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Posted: 2/24/2013 5:55:43 AM EDT
Prosecutors in Mexico have charged two policemen with raping an Italian woman in the Mexican resort town of Playa del Carmen.
Playa del Carmen Prosecutors in Quintana Roo say the police officers were arrested over the weekend in the town.
Maria Antonia Salmeron, a spokeswoman with the state's attorney's office of Quintana Roo told CNN the alleged rape occurred on February 12, when the victim and a male companion were leaving a nightclub in Playa del Carmen between 3 and 4 a.m. The alleged rape happened only eight days after a report of six Spanish tourists were raped in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco.
While the two officers were already behind bars for insubordination, a municipal police major who is also implicated in the rape managed to flee before he could be arrested, the state AG's office said.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2283036/Playa-del-Carmen-rape-Mexican-police-officers-charged-woman-failed-pay-bribe-leaving-nightclub.html |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:04:56 AM EDT
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For the life of me I do not understand why people are still vacationing down there.
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:07:14 AM EDT
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For the life of me I do not understand why people are still vacationing down there. You put it a lot nicer than I was going to. |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:07:33 AM EDT
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For the life of me I do not understand why people are still vacationing down there. This! I laugh at everyone who says they are going to go to mexico for vacation (or want to, or that I should). Bribes are such a staple in their culture (called mordidas) that the police probably felt they were entitled to it if they didnt get the money. Edit: oh yeah, everyone likes to point out that the resort towns are safe 
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:08:27 AM EDT
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argh...we are going there in the summer for a wedding
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:12:19 AM EDT
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argh...we are going there in the summer for a wedding Bring some extra bribe money, or some extra K-Y. |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:13:18 AM EDT
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argh...we are going there in the summer for a wedding Bring some extra bribe money, or some extra K-Y. Or don't be out on the town at 4am |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:19:28 AM EDT
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argh...we are going there in the summer for a wedding Bring some extra bribe money, or some extra K-Y. Or don't be out on the town at 4am Anytime at night, really. I lived in Mexico for a year, I can count the times I was out after 10:00PM on one hand. There's a reason why people live in mini-compounds surrounded by concrete walls covered in broken glass there. 
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:25:51 AM EDT
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argh...we are going there in the summer for a wedding Bring some extra bribe money, or some extra K-Y. Or don't be out on the town at 4am Anytime at night, really. I lived in Mexico for a year, I can count the times I was out after 10:00PM on one hand. There's a reason why people live in mini-compounds surrounded by concrete walls covered in broken glass there. The pitbulls. You forgot to mention that every compound seems to have a pitbull or some other dog on guard. |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:26:16 AM EDT
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I'm really glad I was able to go to Mexico when I could (decade ago). I ain't going near there now. Best thing my great grandpappy did was get the fuck out of there.
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:29:16 AM EDT
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argh...we are going there in the summer for a wedding you should probably pre-prepare your anus 
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:30:19 AM EDT
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For the life of me I do not understand why people are still vacationing down there. I see Canadians DAILY that are going down there...ask them, have you looked at the news down there, seen whats going on lately? "Oh, no need, it's a resort town, everything is ok." Same day a resort bus was ambushed, driver dragged off and killed and everyone on the bus was robbed. There is SO much death in these resort towns and violence, the Mexican government is begging that it doesn't get reported on, State is downplaying the violence down there and the news doesn't want to cover the kidnappings, rapes and murders of tourists down there. Mexican rape tree's have been found in tourist area's...not just the desert along the border. |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:32:10 AM EDT
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1st world and 3rd world cannot coexist peacefully.
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:32:51 AM EDT
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argh...we are going there in the summer for a wedding Bring some extra bribe money, or some extra K-Y. Or don't be out on the town at 4am Anytime at night, really. I lived in Mexico for a year, I can count the times I was out after 10:00PM on one hand. There's a reason why people live in mini-compounds surrounded by concrete walls covered in broken glass there. Like Omega Man |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:33:47 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:34:35 AM EDT
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For the life of me I do not understand why people are still vacationing down there. You put it a lot nicer than I was going to. 3rd world shit hole with affordably priced fancy hotels. I'd sooner gnaw off my trigger finger than step foot in mexico. |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:35:19 AM EDT
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I am posting from México now
. Worst drivers in the world.
