Crime, Safety, and the Police

[Travv]

MEXICO is experiencing its worst ever murder rate with 94 killings each day amid a massive surge in violence between cartels.

The number of homicides has rocketed over the past four years with more than 3,000 people slaughtered in June alone — and over 17,000 in the first six months of this year.

If the current trend continues 2019 will beat the previous year's record of 33,341 murders, which was 33 per cent more than three years ago. Crime levels are so dire the government has called the army in.

Compare this to the total recorded last year in the UK, which has half Mexico's population but only has 726 murder victims. In Cancun alone there was 540 murders last year which shot up from 205 killings in 2017 . . . ".

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/944606...ings-each-day/

Might want to avoid Cancun this year.

[Asting]

Saw a new chica dancing today in HK. After the dance, she went over to some guys, talked for a minute or two, then walked off. She came over to me, I bought her a drink and chatted. She was from Sinaloa and didn't seem to like Tijuana too much. Wanted to go arriba and said $100. Told her I only had pesos, so she then wanted 1800 pesos. I told her 1500 and that others were taking much less, but she wouldn't budge, so I walked off. I wonder if the regular HK chicas are telling the newbies to demand a high price to limit competition by pricing the newbies out of the market.

I think The management is telling new girls to ask $100 for arriba.

[Phordphan]

Saw a new chica dancing today in HK. After the dance, she went over to some guys, talked for a minute or two, then walked off. She came over to me, I bought her a drink and chatted. She was from Sinaloa and didn't seem to like Tijuana too much. Wanted to go arriba and said $100. Told her I only had pesos, so she then wanted 1800 pesos. I told her 1500 and that others were taking much less, but she wouldn't budge, so I walked off. I wonder if the regular HK chicas are telling the newbies to demand a high price to limit competition by pricing the newbies out of the market.

The girls talk, for sure. I'm sure there's some sort of conspiracy to keep prices high. But, as you did, walking away is the best defense. I've found talking and negotiating in Spanish helps, but it's not a magic bullet.

Frankly, I think a lot of times the girls just don't want to go arriba, for whatever reason. If you're just out to make a living, as opposed to making a ton (relatively speaking) of money, you will survive on lap dances and fichas, with the occasional arriba thrown in. If it's not a priority to them, they'll pick and choose until they find a sucker who will go $100+.

[DramaFree11]

Saw a new chica dancing today in HK. After the dance, she went over to some guys, talked for a minute or two, then walked off. She came over to me, I bought her a drink and chatted. She was from Sinaloa and didn't seem to like Tijuana too much. Wanted to go arriba and said $100. Told her I only had pesos, so she then wanted 1800 pesos. I told her 1500 and that others were taking much less, but she wouldn't budge, so I walked off. I wonder if the regular HK chicas are telling the newbies to demand a high price to limit competition by pricing the newbies out of the market.

When they say $100, I usually just walk away, if they counter I will go back otherwise just move on.

[Travv]

Saw a new chica dancing today in HK. After the dance, she went over to some guys, talked for a minute or two, then walked off. She came over to me, I bought her a drink and chatted. She was from Sinaloa and didn't seem to like Tijuana too much. Wanted to go arriba and said $100. Told her I only had pesos, so she then wanted 1800 pesos. I told her 1500 and that others were taking much less, but she wouldn't budge, so I walked off. I wonder if the regular HK chicas are telling the newbies to demand a high price to limit competition by pricing the newbies out of the market.

Nobody is holding a gun to your head. There are other bars in Tijuana. There is maybe a shitton of independent chicas all over town. The only way prices will come down is if pendejos stop paying stupid money for quickies.

[Phordphan]

Trump has my vote if he can get the HK Chica Cartel to lower their prices back to $60. $80 is 25% more that the Adelitas price of $60. Really outrageous behavior.

Nobody is holding a gun to your head. There are other bars in Tijuana. There is maybe a shitton of independent chicas all over town. The only way prices will come down is if pendejos stop paying stupid money for quickies.

[Jackie888]

"March of Unity" today in Tijuana at 5:00 pm (downtown) with important political figures from Mexico. On Saturday, in the city of Tijuana anticipated traffic obstructions and increased security link https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-...tijuana-june-8.

Trump has my vote if he can get the HK Chica Cartel to lower their prices back to $60. $80 is 25% more that the Adelitas price of $60. Really outrageous behavior.

[StRobert]

"March of Unity" today in Tijuana at 5:00 pm (downtown) with important political figures from Mexico. On Saturday, in the city of Tijuana anticipated traffic obstructions and increased security link https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-...tijuana-june-8.

[Scbb1]

All passports that have a RFID chip in them can be used in the Readylane. The regular passports have a symbol that looks like a simcard. On west side there is no longer separate lanes for Ready lane and others at least when I have gone through. There might be in the mornings when it is busy.

I crossed on Memorial Day about noon at Ped West. They did have a separate ready lane. It saved me at least a half hour.

[DramaFree11]

Monday evening at PedEast border crossing link to the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmJEznAx0H4.

Just a normal day in Houston!

[John Clayton]

Monday evening at PedEast border crossing link to the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmJEznAx0H4.

Kid was schizophrenic.

[StRobert]

Monday evening at PedEast border crossing link to the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmJEznAx0H4.

[Phordphan]

All passports that have a RFID chip in them can be used in the Readylane. The regular passports have a symbol that looks like a simcard. On west side there is no longer separate lanes for Ready lane and others at least when I have gone through. There might be in the mormings when it is busy.

All passports since 2007 have the RFID chip. Since passports expire in 10 years, all passports now have the chip. Unless, I suppose, you're trying to cross with a 13 year old passport.

[Hargow20]

All passports that have a RFID chip in them can be used in the Readylane. The regular passports have a symbol that looks like a simcard. On west side there is no longer separate lanes for Ready lane and others at least when I have gone through. There might be in the mormings when it is busy.

The passport card is, and always has been, OK to use in the Ready Lane. Your USA passport book, too, is good for the Ready Lane.

[Phordphan]

I used my passport card to cross back to the US by foot on Memorial Day. Some Mexican girl in line said if I had the card I could use the ready lane so I tried it. It worked and I was through customs in 10 minutes from arriving at PedWest.

The passport card is, and always has been, OK to use in the Ready Lane. Your USA passport book, too, is good for the Ready Lane.