bajalearner
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Tijuana tourist cops target tourist by robbing one
They are supposed to be in place for the Tijuana tourists on the street but I think these two tourist cops didn't get the memo. I was with two
friends downtown Thursday evening at 9pm after we drank 4 beers in a club and then walked on the sidewalk intending to go to a different club. Two TJ
cops on the "tourist" team, identified by their distinctive uniform, approached one friend and searched, handcuffed and sweep him away. I asked one
of the cops about the arrest and he told me a street camera operator at the station saw my friend push someone and he was under arrest. We had
walked together the entire time and I know for a fact there was no pushing incident. The cop said my friend would go the the station and see the
judge.
So My other friend and I went to the station which is about 5 blocks away and waited for 2 hours for the patrol sedan to arrive which it never did.
Another hour later the friend text us and said the cops drove him around to other incidents until they got him out of the car, took his money from his
pockets and let him go on the street.
Yeah, these tourist cops are very attentive to tourists. I always think good and bad organizations start from the top down.
Well, I know we are in Mexico, the good and bad of it. But I would think the cops should not be the criminals anywhere.
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Woooosh
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I hope you report this properly. I know it's a hassle, but do it. The police have always been a problem and not even the new tourist police are above
it apparently. At least your friend is safe, could have been worse. It still amazes me how hard TJ is currently trying to attract tourists, when
they clearly aren't capable of protecting them. Report it.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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bajafam
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalearner
They are supposed to be in place for the Tijuana tourists on the street but I think these two tourist cops didn't get the memo. I was with two
friends downtown Thursday evening at 9pm after we drank 4 beers in a club and then walked on the sidewalk intending to go to a different club. Two TJ
cops on the "tourist" team, identified by their distinctive uniform, approached one friend and searched, handcuffed and sweep him away. I asked one
of the cops about the arrest and he told me a street camera operator at the station saw my friend push someone and he was under arrest. We had
walked together the entire time and I know for a fact there was no pushing incident. The cop said my friend would go the the station and see the
judge.
So My other friend and I went to the station which is about 5 blocks away and waited for 2 hours for the patrol sedan to arrive which it never did.
Another hour later the friend text us and said the cops drove him around to other incidents until they got him out of the car, took his money from his
pockets and let him go on the street.
Yeah, these tourist cops are very attentive to tourists. I always think good and bad organizations start from the top down.
Well, I know we are in Mexico, the good and bad of it. But I would think the cops should not be the criminals anywhere. |
bajalearner:
crooked cops are good at picking their targets in a manner that does not backfire on them. they target people that they think cannot make trouble for
them. i am curious, how were y'all dressed? did your friend that got robbed look different than you? were you looking like suburban middle class
family guys, nightclub crawlers, college kids or skate board punks festooned with tatoos?
does not matter if you are in US or mexico, never trust law enforcement!
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Martyman
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I might be a sissy but I wouldn't be in TJ at 9PM
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Dave
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Homey don't play that
| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
does not matter if you are in US or mexico, never trust law enforcement! |
In the U.S. I always trust law enforcement and have never been disappointed.
In Mexico I never trust law enforcement and have occasionally been surprised.
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yellowklr
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalearner
They are supposed to be in place for the Tijuana tourists on the street but I think these two tourist cops didn't get the memo. I was with two
friends downtown Thursday evening at 9pm after we drank 4 beers in a club and then walked on the sidewalk intending to go to a different club. Two TJ
cops on the "tourist" team, identified by their distinctive uniform, approached one friend and searched, handcuffed and sweep him away. I asked one
of the cops about the arrest and he told me a street camera operator at the station saw my friend push someone and he was under arrest. We had
walked together the entire time and I know for a fact there was no pushing incident. The cop said my friend would go the the station and see the
judge.
So My other friend and I went to the station which is about 5 blocks away and waited for 2 hours for the patrol sedan to arrive which it never did.
Another hour later the friend text us and said the cops drove him around to other incidents until they got him out of the car, took his money from his
pockets and let him go on the street.
Yeah, these tourist cops are very attentive to tourists. I always think good and bad organizations start from the top down.
Well, I know we are in Mexico, the good and bad of it. But I would think the cops should not be the criminals anywhere. |
bajalearner:
crooked cops are good at picking their targets in a manner that does not backfire on them. they target people that they think cannot make trouble for
them. i am curious, how were y'all dressed? did your friend that got robbed look different than you? were you looking like suburban middle class
family guys, nightclub crawlers, college kids or skate board punks festooned with tatoos?
does not matter if you are in US or mexico, never trust law enforcement! |
Never trust Law Enforcement???????????? That is a bold and ignorant statement.
Derek
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BajaBlanca
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sad sad sad .....
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JaraHurd
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Dave..i totallly agree with you. Anyone who doesn't simply isn't paying attention...or doesn't want to know. I am occasionally involved in training
Mexican law enforcement.... it ain't pretty....
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Mexico
Rotten to the core.
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Bajafun777
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If as a group when someone is arrested you start taking down down badge numbers and license numbers you have a chance of follow-up at the police
station. No captain at the station is going to allow this to happen and they know who is assigned what vehicles and can see if they radioed in any
arrests. To arrest someone and then stay out in the field over an hour will not fly not even in Mexico. As Donald Trump would say " You"re FIRED!!"
Don't hate all cops just report and inquire at a station full of cops to at least keep yourself safe. Challeging the crooked cop on the streets is
not wise but having them in full lighted area back at the station is another thing. Take Care & Travel Safe " No Hurry, No Worry, Just FUN"
bajafun777
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajafun777
If as a group when someone is arrested you start taking down down badge numbers and license numbers you have a chance of follow-up at the police
station. No captain at the station is going to allow this to happen and they know who is assigned what vehicles and can see if they radioed in any
arrests. To arrest someone and then stay out in the field over an hour will not fly not even in Mexico. As Donald Trump would say " You"re FIRED!!"
Don't hate all cops just report and inquire at a station full of cops to at least keep yourself safe. Challeging the crooked cop on the streets is
not wise but having them in full lighted area back at the station is another thing. Take Care & Travel Safe " No Hurry, No Worry, Just FUN"
bajafun777 |
All the TJ police cars have GPS tracking devices monitored by C4. That was the big rub when the military took over C4 a few years ago and used the
GPS system to track corrupt cops. If they want to know who these cops are- it is not hard to find out.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajafun777
If as a group when someone is arrested you start taking down down badge numbers and license numbers you have a chance of follow-up at the police
station. No captain at the station is going to allow this to happen and they know who is assigned what vehicles and can see if they radioed in any
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I don't understand why the most simple of facts is so hard to accept. It's a recurring view here that police in leadership positions work by a
different set of morals than the cop on the street.
All of them started out on the street and although power abuse may not be a part of the individual, it most certainly is a part of the system.
What cop would survive in any system without playing by the rules that hold it together? Those who advance are those who best fit in.....those who
best play by the rules and anyone who believes that captain in the office is out of the pay-chain is simply naive.
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[Edited on 3-12-2011 by DENNIS]
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Dave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
I don't understand why the most simple of facts is so hard to accept. It's a recurring view here that police in leadership positions work by a
different set of morals than the cop on the street.
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I had an employee who's brother was a TJ cop. He told me that to keep his job every day he was required to give his watch commander
300 pesos.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
I had an employee who's brother was a TJ cop. He told me that to keep his job every day he was required to give his watch commander
300 pesos. |
Two links in a long chain.
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