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:36:00 AM EDT
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I have several very ggod friends who are Mexican and they do not want to live there.....tells me all I need to know.
whether its 4am or 4 pm 
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:36:35 AM EDT
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What's a "rape tree?"
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:37:28 AM EDT
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For the life of me I do not understand why people are still vacationing down there. Mexican rape tree's have been found in tourist area's...not just the desert along the border. Yes, most people think the violence is just along the border. They couldn't be more wrong. |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:38:26 AM EDT
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I am posting from México now . Worst drivers in the world.Controlled Chaos. Surprising there aren't more accidents. ETA: Serious accidents. Lots of minor accidents that lead to paying a bribe to some traffic cop. |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:38:49 AM EDT
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We've been to Playa twice in the last 5yrs. I always felt safe when I was in the resort. We never left it the second trip. We loved the trips. Fantastic for our marriage, but we won't be going back. Not worth the risk.
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:38:50 AM EDT
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My ex wife and her sisters are vacationing down there at this moment.
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:44:34 AM EDT
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Situational awareness!!!!!!!!!!
Stupidly, blissfully ignorant people! 
If I were you. I'd change the wedding plans to Vegas or the Caribbean. Time to put your foot down! In a nice way, of course.
Something like: "we need to change our plans to (see above). I'm doing this because I love you & care about your safety..With the Caribbean you still get a beautiful beach with palm trees. You don't even need a passport for Puerto Rico & the US Virgin Islands...Honey!" 
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:48:20 AM EDT
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A good example of what happens when the public is not allowed to own arms.
The bad guys hold all the cards. |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:51:40 AM EDT
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A good example of what happens when the public is not allowed to own arms. The bad guys hold all the cards. Yep, fine example of what gun(people) control is like. |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:53:11 AM EDT
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You can fly direct to Cozumel. It's much safer there, being an island and all.
We've been to Playa twice in the last 5yrs. I always felt safe when I was in the resort. We never left it the second trip. We loved the trips. Fantastic for our marriage, but we won't be going back. Not worth the risk. |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:53:50 AM EDT
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Mexico is just messed up
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:54:53 AM EDT
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I am posting from México now . Worst drivers in the world.You need to travel more. 
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:55:07 AM EDT
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I believe it.
Mexico is FUBAR. You can buy a house on the beach there for $75K...I kid you not. There is a reason though, because you wouldn't spend more than one night in that house before being kidnapped without paying for heavy security. |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 6:55:28 AM EDT
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they wil take care of this real fast, especially in the tourist areas. a few years beck there was a rapist on the loose in a tourist area.. Gov saw the golden goose of tourism drop like a rock. Did not take long to find someone take the fall.
Vacationers are a prime source of income for these area. They will do whats needed to protect it. The rest of Mexico they could care less about. |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 7:00:29 AM EDT
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For the life of me I do not understand why people are still vacationing down there. This! I laugh at everyone who says they are going to go to mexico for vacation (or want to, or that I should). Bribes are such a staple in their culture (called mordidas) that the police probably felt they were entitled to it if they didnt get the money. Edit: oh yeah, everyone likes to point out that the resort towns are safe It's socialism. Bribes are how things get done in socialist states. The State is all powerful and the people are nothing more than subjects. Mexico is EXACTLY where the Democrats want to take this nation. Hillary has said many times that the US should seek to create the "Partnership" between private industry and government that Mexico has. When Hillary runs in 2016 they should run those speeches of her's when she was down in Mexico with that quote over and over. |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 7:01:08 AM EDT
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they wil take care of this real fast, especially in the tourist areas. a few years beck there was a rapist on the loose in a tourist area.. Gov saw the golden goose of tourism drop like a rock. Did not take long to find someone take the fall. Vacationers are a prime source of income for these area. They will do whats needed to protect it. The rest of Mexico they could care less about. Don't hold your breath.
