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Subject: Re: Mexican cops . US Mom, rob husband Posted on: 03 Dec 2003 20:34:01 GMT


"Jon" wrote in message
news:22165acf.0312021543.716751af@posting.google.com...
> First, could be true, but I certainly wouldn't assume it to be true
> just because it appeared in a newspaper. Newspapers are notorious
> liars and almost always get at least part of the story wrong even when
> they get something right.

Maybe where you live, here in the real world most of the papers have entire
departments that are dedicated to checking facts.

> Second, if true, Are you staying the U.S. police don't participate in
> the same sorts of activities? Because they do...all the time. And not
> just against Mexican nationals.

US cops regularly rob and . tourists? Can you give us some statistics
and documented cases of such behavior? Are you just waving your arms?

> Third, had this crime occurred in San Diego and regardless of the
> nationalities of the victims/perpetrators, there is no guarantee that
> anything different would have happened on this side of the border. In
> fact, Mexican women are lured to the border to work in U.S.-owned
> factories on the Mexican side for $5/day, where they are then
> regularly .d murdered by the 100's, and it arouses almost NO
> indignation by anyone, especially not from all you folks out shopping
> for sweat shop clothing at Wal-mart (and I hope it's not too dirty for
> you there since the INS arrested all the illegal immigrant cleaning
> crews; but you'll be indignant if Wal-mart hires Americans...and you
> have to pay more).

Sorry I can't spend more time responding here, I uh need to go do some
Christmas shopping at Wal Mart.