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August 3, 2010 at 1:44 PM #586900August 3, 2010 at 1:50 PM #585867
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ParticipantI’m in Mexico pretty often. Generally, TJ, Ensenada and Torreon. I’m a partner in a business in Torreon and we’re planning to open a business in TJ before year end.
The violence – as it might pertain to Americans – is overplayed by the media. Yes, you want to be very careful. But, 98% of the violence in Mexico is directed at just a handful of folks:
(1) Drug cartel members and associates, (2) people buying drugs and otherwise in and around the drug trade, (3) Law enforcement (under attack by the first group), (4) the conspicuously wealthy, and (5) politicians and their associates. If you don’t fall into one of these groups the odds of running into trouble in Mexico are very low. Also, as mentioned by other posters, speaking spanish helps a lot if you wind up in a small jam.August 3, 2010 at 1:50 PM #585960ParticipantI’m in Mexico pretty often. Generally, TJ, Ensenada and Torreon. I’m a partner in a business in Torreon and we’re planning to open a business in TJ before year end.
The violence – as it might pertain to Americans – is overplayed by the media. Yes, you want to be very careful. But, 98% of the violence in Mexico is directed at just a handful of folks:
(1) Drug cartel members and associates, (2) people buying drugs and otherwise in and around the drug trade, (3) Law enforcement (under attack by the first group), (4) the conspicuously wealthy, and (5) politicians and their associates. If you don’t fall into one of these groups the odds of running into trouble in Mexico are very low. Also, as mentioned by other posters, speaking spanish helps a lot if you wind up in a small jam.August 3, 2010 at 1:50 PM #586493ParticipantI’m in Mexico pretty often. Generally, TJ, Ensenada and Torreon. I’m a partner in a business in Torreon and we’re planning to open a business in TJ before year end.
The violence – as it might pertain to Americans – is overplayed by the media. Yes, you want to be very careful. But, 98% of the violence in Mexico is directed at just a handful of folks:
(1) Drug cartel members and associates, (2) people buying drugs and otherwise in and around the drug trade, (3) Law enforcement (under attack by the first group), (4) the conspicuously wealthy, and (5) politicians and their associates. If you don’t fall into one of these groups the odds of running into trouble in Mexico are very low. Also, as mentioned by other posters, speaking spanish helps a lot if you wind up in a small jam.August 3, 2010 at 1:50 PM #586601ParticipantI’m in Mexico pretty often. Generally, TJ, Ensenada and Torreon. I’m a partner in a business in Torreon and we’re planning to open a business in TJ before year end.
The violence – as it might pertain to Americans – is overplayed by the media. Yes, you want to be very careful. But, 98% of the violence in Mexico is directed at just a handful of folks:
(1) Drug cartel members and associates, (2) people buying drugs and otherwise in and around the drug trade, (3) Law enforcement (under attack by the first group), (4) the conspicuously wealthy, and (5) politicians and their associates. If you don’t fall into one of these groups the odds of running into trouble in Mexico are very low. Also, as mentioned by other posters, speaking spanish helps a lot if you wind up in a small jam.August 3, 2010 at 1:50 PM #586905ParticipantI’m in Mexico pretty often. Generally, TJ, Ensenada and Torreon. I’m a partner in a business in Torreon and we’re planning to open a business in TJ before year end.
The violence – as it might pertain to Americans – is overplayed by the media. Yes, you want to be very careful. But, 98% of the violence in Mexico is directed at just a handful of folks:
(1) Drug cartel members and associates, (2) people buying drugs and otherwise in and around the drug trade, (3) Law enforcement (under attack by the first group), (4) the conspicuously wealthy, and (5) politicians and their associates. If you don’t fall into one of these groups the odds of running into trouble in Mexico are very low. Also, as mentioned by other posters, speaking spanish helps a lot if you wind up in a small jam.August 3, 2010 at 1:55 PM #585872Aecetia
ParticipantDead,
Like I said, do what you want. It will not be me that will disappear. I will not go there. I take care of my safety and do not count on anyone from the government to protect me. I believe in reality we are on our own. Obviously you are more optimistic. Good for you and I hope your luck holds. I think intuition trumps the brain when it come to survival. Otherwise, bite me. You are the dense one.