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Posted: 2/24/2013 7:03:19 AM EDT
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My dad had a house in Punta Chivato Baja. Everytime we drove there we had a cooler of soda on ice to give to the police at their checkpoints. The house was taken by some mexican and we no longer go there. This was 15 years ago.
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Posted: 2/24/2013 7:07:20 AM EDT
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Quoted: they wil take care of this real fast, especially in the tourist areas. a few years beck there was a rapist on the loose in a tourist area.. Gov saw the golden goose of tourism drop like a rock. Did not take long to find someone take the fall. Vacationers are a prime source of income for these area. They will do whats needed to protect it. The rest of Mexico they could care less about. Who is "THEY". |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 7:07:23 AM EDT
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There's so many nice places to visit in civilized countries that don't suck. Why visit Mexico?
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Posted: 2/24/2013 7:11:51 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/24/2013 7:25:12 AM EDT
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For the life of me I do not understand why people are still vacationing down there. They like to be raped |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 7:26:21 AM EDT
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What's a "rape tree?" I hope I don't have any of those growing in that gully, behind my house! Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 7:29:42 AM EDT
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In before the "I went to Mexico and didnt get my head cut off crowd"
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Posted: 2/24/2013 7:33:18 AM EDT
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For the life of me I do not understand why people are still vacationing down there. They probably heard it was easy to get laid. |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 7:33:41 AM EDT
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Quoted: What's a "rape tree?" I just had to look it up.... apparently a tree "decorated" with the rape victim(s)' undergarments, probably also where the rape took place. |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 7:37:23 AM EDT
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What's a "rape tree?" I just had to look it up.... apparently a tree "decorated" with the rape victim(s)' undergarments, probably also where the rape took place. They have been known to occur in the southern part of Az. |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 7:38:05 AM EDT
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What's a "rape tree?" I was wondering the same thing and had to look it up. http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/news-politics/rape-trees-found-along-southern-us-border |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 7:38:37 AM EDT
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In before the "I went to Mexico and didnt get my head cut off crowd"
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Posted: 2/24/2013 7:38:40 AM EDT
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For the life of me I do not understand why people are still vacationing down there. This |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 7:39:33 AM EDT
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Anyone who steps a single toe across the border into Mexico deserves what they get. It is a failed state run by narco terrorists. React accordingly.
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Posted: 2/24/2013 7:44:28 AM EDT
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For the life of me I do not understand why people are still vacationing down there. I don't get it either. A Canadaian woman was raped by the cops down there a while back. |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 7:44:51 AM EDT
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I have a buddy that is as pro 2A as it gets, though he is a Fudd. lol Lifelong NRA member, etc.
He and his extended family have been going to Rockypoint Mx several times a year for decades. He/they still continue to go...I don't get it. I've NEVER wanted anything to do with that shithole, even as a kid. |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 7:46:25 AM EDT
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I haven't been there since I was a kid, and we drove over the border for a day to shop and admire the beaches. I would be waaaaayyy too afraid to go there now.
It's a crying shame. It's a beautiful country. If you look at some of the films and TV shows made there, they have beautiful landscapes, beautiful historical buildings, and beautiful estates. But it's just not safe. I know some people who are either in Mexico (or Latin America) or visit there a lot, and they all lament about the state of the country. They love the country, but they know it's screwed. I read somewhere that Mexican actors like to work in places like Florida (which has a booming Spanish-language film industry), because "In Florida we don't have to worry about our kids being kidnapped." Doesn't that say something very, very sad to you? There are some lovely tourist spots in America that have a lot of the same architecture and examples of the culture that you can see in Mexico. (Like the Missions in California for one. And Olvera Street in Los Angeles!) I'd rather go do something touristy there, where I still feel some measure of safety. I know it's not exactly the same thing, and it's not as cheap, but for my peace of mind! It's no fun if you can't feel safe. |
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Posted: 2/24/2013 7:46:41 AM EDT
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I am still wondering about this rape tree as well.
ETA: I see an explanation was provided. 
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