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#186
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06-23-2013, 02:47 AM
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Re: Another Female Beheading in Mexico
There are tons of places in the world I wouldn't go based on current violence. People saying they wouldn't go to Mexico when there was 15,000k+ documented execution murders a year (with some estimates as high as another 10k unknown/unreported) beyond non-execution murders it's just common sense. After the Canadian tourists killed in Cancun which was long held to be one of the safest places - some are hesitant. Puerta Vallarta is also another "safe" spot that is no longer safe as collateral damage has increased. In fact, Cuidad Juarez is on the downswing in violence as one cartel has pretty much taken the place over and pushed the borders south into other towns. This year alone, when some possible cartel violence (I never followed up for confirmation) led to the shootout hitting 11, killing 6, some who belonged to a taxi drivers union and a couple of tourists at a bar in Cancun, shit got real. But alas, tourist spots are now starting to see increasing innocents be victims, some from cartel violence and a few theorize it's because these places have long been touted as safe that high ranking cartel members have hidden out there or sent family there to blend in with tourists. 6 Spaniard women who were staying at a beach house a few months ago in Alcapulco had their door beaten down and were beaten and gang raped by 15 hooded gunmen now that Alcapulco has starting being overrun by cartel (the Mexican woman was unharmed, go figure eh) - the glamorous hotspot for tourists all over the world is now like this and the violence for collateral damage increases. You don't exactly see "random violence" with 15 men all carrying rifles and all wearing hoods. I'm the US but you won't see me going around saying "Sure... walk around Compton, there are some nice people in there! Don't worry about the family of 4 who were lost and ran into a dead end and were killed, 2 of them children under 10". Your view might be (note MIGHT be) jaded by the fact that you do live in Mexico City in an upscale or wealthier area (given your extensive education). Saying "Well, I feel safe" isn't reality for the rest of the country - it's your perception based on living inside a spot which has good police and even international military protection. This isn't even my theories, these observations are coming from Notimex and others that go beyond those walls. It's apples and oranges. Narco killings for the last full week they did this before not having enough money or manpower to document anymore. Over 100,000 for the full year of 2010 using a variety of sources. So yeah, one could say "Hey, it's just a few spots that are horrifically bad and torture people and innocent civilians get caught up." The problem even if I were to accept that argument is that tourists are incredibly naive, they don't know what officials and REAL police and military look like and they don't often know how to get help. It would be remiss to visit a country who does not have enough force to protect their own citizens. Acapulco (and now Puerto Vallarta and Ixtapa being dragged into it) being a prime example of how great spots went wrong - the question is, is one willing in the current environment to take the chance that you'll be one of the statistics before Mexico themselves issues travel warnings? Enough people have to fall victim before that happens. |