www.CostaRicaTicas.com

You make a good point, Bandon. But personally, I think the CR gov't was 'paid' to craft the law. I honestly think CD was more of an embarrassment to the US gov't than to CR. And since he could not be touched by US authorities (because he really didn't violate any laws), they asked CR to cobble something together (kind of a catch-all law) to grab him and give him the ass beating he deserved. Think about all those 'trafficking' funds that are paid out to help the poor 'victims'. Millions paid for nadda.

It doesn't make sense to me the argument that they want to shutdown the S.Tourism thing. If this were so, they'd hit the places we hold near and dear. It's not about that. It's about HIM!

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Article published yesterday which includes a phone interview with Dave from jail:


http://keysnews.com/node/69647

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As far as he 1st amendment freedom of speech goes, we all know they don't have a bill of rights in CR. That isn't the debate IMHO. However, CD posted on youtube, facebook, etc from US soil on US owned websites and his speech did not break the law where it occurred. Should CR contact interpol for all the "criminals" that have posted videos of various scenes in Del Rey on YouTube? They are out there and they're not all from CD. Should the guy in Germany posting a picture of himself with a chica be put on interpols list to track down and extradited to CR for trial? I mean it is just silly. He may not have freedom of speech in CR, but he certainly has it in the USA (or at least he's supposed to). If the US had some vendetta against CD that's even more frightening than CR going after him. Seeing as how the top ISIS terrorist is still running around killing people by the thousands, kudos to our LE for bringing down this 65 year old monger from Key West Florida with his youtube/facebook kingpin corrupting so many lives out there. Our government certainly can be inept and corrupt but I HIGHLY doubt they give a damn about CD. Nah just doesn't make sense, CD was a local embarrassment to CR and it seems somebody else had it out for him according to that article. With friends like those, who needs enemies, eh?

Veterans day hmmphfff
Interesting.

Keep in mind this started in 2011. If it was just CR, they'd have banned him for life and it would have ended for them. He'd have wandered back to DR and this would have been a non-issue.

The article posted says someone ratted on Dave, which suggests that there might not have been a manhunt for him. We just have to sit and wait for more information.

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I have no evidence to that effect, but I kind of felt JJonsie might have been the one. To quote an old adage. "When you point your finger, you have 4 others pointing back at you ".

as the cesspool swirls...
keep in mind its a brotherhood

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riding the crest of a wave breaking just west of hollywood

Very close-knit one at that.....

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- Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, Ch. 16

As in your face as CD's whole thing has been, I can't see why being ratted out would be required.

Exactly MarkL54.

Why do so many posters on here think a rat would be necessary to grab him at the airport? When he arrived in CR his passport was scanned into the computer system. At that point authorities knew he was in the country and could have detained him then if they wanted to. They also could have picked him up anytime during the week at his well known hotel of choice, or in anyone of the establishments he promoted in the gulch. My guess is they allowed him to do his thing, taking new pictures and videos, in hopes of obtaining fresh evidence against him. Especially if he uploaded and posted new videos and articles to his website while in CR (out goes the "free speech in his own country" defense). And by waiting for him to check in at the airport, gave them additional evidence that his intention was to export his latest catalog of selfies and anti CR (ITHO) propaganda. Does anyone really think if they were out to get him, the authorities were oblivious to his presense in CR for 12 days? And if not for the luck of a rogue informant calling them a few hrs before CD's flight he would have gotten away? The original news release from the OIJ stated his arrest was the result of a 12 day investigation. It doesn't take a genius to figure out they were first alerted to his arrival by Customs and Immagration. San Jose is not San Fransico! It's not a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants much less a S-tourist. If C/I were asked by the authorites to alert them of CD's next arrival, they would have done it! In addition, if they weren't actively following him on the day of his departure, his arrival time at SJO was flagged the moment he checked in at the departure tax desk. At this point the OIJ agents could have easily been alerted and on scene well within the time it takes to fill out the tax form and check in for a flight. Not to mention if his departure tax was prepaid by the airline, like many are lately, they would have already known the day he would depart well in advance. CR may still be considered 3rd world in many ways, but they do have a modern computer system at SJO. In fact many of the worlds computer components are manufactured in CR, so there was no need for an informant, at least not for his arrival/departure date info.

I like your logic and chronology of possible follow through...makes sense. Especially, allowing him to get the fresh electronic content material in CR to better support their case.

They have you go through a police check point as you go into the departure area. If there's a warrant out for your arrest chances are you won't get through that check point. No need to know when he was leaving or anything.

You guys are getting boring..anyone want to borrow my Gopro to film?

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No, travelers leaving CR do not go through a computer check point before entering the departure area...just a passport and boarding pass visual inspection by a sleepy police official (not migracion, as when entering the country) checking for proper docs.

CD was nabbed at the airline ticket counter...they, OIJ, knew he was leaving

I am not raining on anybody's parade but If I had an interest in CRT I would divest myself pronto! This Cuba Dave dude is small potatoes compared to the promotion by this site! This is just fact if he is convicted CRT is next. The authorities must have a four volume set on what has been put forth on this site.