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| Former Marine out of Mexican prison |
| 2012-12-22 |
| A former U.S. Marine who languished for more than four months in a Mexican prison on a questionable gun charge was on his way to spending Christmas with his family Friday after U.S. politicians intervened for his release. Jon Hammar, 27, was released from a facility in the border town of Matamoros, just across from Brownsville, Texas, said U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. He was back in the United States by Friday night. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #6 That is so much the third world ... and not just Mexico either You're paying one way or the other, whether in bribes, or through the more 'civilized' union contract. Considering that some law enforcement officials in California will pick up six-figure retirements, I wonder if $50 handed out now and then wouldn't be cheaper in the long run. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-12-22 18:08 |
| #5 La mordida on the street is always lower /youthful indiscretion in San Felipe, Baja |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-12-22 15:54 |
| #4 " If you wind up at the station, you're going to need to bribe more people and spend alot more money." HAHAHAHA!!!!! That is so much the third world ... and not just Mexico either. Should go down as one of the Quotes Of The Year for 2012. |
| Posted by: Raider 2012-12-22 14:23 |
| #3 As a Mexican friend told me, always pay mexican policemen their bribes quickly and without haggling. If you wind up at the station, you're going to need to bribe more people and spend alot more money. One thing you do NOT want to do is wind up in Mexican court. (or Mexican prison). |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2012-12-22 12:38 |
| #2 Next time, ask an ATF agent in Arizona to help you ship that old .410 down south. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-12-22 06:27 |
| #1 good. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2012-12-22 02:30 |