Ok, so during my 10 day trip through the main land I did something that I said I would never do.
While driving I was pulled over for speeding, NOT! I was being passed like I was sitting still. The officer took my drivers lic and told me he would
have to write me a ticket.
I told him that was fine. He told me it would cost 700 pesos. Again I said fine, lets go to the police state.
He then asked me if I new TIP? I said what, and he said TIP, T-E-P, and then he wrote TIP. I said no let go to the jail.
He then pulled his hand cuffs out and plopped them down on the hood of the truck and said, Ok, we go to the jail or you can pay me a tip. I asked how
much? He said 300 Pesos. I wipped it out and placed it in his hand. He gave me my drivers lic and thanked me.
I always swore that I would never pay Mortida. It was obvious he was working it.Mexicorn - 10-19-2009 at 09:07 PM
You fell for that ruse... Sucker LOL... Ha HA HA HA
In the imortal words of Homer Simpson.. "Dough!"duke62 - 10-20-2009 at 12:20 AM
I can't question individuals in a given situation, and how they react.
I had an incident when I was young, on a surf trip, and was told they would plant drugs on me if I did not pay, and I would be in a Mexican prison for
a long time, so I paid. I have been with my children when they were 8 & 5, and did not pay and called their bluff because our car had broken down
south of Santo Tomas and we actually had 75c to our name (they had the audacity to claim I was speeding in the line at the San Ysidro crossing).
Mordida is a common theme on this site, and for Baja/Mexico Nomads, and I think in most situations you do need to call their bluff. But, there are
situations where for whatever reason, you cannot/will not. Luckily, I have a fiery red-headed Irishwoman who will disembark from our vehicle to
confront the officers who have affronted her sense of propriety, and I sit in the car and shrug at the police and say, "Loca del diablo."Iflyfish - 10-20-2009 at 08:38 AM
Good call duke62. It is easy to judge when the gun is pointed at someone elses head. Rigidity causes one to lose options about how to react. I will
remain flexible on this issue. Self preservation is a powerful motivater.
IflyfishDavid K - 10-20-2009 at 08:39 AM
Cortez Blue, for 300 pesos you got a GOOD story to post on Nomad!
I have a couple from the 1980's I will share sometime!Woooosh - 10-20-2009 at 08:42 AM
With all your belongings for the 10 day trip with you... you did what you could at the time to move ahead. It's hard to be perfect in an inperfect
place.DENNIS - 10-20-2009 at 09:18 AM
Yeah....you did what you had to do. Sometimes you get shoved into the corner and the path of least resistance is all there is left.
There have been a lot of similar posts here, how to conduct oneself when confronted with a slimey, thief cop. I'm coming to the conclusion that the
mute stare into space will frustrate them as soon as anything. How can he carry on the game if you won't play. Just stand there grinning like an
idiot and the ball, one he won't have any fun playing with, will stay in his court. He won't want to deal with you if you won't react.
On the other hand, if you did something wrong, the game changes. I won't make any suggestions on that point.bajaguy - 10-20-2009 at 09:23 AM
Grin like an idiot and offer him some ChickletsDanO - 10-20-2009 at 12:37 PM
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Originally posted by bajaguy
Grin like an idiot and offer him some Chicklets
Bajahowodd - 10-20-2009 at 01:01 PM
I've found that saying you don't speak any Spanish helps speed up the process. Although, I once had a cop who carried a little booklet with
translations and he pointed out the infractions and the instructions.bajalera - 10-20-2009 at 01:16 PM
Doesn't what people tend to do in such situations depend partly on how comfortable they are in speaking Spanish?