August 3, 2010 at 1:55 PM #585965ParticipantDead,
Like I said, do what you want. It will not be me that will disappear. I will not go there. I take care of my safety and do not count on anyone from the government to protect me. I believe in reality we are on our own. Obviously you are more optimistic. Good for you and I hope your luck holds. I think intuition trumps the brain when it come to survival. Otherwise, bite me. You are the dense one.
August 3, 2010 at 1:55 PM #586498ParticipantDead,
Like I said, do what you want. It will not be me that will disappear. I will not go there. I take care of my safety and do not count on anyone from the government to protect me. I believe in reality we are on our own. Obviously you are more optimistic. Good for you and I hope your luck holds. I think intuition trumps the brain when it come to survival. Otherwise, bite me. You are the dense one.
August 3, 2010 at 1:55 PM #586606ParticipantDead,
Like I said, do what you want. It will not be me that will disappear. I will not go there. I take care of my safety and do not count on anyone from the government to protect me. I believe in reality we are on our own. Obviously you are more optimistic. Good for you and I hope your luck holds. I think intuition trumps the brain when it come to survival. Otherwise, bite me. You are the dense one.
August 3, 2010 at 1:55 PM #586910ParticipantDead,
Like I said, do what you want. It will not be me that will disappear. I will not go there. I take care of my safety and do not count on anyone from the government to protect me. I believe in reality we are on our own. Obviously you are more optimistic. Good for you and I hope your luck holds. I think intuition trumps the brain when it come to survival. Otherwise, bite me. You are the dense one.
August 3, 2010 at 2:10 PM #585882Eugene
ParticipantMay 15, 2008: Canadian tourist was shot and killed late Thursday inside his hotel room in the Mexican resort city of Cabo San Lucas.
August 27, 2008: American Tourist murdered by cops in San Jose del Cabo Mexico
http://www.nowpublic.com/world/american-tourist-murdered-cops-san-jose-del-cabo-mexico
October 23, 2007:
The Encinitas resident and surfing instructor got lost on a dirt road in Baja California last month while looking for a surfing spot called Cuatro Casas. He and his girlfriend decided to park for the night on a bluff overlooking the ocean.
Just after sundown, two men wearing ski masks approached Weber’s motor home and ordered him to come out. He refused but surrendered after they fired a bullet through a window.
The assailants held a gun to Weber’s head while they ransacked the motor home and took about $10,000 worth of items. They also sexually assaulted his girlfriend, Weber said.
The Oct. 23 attack was one of at least six armed robberies and carjackings in the past five months that targeted surfers en route to camping spots in northern Baja.
http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/tijuana/20071119-9999-1m19baja.html
More than 200 U.S. citizens have been slain in Mexico’s escalating wave of violence since 2004 — an average of nearly one killing a week, according to a Houston Chronicle investigation into the deaths. … in at least 70 cases, U.S. citizens appear to have been killed while in Mexico for innocent reasons: visiting family, taking a vacation, or simply living or working there. … In addition to those killed, as many as 75 Americans, mainly from Texas and California, remain missing in Mexico, based on FBI data.
August 3, 2010 at 2:10 PM #585975ParticipantMay 15, 2008: Canadian tourist was shot and killed late Thursday inside his hotel room in the Mexican resort city of Cabo San Lucas.
August 27, 2008: American Tourist murdered by cops in San Jose del Cabo Mexico
http://www.nowpublic.com/world/american-tourist-murdered-cops-san-jose-del-cabo-mexico
October 23, 2007:
The Encinitas resident and surfing instructor got lost on a dirt road in Baja California last month while looking for a surfing spot called Cuatro Casas. He and his girlfriend decided to park for the night on a bluff overlooking the ocean.
