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    Thumbs up Tourists bask on a battlefield as drug gangs fight over a Mexican resort town...

    Tourists bask on a battlefield as drug gangs fight over a Mexican resort town... H

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    Tulum, jewel of the Mayan Riviera, risks emulating Acapulco, another once glamorous resort now overwhelmed by violence. Bright yellow police tape fluttered in the breeze outside a restaurant just off the main strip in the Mexican resort town of Tulum, as the lights of a nearby police truck flashed blue and red. Troops in camouflage fatigues stood guard outside the deserted late-night eatery La Malquerida, “The Unloved” – the site of a gangland shooting that killed two female tourists and wounded another three holidaymakers.

    Anjali Ryot, an Indian travel blogger who lived in California and was on holiday celebrating her birthday, and German tourist Jennifer Henzold, died in the 20 October attack that is believed to have been launched by one of several local crime groups in an attempt to assert control over the area’s drug and extortion rackets. The attack made headlines around the world. But within days, the scene on Centaura Sur Street was back to normal: on a recent evening, restaurants were packed and the aromatic smell of the copal incense burned by street traders filled the air.

    Most tourists flocking to the Mayan Riviera are unaware that they are holidaying on a battlefield, said one local worker. “They’re chilling, but they’re in the middle of a war,” he said.

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    REALLY? I THINK I WILL STAY IN OHIO,
    RATHER THAN VACATION LIKE THIS...

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    https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...an-resort-town
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    Huh ! Looks like America! Did you not see Rittenhouse, he'd fit right in as would lots of Americans in open carry states. At least these guards (?) are not shooting others. Wake up.


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    I don't see the military walking the streets of Ohio - or gangs attacking Cedar Point Resort. Maybe you do. Show me where the military is patrolling the streets of Ohio, @midcan5.
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    I was in Tulum when it was safe. Great place, great sites, and a great beach.
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    It was not a comfortable feeling sitting on the beach of Acapulco with guards on each side of you with machine guards. Especially when the local peddler comes up and starts offering to sell you blankets hats, silver and drugs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by midcan5 View Post
    Huh ! Looks like America! Did you not see Rittenhouse, he'd fit right in as would lots of Americans in open carry states. At least these guards (?) are not shooting others. Wake up.


    Ohio is here: https://everystat.org/wp-content/upl...o-2.9.2021.pdf


    DAILY GUN VIOLENCE IMPACTING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN THE U.S.

    Every day, 316 people are shot in the United States.

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    95 are intentionally shot by someone else and survive

    39 are murdered64 die from gun suicide

    10 survive an attempted gun suicide1 is killed unintentionally

    90 are shot unintentionally and survive

    1 is killed by legal intervention*

    4 are shot by legal intervention and survive 1 died but the intent was unknown

    12 are shot and survive but the intent was unknown


    DAILY GUN VIOLENCE IMPACTING CHILDREN AND TEENS

    Every day, 22 children and teens (1-17) are shot in the United States. Among those:
    5 die from gun violence
    2 are murdered
    17 children and teens survive gunshot injuries
    8 are intentionally shot by someone else and survive
    2 children and teens either die from gun suicide or survive an attempted gun suicide
    8 children and teens are unintentionally shot in instances of family fire — a shooting involving an improperly stored or misused gun found in the home resulting in injury or death


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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahuyaman View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by DGUtley View Post
    I don't see the military walking the streets of Ohio - or gangs attacking Cedar Point Resort. Maybe you do. Show me where the military is patrolling the streets of Ohio, @midcan5.
    Ive been Mexico for a few weeks. I’ve seen some Mexican National guardsmen walking the streets in Puerto Vallarta last week, but they were hanging out near the cruise ship terminal. That area isn’t known for drug cartel violence. It’s happened, but it’s extremely rare.

    I haven’t seen any in Sayulita.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DGUtley View Post
    I don't see the military walking the streets of Ohio - or gangs attacking Cedar Point Resort. Maybe you do. Show me where the military is patrolling the streets of Ohio, @midcan5.
    it was a cool story though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    He will beat it with another post.
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