PROBLEM IN BAJA

**Jig Strike** · Mar-31-2012, 01:05 PM

Mosais Islas.

A friend of mine, taken from his vehicle at a stop sign.

In Mexico.
By the police.

He was never seen again.

Apparently his nephew was the target.

God damn mistaken identity, right?

The nephew was taken less than two weeks later.

Neither has been seen nor heard from in over 16 years.

Just like anywhere in the U.S., right?

I am sure the situation in that foreign nation
has improved greatly since then.....

Current Travel Warnings:

Chad 03/29/2012
Yemen 03/27/2012
Mali 03/26/2012
Israel, the West Bank and Gaza 03/19/2012
Syria 03/06/2012
Nigeria 02/29/2012
Colombia 02/21/2012
Mexico 02/08/2012
Pakistan 02/02/2012
Iraq 01/19/2012
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 01/12/2012
Sudan 01/11/2012
Philippines 01/05/2012
Central African Republic 01/04/2012
Republic of South Sudan 12/22/2011
Cote d'Ivoire 12/16/2011
Afghanistan 12/01/2011
Burundi 11/25/2011
Eritrea 11/04/2011
Kenya 11/04/2011
Guinea 11/04/2011
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 11/03/2011
Iran 10/21/2011
Lebanon 10/12/2011
Mauritania 10/12/2011
Libya 09/22/2011
Algeria 09/19/2011
Somalia 08/19/2011
Haiti 08/08/2011
Niger 08/05/2011
Saudi Arabia 08/05/2011

Ooooops!

Mexico is a beautiful place full of wonderfully friendly people.
I will not go back for personal reasons.

You will probably be fine.

**Fishybuzz** · Mar-31-2012, 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by MYNomad

You are kidding yourself. There is about no place in the world less corrupt than the US. The punishment for corruption here is dealt with relatively severely with the intention of deterring corruption.

Really????

**Sea Esta** · Mar-31-2012, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by MYNomad

You are kidding yourself. There is about no place in the world less corrupt than the US. The punishment for corruption here is dealt with relatively severely with the intention of deterring corruption.

That was some pretty severe punishment those fucker's at Goldman Sachs got.

I guess thats what deterred MF Global banking cartel leader Jon Corzine, from even

thinking about ripping off over a billion $ of his client's money.

**Jig Strike** · Mar-31-2012, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by Sea Esta

That was some pretty severe punishment those fucker's at Goldman Sachs got.

Yea, I hate when Goldman Sachs reduced people to a frothy broth in acid.

Oh, wait, you are equating people who believe they can earn 3800% on an investment
with people who get killed for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

**Surfdoc** · Mar-31-2012, 03:19 PM

Holyshit.... it took 7 damn pages before Mr I get fucked alot posted... But he loves it here..

Then of course once someone has the courage to post up a decenting remark, the typical baggage piled on.

Sorry to bag on ya Mike.. it's just funny reading your post... we have an old guy named Paul who lives down here... I swear to god.. he gets chased by banditos every time he drives out of Asuncion. But he owns 2 houses and 4 trailer 2 boats etc etc, and has lived down here for years.

Anyway........I've never been happier in my life then the 1 1/2 years I've lived down here. And plan ion staying for many more... But YMMV!

**MYNomad** · Mar-31-2012, 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by Sea Esta

That was some pretty severe punishment those fucker's at Goldman Sachs got.

I guess thats what deterred MF Global banking cartel leader Jon Corzine, from even

thinking about ripping off over a billion $ of his client's money.

Criminal and reprehensible, but its not corrupt.

**MYNomad** · Mar-31-2012, 07:05 PM

Originally Posted by Fishybuzz

Really????

Yep, really. You should appreciate what you have. Plenty have died to preserve it, and lots of others give up everything to get it.

**Sea Esta** · Apr-01-2012, 02:19 AM

Originally Posted by Jig Strike

Oh, wait, you are equating people who believe they can earn 3800% on an investment

Nope, those people were equating that their segregated/private accounts should not have been flat out stolen by a corrupt bankster.

**Fishmugger** · Apr-01-2012, 06:57 AM

40 years of traveling baja . Live part time in San Jose . Motorcycled all of baja . Worked on chase team trophy truck . Sure paid a few cops along the way but mostly only when they had valid reason. Fell safer here in baja Sur than most of US cities. Only positive thing about bad press in keeps the crowds down but fell sorry for the Mexican trying to make a living of of tourism

**Sherm** · Apr-01-2012, 08:19 AM

Dang8521

I liked your story about the accident in Mexico. The one thing about your encounter is no MEXICAN citizen was hurt. If you were to injure a Mexican citizen the outcome would probably be different. I know a guy who was in an accident down there where a child was killed. It took the American consulate to get him out of jail.

The people are great down there and I love Baja........but their rules are different and it's good to know what is what before you go. I still head down that way but I understand how their system works and make sure to be careful not to screw up.