Just the Facts please.
I can't answer your question for you. I haven't kept count of the shootings. Some in town. Some on the hills. Some in the outlying communities. Probably some others we won't hear of until bodies are found at some point in the future. The only thing that truly upsets my neighbors and me are the 3 recent shooting deaths in downtown area streets in broad daylight of two locals and one tourist.
We still see no reaction from local or state authorities, only denial and avoidance of the issue. Federal authorities, while not addressing Zihuatanejo in particular, claim on public media they will take appropriate measures to restore public security to Guerrero. Not holding my breath.
Meanwhile, you may wish to add Milwaukee to your list of places to avoid for the foreseeable future.
You have mentioned in the past the reassurance Zihuatenses have felt having the military base in town - but it appears, in the vacuum created by the incompetence of local and state police, that the military's presence hasn't been much of a deterrent to the bad guys.
I realize that Mexican police procedures aren't the same as they are NOB - (to this foreigner, Mexican police procedures are incomprehensible) - and that there must be many jurisdictional barriers between the police and the military, but surely, under the circumstances, the military should be front and centre. It's fine to drive through town with 15 or 20 troops crammed into a truck, but how about actually patrolling the streets - maybe even foot patrols - to at least give residents the visual impression of some sense of order?
(That said, I also realize that both the police and the military are out-gunned by the bad guys. Not a good situation.)
Complete thread:
- Just the Facts please. - Mork, 2016-08-13, 20:34
- Just the Facts please. - K&B, 2016-08-13, 20:37
- Just the Facts please. - katherine, 2016-08-14, 06:38
- Just the Facts please. - bob/medhat, 2016-08-14, 08:03
- Just the Facts please. - katherine, 2016-08-14, 08:26
- Just the Facts please. - bob/medhat, 2016-08-14, 08:03
- Just the Facts please. - Mexalberta, 2016-08-14, 09:09
- Just relax please - midalake, 2016-08-14, 09:17
- feeling relaxed - katherine, 2016-08-14, 14:04
- Just the Facts please. - Steve, 2016-08-14, 12:42
- Just the Facts please. - ZihuaRob, 2016-08-14, 13:17
- Just the Facts please. - Mork, 2016-08-14, 16:48
- Just the Facts please. - HolyMole, 2016-08-15, 12:39
- Just the Facts please. - Fly on the Wall, 2016-08-15, 14:35
- Just the Facts please. - ZihuaRob, 2016-08-15, 14:43
- Just the Facts please. - Purplehaze, 2016-08-15, 17:19
- Just the Facts please. - K&B, 2016-08-15, 18:34
- Just the Facts please. - Mork, 2016-08-15, 21:30
- Just the Facts please. - Talley Ho, 2016-08-15, 22:52
- Just the Facts please. - Mork, 2016-08-15, 21:30
- Just the Facts please. - katherine, 2016-08-16, 06:20
- Just the Facts please. - K&B, 2016-08-15, 18:34

