Crime, Safety, and the Police

[Jackie888]

Friday night national guard was out in vehicles everywhere, revulsion street, and of course the zona. But unlike all years past, they were also on foot with machine guns walking around checking out the scene. What exactly does everyone have the machine guns out for. ? Has their ever been a military or national guard machine gun shootout in zona? If you look close, they even have their finger out, on the trigger hand. Not on the trigger but it's out while they are bouncing around on bumpy roads in back of pickups. Starting to think these machine guns all over the place may be the biggest danger in zona.

They're not machine guns. They are HK G3 assault rifles and operates in both close and open bolt. And those are the only firearms issued to guardsmen. They don't get sidearms. So they got them because rifles were the only things issued to them. They don't really have a choice. They are there because it is a show of force. It's a show.

The reason they are there is because the lockdown has essentially ended, and the cartel were shut down like any other business during the lockdown. And now the cartel is waking up and they are ready to flex their muscles and kill each other in a territory fight. So the National Guards are called in to flex muscle to deter the violence.

But the Mexican National Guard scares me. They look pretty green and were patrolling in platoon size but in 2 pickups around the alley block. Got stuck with the older HK G3. Hope they maintained them. One trooper on top had poor muzzle discipline and placed his muzzle down right at the back of the head of the driver as the truck cruises around the block. One bump in the pothole and a little bad luck and yeah it was a major fuckup waiting to happen. But I do suspect they are carrying an empty mag in the rifle to avoid accidents.

[Artisttyp]

revulsion street,

LOL.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lCMUkqpI7o

[Dogers69]

Friday night national guard was out in vehicles everywhere, revulsion street, and of course the zona. But unlike all years past, they were also on foot with machine guns walking around checking out the scene. What exactly does everyone have the machine guns out for. ? Has their ever been a military or national guard machine gun shootout in zona? If you look close, they even have their finger out, on the trigger hand. Not on the trigger but it's out while they are bouncing around on bumpy roads in back of pickups. Starting to think these machine guns all over the place may be the biggest danger in zona.

[Jackie888]

I watched a small Tijuana female policia, about 5' tall, 130 lbs, wrestle with a guy 5'8 160 lbs, trying very hard to restrain him right outside HK's back door.

She was all over him, wrestling, shuffling, rolling, trying to pin him down on the ground to put a cuff on him, but the guy kept wiggling out of her lock. Her male partner stood nearby watching the match. After about 15 minutes rolling around on the ground she was on top of his back putting on hand cuff. I was very impressed with her restrained use of force.

If the same scenario happened in the US, the guy would have been plugged full of holes and dozen police on overtime all claimed they were attacked, shot at, and yes, a filed-down gun miraculously was found in his grip.

Watching that match would have given me a raging hard-on. Had I been there I'd probably be yelling whip-cream, whip-cream.

[Member #4730]

I walked out the back door of HK back in Nov. Just after 8 PM when it was almost dark and some alcoholic street urchin laying on the opposite sidewalk chucked a beer bottle my way. Didn't hit me but not an area I want to dwell around on too much at night.

I think it was Sunday night around 2 am and I was getting tacos at the stand on corner of HK. All the meth heads came out trying to sell me random used stuff. I declined all their offerings and one guy was getting really close to me and I thought about clocking him in the face and then a kick to take out his knees, but he eventually walked away. It reminded me of downtown LA after a concert. Once the sunsets, all the weirdos and crackheads come out.

[Jinxx]

I saw a naked man getting tazed by cops in the alley, a Mexican cop wrestling with a dude for a good 2 minutes before I walked away, and a guy cold clock knock out punch a dude who I don't know if he even lived. Of course on the side street of the alley where the parking garage is I got chokeholded knocked put cut open robbed all at once. Then threatened by someone that I would be taken out for good if I told the cops.

One of the street dealers along with a little old man and a kid that looked about 11 years old approached me in the libra parking garage as I'd just parked my car. The dealer guy told me "come here" and the tone in his voice sounded aggressive. I started walking over there thinking I might have to whip this guy's ass. Then as I got closer the old man said "that's not him" and the old man and the little kid apologized and they all walked off. I guess they were on the lookout for some guy who looks like me. I don't know what they thought they were going to do to me. I'm not a big guy but I easily would've taken out the dealer guy who looked to be in his 20's. The little kid and the old man I don't even know what to think or say about them. Then as I was doing my lap on the northeast side of constitucion the dealers who were out there playing dominos laughed a little bit as I walked by.

Then another night about 3 am I went to the little store in that same spot just north of Libra parking one of the little punk ass dealers tried to ask me for a dollar. I said no I need it for my uber to get home. Then as I was waiting on the curb for my uber to pull up this little bastard comes walking behind me like he was going to do something trying to be sneaky. Man if he would've got within my reach he was about to get completely destroyed in less than 5 seconds. Luckily for him my uber pulled up right at that moment and I jumped in and we took off. For a second I thought I should just hit this dude with a one hitter quitter and then jump in the uber and get the heck out of there. But who knows if the uber driver would even let me in his car if he sees me knock somebody out right in front of him. Plus I'd be scared to go back to the zona as their little dealer gang would probably want to get some revenge against me.

