Witness - Witness: Life in San Salvador

[william21s]

god bless you father tono!!! i hope sometime the coutry change,,, bendiciones y amor reine en el corazon de todods los salvadorenos y respetemos y cuidemos de gente como el padre tono qe es un angel del cielo

[cloumist]

Fantastic

[amx1234567890]

the fruit of the spirit is on this man. and he is so right about doing things not because, but if we are a Christ believers we have to act like him, God bless us, i said that because i don't have no doubt that God is blessing him already, and I, we, need to be blessed .

[Cruzinad]

Deus vos bendiga hemanos e hermanas Passionistas! Minhas humildes orações a todos voces que se dedicam a este ardoroso e belíssimo trabalho. PASSIONISTAS: a serviço do Cruicificado com Paixão pela vida!!!

[GoldenEraFiend]

PROPS Aljazeera!!!!!! Keep these powerful videos coming.

[thatzombieplace]

im not a religious person but i really respect this guy!

[yourtreat2]

Corruption and killing are old friends in El Salvador 

[HanDynasty26349]

I blame the CIA for the drug traffics they are behind everything, they make other countries suffer just so the USA can be claimed as best country, my ass USA is just so horrible when you reach their all that racism and the way those "americans(white folks normally)" treat us immigrants like were idiots and worthless people

[yourtreat2]

@HanDynasty26349 Watch out. The CIA hid someone under your bed.

[HanDynasty26349]

@yourtreat2 well ty my people have worked for the CIA once before we were perhaps the very first ones to introduce heroin into the USA and we are asians

[TheRiobezerko]

@kayjeezy10 Ha! That's interesting. I picked up on his accent from Spain, and I barely know any spanish. There lisp when pronouncing certain words is very distinctive.

Regardless of where he is from, that priest is a good man.

[shussey100]

With competent national leaders with vision. Life in any country will improve radically. My own country Botswana is a example of this. Where they and society fails. Gangs will fill that void.

[shussey100]

I must thank Al Jazeera who turn out such interesting documentaries. Great channel.

[Odraciralot]

Legalize all drugs worldwide! The violence would stop because they would be too busy getting high

[triguenoable]

@Odraciralot No actually the violence will amount in a terrible horrible level = (

[Pedenergy]

what are all the women supposed to do when their sons and husbands are all in jail

[Pedenergy]

el salvador doesn't even have drugs its the shit hole of central america. and people wonder why we roll through and take over these shit countries. paradise lost

[triguenoable]

@Pedenergy Actually Nicaragua the poorest is known to be the shit hole of Central America where as the northern Central American triangle El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala are known are countries in the proses of developing but are having struggles with these crimes which are slowing and holding back these three particular countries....Costa Rica and Panama especially are the ones who have broken from these problems, not entirely but are far from being like the three other ones

[jpalcan]

It's about MONEY!!! and a lost od identity!! Thank you the BANKS

[rawdawg15]

@jpalcan

I know! Banks are the reason they act like primitive bloodthirsty savages! 

[llwill69]

So sad

[haqlges]

yea, thats the life in my country.... sadly

[TheEpicV]

For the love of God. Just legalize already. 

[tradernorton05]

@TheEpicV

This isnt just about weed.

Its also about heroin, meth, coke, kidnapping for ransom, guns, and illegal alien smuggling.

Really now, do you want all of this stuff legalized?

[TheEpicV]

@tradernorton05 I know. When I said "legalize," I meant legalize. As in legalize everything. The Netherlands and Portugal legalized all drugs and it worked wonders for them. People used much less, crime went down, the illegal drug trade and everything associated with it went away too. Once you make something legal, you bring it to the surface, make it public (which discourages use), and make it regulated.

[triguenoable]

@TheEpicV Yes but cities like San Salvador and countries like El Salvador are not like Netherlands and Portugal,i think legalizing Drugs would actually back fire and turn the violence level even higher because these people who work in the illegal drug business do other things like kidnap, torture, do human trafficking for sex slavery and even kill people to take away their organs and sell them to the black market.if Drugs get legalized, then these people are going to get desperate = (

[TheEpicV]

@triguenoable They do all of those things already...

[triguenoable]

@TheEpicV That is what i said,but if drugs are legalized,they will do those things in a HIGHER epidemic rate out of desperate,than what they are now with illegal drugs being a good business for these lazy asses that are all around the world selling drugs instead of finding a decent job that doesn't involve making people mentally retarded with harmful drugs that are a threat for the stupid people who consume it,as well for the innocent people who get hurt by these stupid consumers

[triguenoable]

@TheEpicV If drugs become legalized then it means the illegal drug business is over who these guys and they are going to get desperate for money and look for other ways to get it,and since they are used to kidnap people, torture people, do human trafficking for sex slavery and kill people to take away their organs and sell them to the black market.they are not going to think twice in replacing the drug business for those even worst crimes that i just told you right now

[triguenoable]

@TheEpicV and what would be the end result of legalizing drugs? the amount of crimes will go to another epidemic level rise of horrible and terrible crimes which will mean the rise of people getting kidnapped, people getting tortured, the rise of human trafficking for sex slavery and the rise of people getting killed to take away their organs and sell them to the black market, why? these people are going to get their money in anyway possible,that is why legalizing drugs is a big NO!

[triguenoable]

@tradernorton05 That is what i told him but i dont think he gets it

[Ibrahim1109]

These weak governments are useless. The gangs need to be met with organized military might. If we take too long they may overthrow a country completely and that could be disastrous. Greedy leaders are one thing, but bloodthirsty Imperialistic ones are another. These people are constantly having mini wars with other gangs. If this were to be on a larger scale, it could very well start WWIII.

[nem700]

@Ibrahim1109

thats what mexico is doing and the deaths are skyrocketing. but you're right, death squads in cahoots with job creating, poverty alleviating investment will do the trick. but you need money for that.

[Ibrahim1109]

Something greater and better than legalization needs to occur. These men have ink all over their bodies, does anyone think their passion and dedication will die just because "one" country legalizes "dangerous" drugs and sells them to the citizens(thereby hurting ourselves tremendously)?

Their lust for money,social acceptance, women, drugs, etc. Is strong enough to make them decapitate a child and probably not think twice about it! These gangs need to be wiped out.

[Ibrahim1109]

How can legalizing drugs fix the problem? Thousands of misfit, violent, desire guided, cruel young men and women won't just evaporate.

All drugs would need to be legalized for it to really impact them. Even after that, so what? They lost some cash yipee. Now what about all those dangerous gang members looking for money and pleasure? They can still find ways to get weapons and hurt people and attack the government, steal and take over areas and abuse and sell people like property.

[MrGoodJason]

that preacher is from spain or something ..?

[kayjeezy10]

@MrGoodJason yea you could tell from his accent.

[kayjeezy10]

Honestly I wouldn't expect any Spaniard to help poor families in Latin America but this man is a man of the lord. Great man who deserves a lot of respect.

[jaimejavierb]

@kayjeezy10 There're lots of volunteers in latinamerica, because our culture and hospitality.. unfotunately in these documentary shows the real crime world in Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico.. Not only El Salvador.. these countries if you ever have the chance to visit.. you won't never regret it

[esther19741974]

that pastor is someone i would love to be.

[thisisnotanick]

@esther19741974 Whats stopping you? If you really would love it that much, you would actually do something about it.

[MrSal5]

MS13 are despicable