KGO-TV, Feb. 15, by Eric Thomas
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/national_world&id=5961493
“It is important to recognize that for certain neighborhoods in Medellin, Pablo Escobar was a policeman, he was the judge, he was the executioner, he was the bank, he was a social service provider,” said human rights attorney Roxanna Altholz…. “Pablo’s rise to power is a story about the weakness of the Colombian government.”