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JoeJustJoe
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Quote: Originally posted by 4x4abc  | I think any increase in violence against campers/surfers and campo residents should make us very alert. Not so much Mexicans killing Mexicans in big
urban places.
Whether it is indeed an increase in violence (Bahia de los Angeles murders, Los Cocos armed robbery, Punta San Jose armed robbery, Los Barriles armed
robbery) or whether information is flowing faster today, is hard to say.
But it certainly seems a bit much for less than a year.
I have expats friends in La Paz arming themselves. Not a route that I would go - but it highlights the amount of fear spreading.
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Yeah that's the mentality on this site. That if it happens to campers, surfers, and campo residents( implying gringos) than it's very important, but
if it's just Mexicans on Mexicans crimes/homicides than it's not that important.
With that thought in mind, looking at the crime links only the bahia killings were confirmed gringo homicides victims.
The rest of the reports are unconfirmed, unsubstantiated, and/or 3rd party reports where some alleged victims weren't American ex-pats or tourists.
When gringos are killed some member will always claim it will be the end of Mexican tourism as they know it.
Then what follows Mexico has a record number of foreign tourists regardless of the homcide numbers.
This tells me the fear mongers and alarmists must work harder scaring tourists from visiting Mexico.
Now after about five straight years of record tourism to Mexico, finally tourism is down about 10% which really isnt much.
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joerover
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Not so.
Any gringo talking about visiting Mexico, will recieve multiple warnings not to go. Mostly related to bandidos con placas, though.
On Amtrak I told some girls riding home from their basketball game in SF I was going to Mexico. They made up a song to sing for me about the dangers
of MX. They got off the train in LA and went home to Watts.
The wife of Vincent Fox, while visiting Oregon, asked people why they dont visit Mexico?
10 out of 10 answered, they were robbed, mostly by migration officals.
Drug use is up, so crime is up.
the fat lady is breeding
which means
The fat ladys are breeding
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MrBillM
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Distrust ................
......... Is its own reward.
Expect the worst and you won't be disappointed.
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Barry A.
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Hmmmm, how about "expect the worst, and you avoid disappointment"?!?!? Yes, I like that!
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MrBillM
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Avoiding Disappointment
OK.
Experience has been that the most common form of the expression is " ........ and you won't be disappointed ......", but either works.
It's the thought that counts.
Speaking of which, mistrust would have been more appropriate than distrust.
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Bubba
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| Quote: Originally posted by Enrique2012 | "The village idiot rocking chair queen speaks garbage again."
I must come to the defense of Goat666 on this one. While the overwhelming number of Goat's comments are useless and born from the mind of a malcontent
with little to offer, I believe the rightful owner of the "rocking chair queen speaking garbage" title goes to JJJ.
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Spot on!!!!
Making America Great Again
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