“I argued constantly with my father [Pablo Escobar] because I never liked all the violence that he created.” Quote by Juan Pablo Escobar
“I was perhaps one of the few people that were not part of [Pablo Escobar] group of yes-men because I was not a direct beneficiary of the violence that his actions generated.” PeopleMenActionViolenceGroupsDirectBeneficiariesPablo Escobar Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“I did not like [Pablo Escobar] actions because I did not think it was right to have bombs placed in a non-discriminatory fashion throughout the entire country.” ThinkingCountryActionFashionBombsPablo Escobar Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“I would argue with my father [Pablo Escobar] about his violent attitude and I would tell him to stop his violent ways and to think about peace as an alternative, especially given the many problems he was having. However, he would reply almost immediately by telling me "you are forgetting that the first bomb that exploded in Colombia was an attempt against you, your sister, and your mother - I did not invent narcoterrorism, narcoterrorism was first used against my family.” ThinkingWayFirstsProblemUsedMotherFatherGivenForgetAttitudeMy FamilyArguingViolentAlternativesBombsColombiaPablo Escobar Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“It was very difficult to go farther than that in the arguments with my father because he would always have a story or a justification to tell you, which I never considered valid because there is not an excuse for violence.” StoriesFatherDifficultViolenceArgumentExcuseJustification Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“I think these discussions with my father even gave the label of pacifist, particularly with my father, and he mentions this when he turns himself in to prison at La Catedral when he dedicates his action to his 14-year-old pacifist son.” ThinkingYearsActionTurnsFatherSonPrisonLabelsDiscussionPacifist Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“I did not begin to talk about peace when my father died nor did I begin to criticize him at that point - I did this when I had him in front of me, I was one of his harshest criticizers and I never applauded his violence.” FatherViolenceFrontsDiedCriticizeFather DiedMy Father Died Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“For every stone that [Pablo Escobar] threw, he would get many thrown back at him and us, his family, because we were the most vulnerable. In these types of extreme situations, we learned about the consequences of violence and that is why we did not go down the same path.” SituationPathViolenceTypeConsequenceStonesExtremesVulnerableThrownPablo EscobarConsequences Of Violence Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“I think [Pablo Escobar] wasted an incredibly opportunity which was when he stayed at the prison he made, La Catedral. It was the one chance that the government and the people of Colombia gave him to confess his illicit activities and to remain in one place with very favorable conditions.” PeopleThinkingMadeGovernmentOpportunityChanceConditionsActivityPrisonColombiaOne ChancePablo Escobar Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“Sadly, [Pablo Escobar] ended up throwing away the one opportunity he had. I naively thought, as a son and as many other Colombians, that he would take this opportunity to make amends with the country.” CountryOpportunitySonThrowingAmendsThrowing AwayPablo Escobar Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“Regrettably, to deactivate an entire cartel also proved to be a difficult task for my father and with all the enemies he had, even more.” FatherDifficultEnemyTasksDifficult TasksCartels Author:Juan Pablo Escobar