Sometimes, it’s OK to kill grandma
September 5, 2012 by William K. Wolfrum
Is it possible to be against the death penalty and against violence yet feel utterly fine about a 69-year-old grandmother getting brutally assassinated? The answer is yes if that grandmother was ruthless Colombian druglord Griselda Blanco:
MIAMI – Griselda Blanco, the drug kingpin known for her blood-soaked style of street vengeance during Miami’s “cocaine cowboys” era of the ’70s and ’80s, was shot to death Monday in Medellin by a motorcycle-riding assassin.
Blanco, 69, spent nearly two decades behind bars in the United States for drug trafficking and three murders, including the 1982 slaying of a 2-year-old boy in Miami.
Called the “Godmother of Cocaine,” she was deported in 2004 to Colombia, where she maintained a low profile …
“It’s surprising to all of us that she had not been killed sooner, because she made a lot of enemies,” former Miami detective Nelson Andreu said.
If you haven’t seen it already, I highly recommend renting the 2006 documentary “Cocaine Cowboys” to learn about the drug trade in 1980s’ Miami, and to learn why Blanco truly earned those bullets that took her life.
–WKW
For what it’s worth, I also recommend the documentary. It’s really good.
It really is good. Miami was totally out of control. Much more fun in hindsight, I’m sure.
After watching it, I thought, “I really want a hidden wall full of cash and guns and whatnot.” And then I thought, “Probably if I had a hidden wall full of cash and guns and whatnot, someone would kill me.” And I was right.