now. They also both said that western human rights groups come and fight hard for criminals in prison but are silent for the victims of their crimes. That last part was unprompted by me so it must be a common theme for them. Sad stuff no matter how you look at it.

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nation543 t1_ja8elxl wrote

Oh man, yeah -- these people murdered other people. Nobody's gonna fight for a real and actual victim? These murderers are honestly lucky that they're not given capitol punishment; with all of the dictators in the world, that could be a real possibility for them

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wheelontour t1_jacl3hl wrote

> capitol punishment

Having to live in Washington DC for the rest of their lives would be too inhumane, man.

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Luisito_Comunista261 t1_ja9t2xx wrote

The last part is a near direct quote from Bukele I believe. He scolded those groups for speaking against his heavy handed methods against the gangs

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jaspercapri t1_jadmbdn wrote

true. i had heard it from central americans before bukele as well.

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