Bruce R Leech - 8-22-2006 at 11:33 AM
almost every time some one posts about a crime in Baja some one else will post that it is the same every where. well the big deference from being a
victim here in Baja and other country's is what happens afterwords. when you are left standing along the highway with nothing but the shirt on your
back and you hope the police don't come by and take your shirt
Hafta agree......
Hook - 8-22-2006 at 11:59 AM
....even with the highly publicized Rampart scandal, the Rodney King beatings, the injustice of the OJ Simpson case and the nutty CHP guy in San
Diego, I have alot of faith in our justice system, from the average cop on up to the DA and the judges.
Probably the biggest difference is that all our justice employees can make a nice living (too nice, in some cases!) on their salary. But there is also
a pervasive "buy-in" to the ideals that originally separated us from the English.
That doesnt appear to be the case in Mexico.
We also treat law enforcement transgressions VERY severely.
[Edited on 8-22-2006 by Hook]
Bruce
Baja Bernie - 8-22-2006 at 12:11 PM
You summed that up very well--hell, you nailed it!
DianaT - 8-22-2006 at 12:22 PM
Then again, if you are in the San Diego area and have something stolen---especially a car, the police basically take the report and wish you well as
the inform you that you will probably never see your vehicle again.
Same is true when things are stolen from your property. So while they may not take the shirt off your back, or be involved in the robbery, often
there is not much they can do. They have other priorities---
movinguy - 8-22-2006 at 01:13 PM
That's because everything that's stolen in San Diego ends up in Mexico 
I know where they are re
Sonora Wind - 8-22-2006 at 03:01 PM
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bajamigo - 8-22-2006 at 03:20 PM
Well, when I see our local cops picking up cans or watering the gardens of houses on their beat (while ON duty), I have to wonder whether they're paid
enough to resist the many temptations they encounter, especially involving the folks with some money, i.e., us. It's no excuse, and I get really mad
when I read about cops shaking down gringos in Rosarito, but we ex-pats have to get used to the idea that we live in a society where the select few
are overcompensated handsomely and the working stiffs get royally screwed. We're suffering the consequences of this perpetual disequilibrium.
[Edited on 8-22-2006 by bajamigo]
bajamigo
Baja Bernie - 8-22-2006 at 03:35 PM
"We're suffering the consequences of this perpetual disequilibrium."
So true and if that were not the case you would more than likely not be living in Baja or you would be picking up the cans right along with the
cops--you would have nothing to fear from them or anyone else because they would know that you have nothing to steal--with all things being equal!
You expats are not only 'suffering' you are a large part of the 'disequilibrium.' Nothing pointed at you, just the situation you describe.
Crime is an always thing and it is always everywhere--unless you have a strong and honest government--and those are almost non-existant in a world
where very few take responsiblity for anything, especially themselves.
[Edited on 8-22-2006 by Baja Bernie]
Hook
Baja Bernie - 8-22-2006 at 04:18 PM
I just noticed your 'too nice' comment and I have to agree. My retirement as a Captain in San Diego is about $30,000.00 a year and I am most happy
to be allowed to pay my wife's medical insurance of $6400.00 a year. I'm not complaining because that is what I contracted for when I signed on. I
am getting rubbed just a bit raw with comments about the salary's and the retirements civil servants (that includes cops) get. Granted the new kids
on the block have gotten tremendous raises in the past few years because of the idiots who run the city.
There are a whole lot more of us guys and gals who put in a whole lot of years trying to protect those folks we were sworn to serve and who could not
survive without working at other jobs after retirement.
So please when you make comments like those do not base them on the games that are being played by the politicans (elected and union leaders) and the
media. If you are retired I doubt that you would be willing to swap retirement checks with the average retired cop or fireman.
I am just very happy that I made a few smart investments in property in the county over the past 30 years.
Life is good! It is just the ininformed comments that occasionally hurt.
The important stuff that you spoke to is very well said. I believe that is the main difference between our country and Mexico--you can still,
basically, trust the judicial system here and most of its parts--
Definitely not the case in Baja or the rest of the countries to the south.
[Edited on 8-22-2006 by Baja Bernie]
[Edited on 8-22-2006 by Baja Bernie]