[Cocr Brotheler]

I walked out the back door of HK back in Nov. Just after 8 PM when it was almost dark and some alcoholic street urchin laying on the opposite sidewalk chucked a beer bottle my way. Didn't hit me but not an area I want to dwell around on too much at night.

[Member #4730]

I saw a naked man getting tazed by cops in the alley, a Mexican cop wrestling with a dude for a good 2 minutes before I walked away, and a guy cold clock knock out punch a dude who I don't know if he even lived. Of course on the side street of the alley where the parking garage is I got chokeholded knocked put cut open robbed all at once. Then threatened by someone that I would be taken out for good if I told the cops.

Wow! Crazy story and thanks for sharing. I haven't encountered a situation like that before, but my friend did get robbed at gunpoint near the French Quarter in New Orleans. All of my world travels never had a crazy incident like that happen and probably would make me want to carry. I have a conceal carry, but Mexico is a different story. The only time people have tried to intentionally kill me was when working overseas and indirect fire with combination of mortars really gets the adrenaline pumping. I wonder if you were under the influence or just a target of opportunity. Streets are always pretty crowded and odd they would just single you out. So they choked you out and stabbed you in the back?

[Captain Solo]

I watched a small Tijuana female policia, about 5' tall, 130 lbs, wrestle with a guy 5'8 160 lbs, trying very hard to restrain him right outside HK's back door.

She was all over him, wrestling, shuffling, rolling, trying to pin him down on the ground to put a cuff on him, but the guy kept wiggling out of her lock. Her male partner stood nearby watching the match. After about 15 minutes rolling around on the ground she was on top of his back putting on hand cuff. I was very impressed with her restrained use of force.

If the same scenario happened in the US, the guy would have been plugged full of holes and dozen police on overtime all claimed they were attacked, shot at, and yes, a filed-down gun miraculously was found in his grip.

[Dogers69]

Last Friday afternoon about 4 pm I was eating at Azul's looking down on the action in the alley and there was a bunch of yelling between a couple guys. One guy who looked like a customer, his hands and nose were all red from blood it appears and a bouncer for the bar across the street dressed in a white shirt and tie was arguing with him. The customer looking guy who was all bloody was trying to fight the bouncer who was reluctant to fight him back. All the streets people were all watching the action. The waiters in Azuls also were all looking over the balcony to see what was happening. Another guy had a stick / board and started chasing the customer guy down the alley and that was the last of it.

I thought at least the good news was people thought it was somewhat interesting that it was happening. Zona Norte is a bit crazy and shit happens and if folks in the street didn't even bat an eye. Then Norte is crazier than I thought!

G.

I saw a naked man getting tazed by cops in the alley, a Mexican cop wrestling with a dude for a good 2 minutes before I walked away, and a guy cold clock knock out punch a dude who I don't know if he even lived. Of course on the side street of the alley where the parking garage is I got chokeholded knocked put cut open robbed all at once. Then threatened by someone that I would be taken out for good if I told the cops.

[Jackie888]

Last Friday afternoon about 4 pm I was eating at Azul's looking down on the action in the alley and there was a bunch of yelling between a couple guys. One guy who looked like a customer, his hands and nose were all red from blood it appears and a bouncer for the bar across the street dressed in a white shirt and tie was arguing with him. The customer looking guy who was all bloody was trying to fight the bouncer who was reluctant to fight him back. All the streets people were all watching the action. The waiters in Azuls also were all looking over the balcony to see what was happening. Another guy had a stick / board and started chasing the customer guy down the alley and that was the last of it.

I thought at least the good news was people thought it was somewhat interesting that it was happening. Zona Norte is a bit crazy and shit happens and if folks in the street didn't even bat an eye. Then Norte is crazier than I thought!

G.

It's always good to see that people are no longer shooting each other in the Zona Norte as they often did in the past.

[Captain Solo]

Despite the official border restrictions, tens of thousands people have been crossing on foot everyday through the San Ysidro POE for work, school, business, medical appointments ect.

If you have essential visits, Mexico will let you in. Print out a fake dental or medical appointment and bring your vaccine certs just to make sure.

[Gregyyr]

Last Friday afternoon about 4 pm I was eating at Azul's looking down on the action in the alley and there was a bunch of yelling between a couple guys. One guy who looked like a customer, his hands and nose were all red from blood it appears and a bouncer for the bar across the street dressed in a white shirt and tie was arguing with him. The customer looking guy who was all bloody was trying to fight the bouncer who was reluctant to fight him back. All the streets people were all watching the action. The waiters in Azuls also were all looking over the balcony to see what was happening. Another guy had a stick / board and started chasing the customer guy down the alley and that was the last of it.

I thought at least the good news was people thought it was somewhat interesting that it was happening. Zona Norte is a bit crazy and shit happens and if folks in the street didn't even bat an eye. Then Norte is crazier than I thought!

G.

[WombatEd2]

Saw the news--bummer once again. Any difficulty in crossing back and forth lately?

I drive across once a week. The delay, northbound, can be a *****, but neither side is enforcing the blockade.

[Dddubs2]

Border restrictions extended til 8/21.

https://www.10news.com/news/local-ne...through-aug-21

Saw the news--bummer once again. Any difficulty in crossing back and forth lately?