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TJ article

Bajahowodd - 12-23-2008 at 01:30 PM

The statistics in that article are important. I'll bet that many US cities have neighborhoods that continually see higher crime rates. So, despite friends telling me I was crazy, we spent a great Thanksgiving weekend in Ensenada.

DENNIS - 12-23-2008 at 01:38 PM

"The daily routine has, it's true, been hit hard of late -- but not just by real concerns about inter-narco violence in some parts of the city; it's also been hit by what I'd call indiscriminate generalizations of that violence that have turned US visitors away. The result: both unnecessary damage to crossborder tourism, and to the livelihoods of tens of thousands of good, law-abiding people in Tijuana and Baja California."
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Doncha just love it. Cartel violence coupled with indiscriminate generalizations is ruining the tourism industry. If this writer/shill could get rid of just one, I wonder which would be his choice. Probably those nasty reporters. Yup. Here's a progressive country which needs a good image in spite of 5000 deaths in '08 and how many decapitations for effect. We were appaled when heads rolled in Bahgdad but, what the hell, they weren't trying to develop tourism.
What in the world is happening to people's perception of the grotesque?

DENNIS - 12-23-2008 at 01:56 PM

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Originally posted by Bajahowodd
The statistics in that article are important. I'll bet that many US cities have neighborhoods that continually see higher crime rates. So, despite friends telling me I was crazy, we spent a great Thanksgiving weekend in Ensenada.


Why would anyone seeking a fun weekend away from home be interested in doing probability equations concerning their well-being as part of their preparations? I wouldn't go to St. Louis or New orleans for no other reason than the crime rate.
New Orleans chamber of commerce could pass as twin to the C.o.C in Tijuana. Their method is identical...telling the world that their area is safe when, in fact, it isn't. They lie to promote business. The larger sin is to know the lie and ignore it. Zero tourism will bring pressure upon the only people who are capable of putting a stop to the violence and it's ludicrous to believe that a healthy tourism industry and cartel violence can coexist.

Bajahowodd - 12-23-2008 at 02:51 PM

Unfortunately, it's the cartel folks that have the weapons. Obviously, it's the demand that drives all this. I have never understood the size of the crowd in the US that is absolutely against legalization and taxation of soft drugs. If it was to ever happen, the narco warriors would have to sell time shares.

DENNIS - 12-23-2008 at 03:58 PM

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Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Obviously, it's the demand that drives all this. I have never understood the size of the crowd in the US that is absolutely against legalization and taxation of soft drugs. If it was to ever happen, the narco warriors would have to sell time shares.


The narcoN-zis will never readjust their behavior to legal pursuits, not even sleazy-legal time share sales.
I agree in principle that legalization would have it's social benefits but, where do you draw the line? What are "soft drugs" as opposed to hard? If there's profit in hard drugs, that's where the criminals will be. They won't go away. Crime is their life and if it's not in the drug trade, it'll be elsewhere. Legalization will not subject the scum to any kind of rebirth but, will force their hand to be more creative and that thought scares me.

Bajahowodd - 12-23-2008 at 04:14 PM

Pot, for one. It's a myth that it's a "gateway" drug. Coke too. There have been comprehensive studies made of places like The Netherlands that show legalization does not increase usage. I really do think the liquor industry is responsible for alot of the misinformation. They wouldn't welcome the competition.

Unfortunately, you are probably right about the narco-N-zis for the most part not being able to reform. Just too much money, and probably a real rush being a gangster.

DENNIS - 12-23-2008 at 04:29 PM

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Originally posted by Bajahowodd
I really do think the liquor industry is responsible for alot of the misinformation. They wouldn't welcome the competition.



There will never be competition for a frosty bottle of Pacifico on a hot summer day. :tumble:
Anyway, these conversations tend to hit the wall early so, thanks. I happen to agree with a lot of what you say.