Just after sundown, two men wearing ski masks approached Weber’s motor home and ordered him to come out. He refused but surrendered after they fired a bullet through a window.
The assailants held a gun to Weber’s head while they ransacked the motor home and took about $10,000 worth of items. They also sexually assaulted his girlfriend, Weber said.
The Oct. 23 attack was one of at least six armed robberies and carjackings in the past five months that targeted surfers en route to camping spots in northern Baja.
http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/tijuana/20071119-9999-1m19baja.html
More than 200 U.S. citizens have been slain in Mexico’s escalating wave of violence since 2004 — an average of nearly one killing a week, according to a Houston Chronicle investigation into the deaths. … in at least 70 cases, U.S. citizens appear to have been killed while in Mexico for innocent reasons: visiting family, taking a vacation, or simply living or working there. … In addition to those killed, as many as 75 Americans, mainly from Texas and California, remain missing in Mexico, based on FBI data.
August 3, 2010 at 2:10 PM #586508ParticipantMay 15, 2008: Canadian tourist was shot and killed late Thursday inside his hotel room in the Mexican resort city of Cabo San Lucas.
August 27, 2008: American Tourist murdered by cops in San Jose del Cabo Mexico
http://www.nowpublic.com/world/american-tourist-murdered-cops-san-jose-del-cabo-mexico
October 23, 2007:
The Encinitas resident and surfing instructor got lost on a dirt road in Baja California last month while looking for a surfing spot called Cuatro Casas. He and his girlfriend decided to park for the night on a bluff overlooking the ocean.
Just after sundown, two men wearing ski masks approached Weber’s motor home and ordered him to come out. He refused but surrendered after they fired a bullet through a window.
The assailants held a gun to Weber’s head while they ransacked the motor home and took about $10,000 worth of items. They also sexually assaulted his girlfriend, Weber said.
The Oct. 23 attack was one of at least six armed robberies and carjackings in the past five months that targeted surfers en route to camping spots in northern Baja.
http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/tijuana/20071119-9999-1m19baja.html
More than 200 U.S. citizens have been slain in Mexico’s escalating wave of violence since 2004 — an average of nearly one killing a week, according to a Houston Chronicle investigation into the deaths. … in at least 70 cases, U.S. citizens appear to have been killed while in Mexico for innocent reasons: visiting family, taking a vacation, or simply living or working there. … In addition to those killed, as many as 75 Americans, mainly from Texas and California, remain missing in Mexico, based on FBI data.
August 3, 2010 at 2:10 PM #586616ParticipantMay 15, 2008: Canadian tourist was shot and killed late Thursday inside his hotel room in the Mexican resort city of Cabo San Lucas.
August 27, 2008: American Tourist murdered by cops in San Jose del Cabo Mexico
http://www.nowpublic.com/world/american-tourist-murdered-cops-san-jose-del-cabo-mexico
October 23, 2007:
The Encinitas resident and surfing instructor got lost on a dirt road in Baja California last month while looking for a surfing spot called Cuatro Casas. He and his girlfriend decided to park for the night on a bluff overlooking the ocean.
Just after sundown, two men wearing ski masks approached Weber’s motor home and ordered him to come out. He refused but surrendered after they fired a bullet through a window.
The assailants held a gun to Weber’s head while they ransacked the motor home and took about $10,000 worth of items. They also sexually assaulted his girlfriend, Weber said.
The Oct. 23 attack was one of at least six armed robberies and carjackings in the past five months that targeted surfers en route to camping spots in northern Baja.
http://legacy.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/tijuana/20071119-9999-1m19baja.html
More than 200 U.S. citizens have been slain in Mexico’s escalating wave of violence since 2004 — an average of nearly one killing a week, according to a Houston Chronicle investigation into the deaths. … in at least 70 cases, U.S. citizens appear to have been killed while in Mexico for innocent reasons: visiting family, taking a vacation, or simply living or working there. … In addition to those killed, as many as 75 Americans, mainly from Texas and California, remain missing in Mexico, based on FBI data.
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