Ok, last night I stated I would cover a few examples of just
how different life is in Mexico
and why it's important not to overlook or underestimate what is taking place
there.
When I post on my Middle East
site, from time to time I play a game called, "what if".
So, for the sake of trying to get my point across, lets play
the Mexico
version tonight.
What if:
What if you were driving down the road in lets say.... Houston Texas
After you returned home, you turned on the TV and for the
tenth time that month, the news lead off with a story of yet another municipal
police department being completely removed from their jobs by the United States
Army and or the United States Marine Corp?
What if:
What if you decided to take you wife and kids to a nice
dinner at one of the most popular restaurant in your town or neighborhood and
as you pulled into the parking lot, twenty armed thugs with automatic weapons
jumped out of five or six pickup trucks and right in front of you family's eyes
fired 150 to 300 rounds at someone seated a
table?
What if:
As you stood there watching the whole episode unfold, after
lets say an hour or so, no law enforcement crime scene was set up and not a
single member of the media made the crime scene?
When you got home worn out from the trauma now referred to
as your daily life, the news lead off with a story of a dozen local officials,
including the Mayor and his Sons being arrested for embezzlement / public
corruption?
What if:
What if , after a day such as the one mentioned above, you
walk into your small business where you almost make a living being self-employed
only to have someone walk in and tell you that you are late with this months
shake down payments?
Ok, you get the picture, but trust me if you think this is
an overblown, hyped up example, well then you simply listen to your travel
agent too much about all the great deals in Mexico right now!
Life in Mexico
is nothing like life in the US
and please don't answer that comment with, "not all of Mexico is like
that"!!
If that is your answer, you are free to stop reading my
post!
Oh ya, if you truly believe that statement, go ask someone
who has lived in Monterey
for more than five years.
Three years ago, the rumbles of violence in Mexico could never possibly reach the gates of
the business utopia called Monterey Mexico
Now, these Improvised
Armored Fighting Vehicles are seen on the outskirts of Monterey
just as much as anywhere in Mexico .
Tomorrow, I'll go
over what it's like to be a law enforcement Officer in Mexico ; that is an honest
Officer... the few that are left!!!
PS.. This picture doesn't get any better tomorrow!
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