Bajahowodd
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TJ article
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.
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"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?
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| Quote: | 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.
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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.
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| Quote: | 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.
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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.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
I really do think the liquor industry is responsible for alot of the misinformation. They wouldn't welcome the competition.
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There will never be competition for a frosty bottle of Pacifico on a hot summer day. 
Anyway, these conversations tend to hit the wall early so, thanks. I happen to agree with a lot of what you say.
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