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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn’t go with my kids. [/quote]
+1. It's sad what is happening in Mexico now. It's a beautiful country with amazing beaches and the people are so nice. Riviera Maya used to be untouchable but the cartel violence and overall corruption has gotten so out of control it's everywhere now. And, all the reports of people getting extorted at local hospitals, poisoned by bootleg alcohol at resorts... I won't go back until they get their crap together.

Those saying it's equally safe as American cities are wrong...[b]it's less safe because they have very little rule of law and the entire system is corrupt. [/b]Their police are much lower resourced and less capable of public safety.[/quote]

Not quite.  There are many inner city areas in our country that feel unsafe to the people who live there because the police do not bother to solve murders (or are under resourced to do so, take your pick) and a contained culture of lawlessness is allowed to go on and no one cares, including the police.  There is a great book called Ghettoside:  a true story of murder in America.  An enlightening read.  You just don't experience it.

The Mexican government and the business in tourist areas have a lot invested in keeping the tourist areas safe.  No it's not completely perfect, as it's not perfect here either.  [/quote]
I'm sure that is true. I don't think the US is perfect and I know for a fact there is a lot of corruption and unsafe areas here too.

But I also don't pay thousands of dollars to frolic on beaches and drink booze and let my guard down in those parts of the US. When I go on vacation I want to be reasonably sure that if something bad happens I won't be trapped or extorted or worse.[/quote]

Your imagination is getting the better of you.  That's fine.  You can choose another destination.  But, the stories you hear are skewing your expectations.  The reality is that hundreds of thousands (millions?) of people are going there every month, having a great time, learning about the culture, and leaving with nothing worse than a sunburn.  We were really worried and so very very close to ditching our spring break plans.  We went.  We were very glad we didn't let our fears take over.  It turned out to be a great vacation.  Very safe.

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It is not safe and those who work in national security, law enforcement etc all know the risk is high but ignorance leads people to believe because they went and were fine that it isn't more dangerous and that simply isn't true. [/quote]

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