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2010-05-25 Caribbean-Latin America

US Consulate In Mexico Issues Police Checkpoint Alert

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Posted by Anonymoose 2010-05-25 09:01|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 The travel agents say it is safe and the state dept is over reachingin its letter. HMMM I would hate to find out the hard way the travel agent was wrong.

Posted by 49 Pan 2010-05-25 16:21|| 2010-05-25 16:21|| Front Page Top

#2 The cops in Mexico are crooks, so this should come as no surprise. As explained to me once by a Mexican, the difference between the US and Mexico is that when you are stopped by as cop in the US he comes to the car frowning because you broke the law; in Mexico he's smiling because he knows he'll be paid.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-05-25 16:33|| 2010-05-25 16:33|| Front Page Top

#3 There are special circumstances here. The short runs to Rocky Point are "protected turf", that the Mexican government wants to be trouble free. But if you go off the main road, you will be surrounded by Mexican army with M-16s and attitudes. That's how they do it--it is basically driving through a military reservation.

The police in Rocky Point have been dealing with annoying Americans for years, so most offenses are a night in jail and a $75-$100 fine. Otherwise they are pretty straight.

What is happening now is that the Mexican government wants to show its displeasure with AZ, by putting up some (legitimate) police checkpoints, as mild harassment. "You hassle Mexicans, we hassle Americans".

They do not, no how, want to stop American tourism, which is very big bucks. Nor are they going allow creeps or gangs to mess with American families.

So the bottom line is the US consulate telling Americans to not be dumbasses and try to run a Mexican checkpoint, or they *will* shoot at you.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-05-25 18:20|| 2010-05-25 18:20|| Front Page Top

#4 "to not be dumbasses and try to run a Mexican checkpoint"

I've got a better idea, 'moose - just don't go to Mexico in the first place.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-05-25 18:30|| 2010-05-25 18:30|| Front Page Top

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