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Jeez ... what's with you guys? I am not saying that it is a bad idea to help out our friends, and as a matter of fact I endorsed it immediately. But it is obvious that none of you have experience with the Costa Rican constabulary, or you just have a high regard for their professionalism. I almost got arrested (again) for throwing scraps to a freakin' stray dog! I don't trust em for shit!

I said "Be Discrete". I don't see that ever being bad advice, but as I won't be there for the big handout, my advice and opinions hardly seem to matter.

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Not meaning to jump on you, only trying to say you may be a bit parnoid but may be with your run in with CRs finest you could have a point.

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Softbob

There is nothing either good or bad
but thinking makes it so.
HAMLET

No good deed goes unpunished, huh

Bash, you can't be serious- is this one of your posts designed to "stir controversy and discussion"

Actually if serious, reminds me of a very good friend - if there are 2 "conclusions" in any given situation, he will <almost> always jump to the worst and incorrect conclusion every time!

Guys want to take up a donation for the phucked over employees of a business they patronized - and you make it seem somewhat illegal Or doing so could get them in trouble with the authorities - what business is it of anyones what private guys want to go with their own money??? - If serious - and frankly I think you are smarter than this

Sorry, you are off base - way off base - on this one

This word means making a choice between 2 or more actions or separating one from another. "Discreet" OTOH means being a bit stealthy. Hard to tell what he meant from the context...or maybe both. You're welcome.

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"Amen, brother"-ED

Once again Scuba you have proven your ability to misinterpret, misrepresent, and misstate someone else's words while simultaneously adding absolutely nothing to the conversation. You seem desperate to pick a fight with other members.

Nothing in my diatribe says it is illegal or otherwise a bad idea. I suggested discretion when delivering the cash to these in need. No one on this board knows what legal initiatives may be in play over this issue. If the 'donations' were made public, it could have adverse effect on the employees ability to use the court system for remedy. Only a qualified Costa Rican Attorney with all the facts could answer this question.

SO, my suggestion stands (and thanks to Jazzy is spelling corrected): Be Discreet! Get the money in their hands as quickly and quietly as possible. No party, no photo op, no press. And I would also suggest to ask the employees to never mention it to anyone either. There could be the question of taxation on donations.

"The better part of Valor, is Discretion." Spoken in jest, but true nonetheless.

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Bro BD has put the whole situation in its proper perspective: quiet cash to the injured parties is the best remedy. Please nobody forget we are not talking about a Western/Northern investigative or legal system--we have to take CR as it is. Sorry if I was ch!ckenshit about the d-Word--we all have bugaboos .

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"A man accustomed to hear only the echo of his own sentiments, soon bars all the common avenues of delight, and has no part in the general gratification of mankind"--Dr. Johnson
"Amen, brother"-ED

This is what you posted, Bash:

If there is an official government-sponsored investigation into a gringo-owned business, and a bunch of gringos suddenly start dispensing cash, it looks like payoff money. I doubt the local constabulary could possibly understand why we'd want to give our money away to people that we really do not know.

That is what I commented about:

How your mind works, I suppose (the leap that its somehow any of the "governments" business - what private folks want to do>

The idea that handing money to some employees is somehow the governments business - well I did not see the leap - but I suppose you did. That's why I made the comment.

Let me tell you something else - if I see something that merits comment you can bet I am going to comment (why is it OK for others to make posts and comments - some with blaitantly wrong info - and its not OK for me to do so - almost all of my posts are in response to someone else's - so no, Bash, I'm not looking to get into a fight with anyone - but when I see a post or a thread that is so so so FENSTER as Neil Rogers would say - I can't help myself.

Of course it is, since the government owns the money ... but that was never the point. If there is any possibility of criminal or civil charges in this whole sordid mess, then we (and by "we" I mean Orange! ) needs to stay well clear or it.

Could you imagine a court session where the defense offers up the 'fact' that Mister Orange came from America and "repaid the lost earnings"? Yes! It's bullshit, but the court just might want to hear from Orange, and no one wants to get involved in this stuff.

Better yet, someone goes to buy the property, and states that the back pay was repaid by Jimmy, and Freddy, and Bill, etc? Guys, maybe it's just me. But I can see several potential liabilities in honorable, respectable actions like this. I just urge caution. That's all.

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Bash.........

It IS just you.

Please forget about the issue of liability We're simply being nice to some people in need.

That won't cause ANYBODY any trouble.

WTF BASH. You donated now on to something else. PLEASE!!!!

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Hey now! I'm on the streets RAISING DONATIONS! Who else is doing THAT, huh?

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Certainty a well accepted practice. It's called panhandling.

... and I do it so well ...

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and here i thought they called it sales
say it on a bumper sticker

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riding the crest of a wave breaking just west of hollywood

I vote we send Diablo to round up donations in Puchos!

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