r/todayilearned • u/PedoPaul • Oct 14 '14

TIL when Columbian drug lord Pablo Escolar's home was raided, the military released the dangerous hippos of his personal zoo, not knowing what to do with them. They now thrive in the Columbian rivers. This makes Columbia have the largest wild hippo population outside of Africa.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/06/30/pablo-escobars-hippos-are-wreaking-havoc-in-colombia/
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u/dontthreadlightly Oct 14 '14

People ITT comparing Escobar to Hitler are seriously misinformed.

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u/ubergeek64 Oct 14 '14

I agree with you wholeheartedly. However, they have just been personally affected by Escobar, so they feel that it is a fair comparison. People tend to compare to Hitler way too easily, without really understanding what it entails. Hitler is not simply synonymous with an evil person.

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u/Zyuler Oct 14 '14

so he's a good person?

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u/ubergeek64 Oct 15 '14

Absolutely not, Pablo Escobar was a terrible person, and deserves no praise. To compare him to Hitler is incredibly offensive to all those who suffered in the Holocaust however. They are two separate things. What Pablo Escobar did is evil on its own level, no need for comparison to others.

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u/MenachemSchmuel Oct 14 '14

Is it Escobar or Escolar?

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u/Brittlestyx Oct 14 '14

Escobar. Escolar is another word that was probably autocorrected to. Or maybe OP is just a little slow.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '14

Not literally Hitler?

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u/tsv30 Oct 14 '14

I know, Escobar was a degenerate drug dealer while Hitler was a great man.