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elbeau
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I've gotta say, if these are the worst "bad cop" stories that we can find, then San Felipe has a MUCH less corrupt police force than several US cities
I've been in.
A few years back I worked at a place in Las Vegas where some cops executed a search warrant on a storage room. Right in front of me one of the cops
held up a book he liked and told the other cop that he always wanted that book. The other cop gestured for him to throw it in his squad car (ie: not
where they were loading the stuff they were supposed to confiscate) so he just threw it in.
My point is that corruption is everywhere. I'm sure that there's plenty of worse stories from Mexico, but there's plenty of worse stories from this
side of the border too.
I'll admit, that's not exactly a story about a tremendously corrupt cop, but it's better than anything anybody else is posting here...and my story is
from the US.
[Edited on 4-26-2011 by elbeau]
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capn.sharky
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If you havent been extorted in Baja---you just haven't been there long enough. Its possible you just don't know when it happens. Its just custom
there. Nothing to get too excited about. Kinda like paying taxes here in the U.S. only a lot less dinero.
If there is no fishing in heaven, I am not going
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MrBillM
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When in Rome ................
Or Mexico ...........
Whatever.
Calling it EXTORTION is a little over the top.
How about Redistribution of Resources ?
Corruption regarding Tourists has been pretty well documented over the years so any DEBATE is pretty Meaningless.
But, so what ?
I've never been stopped in San Felipe and, Like Lou, I have NEVER been stopped by the police ANYWHERE in Mexico for something I
didn't do. The one (close) exception would be the stop in Mexicali a couple of years back for 42 in a 60 kph zone. Even then, I WAS
over the limit. By a little. Though dual signage (where used) is 60 kph/40 mph.
AND, the decision has always been mine regarding the payment arrangements, so "No Hay Problema".
If you want to play (in Baja), just SMILE and Pay the "Bite".
Or, stay Away.
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baja829
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23 yrs. traveling to and living South of San Felipe. No stops ever in and around San Felipe.
Police (from Ensenada) patrol the Campos and stop by and talk to us occasionally and respond to Marine Radio calls as well.
Two stops in Mexicali in same time frame; one for me, for driving 15 miles over limit. I was. One for my husband, driving 20 miles over the limit,
he was. We did not go to Police Station, as we were on our way to airport in San Diego and knew it would take all day, so just paid, a very minimal
amount.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MrBillM
How about Redistribution of Resources ?
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I can't imagine anyone as consevative as you, Bill, saying that without chewing his tongue to molida. 
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jimgrms
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In 1952 i was thrown in the slammer till i sobered up ,was also kicked in the burro i was 13
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Bajafun777
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Have had a few stops by T.J. police on my way to toll road going south but both times since I was not doing anything wrong stayed with not only saying
it but ready to spend my whole day at police station. The cops got tired of the circle run on me and let me go with a warning. I was behind two
other vehicles and the off and under thing back then to get to the toll road area kept changing so speed was not really the truth, they were just
fishing.
Now, in San Felipe have not ever had an issue and we used to go a lot like 6 times a year for over 15 years not so much anymore but probably need to
again,LOL> Take Care & Travel Safe " No Hurry, No Worry, Just FUN" bajafun777
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MrBillM
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Paying the Mexican Piper
Well, I don't know that MORDIDA is a Liberal/Conservative issue as such, BUT we are discussing a (mostly) Socialist Third-World
Country so we have to expect that their Social/Fiscal standards would be, accordingly, different and accept that difference.
AND, there's the fact that the "Little Bite" system actually works pretty well for those who can afford it. It makes contact with the Bureaucracy
more streamlined and certainly more pleasurable than dealing with the Citation system in the U.S.
What is it they say about "Accepting the Things you can't Change" ?
I once had a friend who even questioned how I could stand to visit a "Commie" country like Mexico. Of course, he was one of the JBS guys.
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