He's certainly a better photographer than writer, as I found that an overworked chore to read.
The humans who are both excellent writers AND have the guts to pursue a story like this in such a dangerous area are probably extremely rare
I fell in love with an assassin (2008)
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#12>> But her excuses, or lack of them, riled me and I told her she represented everything that was wrong with the country.
Bold thing to say to a sociopath with a gun.
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#13He's certainly a better photographer than writer, as I found that an overworked chore to read.
The humans who are both excellent writers AND have the guts to pursue a story like this in such a dangerous area are probably extremely rare
Maybe The Independent could have found a human to work on his copy with him?
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#14The first sentence seems something out of Buzzfeed.
> ... (with a few conveniently erased).
Just... why?
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#15The first sentence seems something out of Buzzfeed. > ... (with a few conveniently erased). Just... why?
Oh great. Yet another person who throws Buzzfeed under the bus without actually reading their articles.
Have you ever even read their news articles? They are of a much higher standard than anything The Independent has ever put out.
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#16>> But her excuses, or lack of them, riled me and I told her she represented everything that was wrong with the country. Bold thing to say to a sociopath with a gun.
She was just a mass murderer. I don't see any indications of sociopathy.
I bet most people could be turned to this life given her circumstances and environment.
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#17>> But her excuses, or lack of them, riled me and I told her she represented everything that was wrong with the country. Bold thing to say to a sociopath with a gun.
She was just a mass murderer. I don't see any indications of sociopathy. I bet most people could be turned to this life given her circumstances and environment.
The two biggest mistakes people tend to repeat are thinking that (1) it can't happen here and (2) if it does happen here I'll be different.
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#18>> But her excuses, or lack of them, riled me and I told her she represented everything that was wrong with the country. Bold thing to say to a sociopath with a gun.
She was just a mass murderer. I don't see any indications of sociopathy. I bet most people could be turned to this life given her circumstances and environment.
She accepted payment from a friend to murder the friend's boyfriend's other girlfriend. Not only that, she decapitated and dismembered the body. Did we read the same article? Having a "just doing a job" attitude about killing other people is sociopathic.
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#20Fascinating story.
Colombia still has a ways to go, but luckily things have improved a lot in the last 10 to 15 years. It's my favourite country I've ever travelled in and I was met with nothing but hospitality and generosity.