Pablo Escobar: The Robin Hood Of Colombia
Pablo Escobar the man who Colombia will always remember. How they remember him is totally different depending on each person. He was a humble person who came from one of the poorest parts of Colombia. He was at the bottom, but his dream was higher than any other kid his age. At the end of the day people saw him as two things only The Robin Hood of Colombia or the Terrorist of Colombia.
Pablo Escobar was just like any ordinary kid, he came from a good family, but was raised in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Colombia . Pablo Escobar, born on December 1, 1949, in Antioquia, Colombia. His mother was a teacher at the local school. When Escobar has been in his teens he would always tell people that he would one day become the president of …show more content…
They knew he was the main reason that there was so much cocaine in the U.S. So the search was on to capture the biggest drug lord ever. Escobar was always on the run in his later life. He always fought for the Colombian government to abolish extradition. Escobar lived by his words better a grave in Colombia than a jail time in the U.S. Escobar finally came to the deal with the government where he would surrender and he would serve jail time.(Pablo Escobar, Offers to Surrender, Los Angeles Times) The prison was one that he had constructed and to have his own workers of his cartel the other inmates,This luxurious prison he built was named "La Catedral". As much as the government hated this idea they gave in so that all the violence would stop.(Macias, Amanda. 10 …show more content…
The US government thought that he should not be living like that because they knew the truth behind Escobar and they wanted him locked away forever. They decided it was time to get Escobar, but he escaped. The US government had violated the agreements they had made so he knew that this was it. So once again Escobar was back on the run. Escobar had many things to worry about, but he knew that this time it was different He knew they weren't gonna stop until they kill him they weren't gonna try to capture him anymore.
So for years Escobar was on the run always getting away until one day they intercepted a phone call between Escobar and his son. They slowly closed in and made their move. It ended in a gunfight on a rooftop and Escobar dying up there. Some say that the government did not kill him that he took his life instead of letting the government having the satisfaction of killing him. The day Escobar was killed many Colombians mourned the death of their Robin Hood the man who had once given them hope was no longer alive. As for the others, they were happy that he was finally dead because they could finally sleep knowing Colombia was safe from Escobar's terrorist acts. Till this day Colombians still cherish the good that Escobar did for them, he is gone, but the mark he left on Colombia will last
Pablo Escobar was just like any ordinary kid, he came from a good family, but was raised in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Colombia . Pablo Escobar, born on December 1, 1949, in Antioquia, Colombia. His mother was a teacher at the local school. When Escobar has been in his teens he would always tell people that he would one day become the president of …show more content…
They knew he was the main reason that there was so much cocaine in the U.S. So the search was on to capture the biggest drug lord ever. Escobar was always on the run in his later life. He always fought for the Colombian government to abolish extradition. Escobar lived by his words better a grave in Colombia than a jail time in the U.S. Escobar finally came to the deal with the government where he would surrender and he would serve jail time.(Pablo Escobar, Offers to Surrender, Los Angeles Times) The prison was one that he had constructed and to have his own workers of his cartel the other inmates,This luxurious prison he built was named "La Catedral". As much as the government hated this idea they gave in so that all the violence would stop.(Macias, Amanda. 10 …show more content…
The US government thought that he should not be living like that because they knew the truth behind Escobar and they wanted him locked away forever. They decided it was time to get Escobar, but he escaped. The US government had violated the agreements they had made so he knew that this was it. So once again Escobar was back on the run. Escobar had many things to worry about, but he knew that this time it was different He knew they weren't gonna stop until they kill him they weren't gonna try to capture him anymore.
So for years Escobar was on the run always getting away until one day they intercepted a phone call between Escobar and his son. They slowly closed in and made their move. It ended in a gunfight on a rooftop and Escobar dying up there. Some say that the government did not kill him that he took his life instead of letting the government having the satisfaction of killing him. The day Escobar was killed many Colombians mourned the death of their Robin Hood the man who had once given them hope was no longer alive. As for the others, they were happy that he was finally dead because they could finally sleep knowing Colombia was safe from Escobar's terrorist acts. Till this day Colombians still cherish the good that Escobar did for them, he is gone, but the mark he left on Colombia will last