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Woooosh
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American and his girlfriend assaulted in Rosarito
http://www.frontera.info/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Noticias/22042...
An American and his girlfriend were assaulted in Rosarito, Baja California.
An American living in Ensenada and his girlfriend were ambushed a few meters from the beach. They beat him to take money and his car. As a result
of the assault, an ambulance had to be called to assist the American- Aaron Smith, 33, who moments earlier had been beaten on the head with a metal
crossbar. He was in the Colonia Obrera (central Rosarito near La Quinta) in this town near the beach with his girlfriend named Erica Medina, both are
residents of Ensenada.
They were in his gray 1996 Ford Escort 1996 with Arizona plates when the victims were threatened and beaten about the head, immediately stripped of
their wallets with 700 pesos and 200 dollars, their identification, laser visa, and passport. Then the thieves stole their car leaving them stranded.
[Edited on 4-23-2010 by Woooosh]
\"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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Shame on you, Woooosh. Don't you know how bad these reports are for tourism? 
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Bajahowodd
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And just what were they doing in Rosarito, anyway?
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rts551
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Shame on you, Woooosh. Don't you know how bad these reports are for tourism?
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Shame on you Dennis. Don't you know its the medias fault.
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Bob H
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Oh, darn, they got away with a 1996 Ford Escort....
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Woosh...
Any chance this is close to a street called Via de las olas? I guess you are familar with the area?
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Bajahowodd
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I dunno. Just seems that almost every time we hear about a US citizen getting into some sort of trouble SOB, it ultimately involves drugs. As I
mentioned in my first post, Rosarito? Just thinking that if I lived in Ensenada, my only reason for being in Rosarito was because I was driving
through to or from the border. Not dissing Rosarito here, but just have to wonder what could possibly be in Rosarito that couldn't be found in
Ensenada.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Not dissing Rosarito here, but just have to wonder what could possibly be in Rosarito that couldn't be found in Ensenada. |
Friends?? Relatives??? I don't know. There must be some other reason to be there other than drugs.
Oh..I know. Private dining.
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I gotta call Mark Burnett. What TV needs now is a survival show, based in a city setting.
Survivor-Rosarito Beach
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Bajahowodd
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Genius!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
And just what were they doing in Rosarito, anyway? |
Maybe they were victims of the pro-Rosarito PR campaign that the mayor (or is it ex-mayor) was funding.
It's entirely possible that there are people out there that dont know about what goes on in Rosarito Beach.
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Not dissing Rosarito here, but just have to wonder what could possibly be in Rosarito... |
most people will agree with that statement
(except the tweekers that live there)
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It's all Bush's fault. 
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Bajahowodd
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Hold That Thought!
| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
It's all Bush's fault. |
Although I have no idea what you mean. 
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yeah, joke about it ! it's still bad press and will lead to a more major decline in tourism activity ! that's all we need, less tourists to feed the
people, maybe the wrong people ? get your small minds together to enhance our beautiful baja and it's wonderful people. hey, try and be constructive
to stimulate the economy, not destroy it !
the economy may be the faults of people that just think about themselves and enrichening their wallets and leave behind very distraught peoples that
are really the so called salt of the earth. it is truly so sad that politics leave such a destructive deluge of humanity behind.
sorry, my opinion.
BIEN SALUD, DA RAT
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by knuckles
Woosh...
Any chance this is close to a street called Via de las olas? I guess you are familar with the area? |
about four blocks south towards the tourist/club zone. That is a safe section of public beach with hundreds of walkers/joggers. The police,
Lifeguards and rangers patrol it all day- so I don't think it was a tourist/beach thing. Maybe the media will cover it when they get more facts.
Could be anything- drugs included as is the usual, but probably isn't USA or tourist related. More a local-interest story.
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BAJA.DESERT.RAT
yeah, joke about it ! it's still bad press and will lead to a more major decline in tourism activity ! that's all we need, less tourists to feed the
people, maybe the wrong people ? get your small minds together to enhance our beautiful baja and it's wonderful people. hey, try and be constructive
to stimulate the economy, not destroy it !
the economy may be the faults of people that just think about themselves and enrichening their wallets and leave behind very distraught peoples that
are really the so called salt of the earth. it is truly so sad that politics leave such a destructive deluge of humanity behind.
sorry, my opinion.
BIEN SALUD, DA RAT |
I hear ya. I've seen some cool little shops close and re-open as OXXO stores recently. The tourism decline has been hard on all the local families.
The whole economy is based on it. Crime against property is up but hitting someone over the head with a metal bar to rob them is still rare. The
narcos are done fighting over the area. Rosarito is probably as safe now as it ever was - which was never really all that safe to begin with. The
local police have always been corrupt to some extent and the 'gotcha' one-way streets are part of the local charm. They need to give Tourists a
financial incentive to visit- the pricing on everything is still too high, based on the "goose-that-laid-the-golden egg" years, not today's economy.
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
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1996 Ford Escort? lets call the Marines.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
They need to give Tourists a financial incentive to visit- the pricing on everything is still too high, based on the "goose-that-laid-the-golden egg"
years, not today's economy. |
Nope...Gotta disagree. The "Security Incentive" is still THE factor to be dealt with, real or not. People need proof that security is back in
place.
Now, I don't know exactly how that would be implemented, but it has to be done. A bargain hotel room will be nothing if one can't sleep at night.
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BAJA.DESERT.RAT
yeah, joke about it ! it's still bad press and will lead to a more major decline in tourism activity ! |
Yes, it is a joke.... go to Baja and enjoy yourself. The chance of trouble is about the same in the US if you are not aware of your surroundings.
Bob H
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