[QUOTE=Knowledge;2887542]I hope this does not mean what I think it means.[/QUOTE]It's strange that SureMan doesn't have any followup posts. Sounds like a hoax to me.
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[QUOTE=Knowledge;2887542]I hope this does not mean what I think it means.[/QUOTE]It's strange that SureMan doesn't have any followup posts. Sounds like a hoax to me.
[QUOTE=FunLuvr;2887749]It's strange that SureMan doesn't have any followup posts. Sounds like a hoax to me.[/QUOTE]A simple Google search confirms it: [URL]https://www.semana.com/nacion/medellin/articulo/conmocion-en-medellin-extranjero-cayo-de-un-edificio-y-ciudadanos-lanzaron-indignantes-mensajes/202445/[/URL].
Disturbingly, some onlookers were apparently urging him to jump. Extranjero, but not sure what country he was from as he has a Spanish name.
[QUOTE=Combo;2887754]A simple Google search confirms it: [URL]https://www.semana.com/nacion/medellin/articulo/conmocion-en-medellin-extranjero-cayo-de-un-edificio-y-ciudadanos-lanzaron-indignantes-mensajes/202445/[/URL].
Disturbingly, some onlookers were apparently urging him to jump. Extranjero, but not sure what country he was from as he has a Spanish name.[/QUOTE]Yeah I read that on GringoPaisa (a Facebook group) I listened to the video and didn't hear anything remotely like what was said on that page. I heard lots of gasps and screams but not anyone urging him to jump. I have some friends on the staff there and I understand he was Lithuanian and was there on vacation and was depressed. Sad thing no matter what the details are.
[QUOTE=Combo;2887754]A simple Google search confirms it: [URL]https://www.semana.com/nacion/medellin/articulo/conmocion-en-medellin-extranjero-cayo-de-un-edificio-y-ciudadanos-lanzaron-indignantes-mensajes/202445/[/URL].
Disturbingly, some onlookers were apparently urging him to jump. Extranjero, but not sure what country he was from as he has a Spanish name.[/QUOTE]The article says 'un lituano' so Lithuania. That did not look like a Spanish surname to me. Tomas / Tomasz is all over Eastern Europe and if Spanish, has an accent mark.
[URL]https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/americans-looking-for-love-are-getting-killed-by-gangs-in-colombia-b12d7671[/URL]
Americans Looking for Love Are Getting Killed by Gangs in Colombia.
USA Embassy warns tourists after eight men died in Medellíand in two months, often after meeting women on dating apps.
[URL]https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/americans-looking-for-love-are-getting-killed-by-gangs-in-colombia-b12d7671?mod=hp_lead_pos10[/URL]
Many men have been stabbed and killed recently in Medellin. Watch out!
[QUOTE=Combo;2887754]A simple Google search confirms it: [URL]https://www.semana.com/nacion/medellin/articulo/conmocion-en-medellin-extranjero-cayo-de-un-edificio-y-ciudadanos-lanzaron-indignantes-mensajes/202445/[/URL].
Disturbingly, some onlookers were apparently urging him to jump. Extranjero, but not sure what country he was from as he has a Spanish name.[/QUOTE]According to that article, he was Lithuanian.
[QUOTE=HumbleHal;2887811][URL]https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/americans-looking-for-love-are-getting-killed-by-gangs-in-colombia-b12d7671?mod=hp_lead_pos10[/URL]
Many men have been stabbed and killed recently in Medellin. Watch out![/QUOTE]So this piece of news finally hit mainstream media after making the turns on lesser known media.
Some people here will keep their head in the sand and pretend this only happens to "stupid, careless" people but truth is Medellin has gotten more dangerous recently. A shame because I loved my trip there but this will definitely make me think twice before rebooking.
Some of us who live here see it differently. In any case, you have to trust your instincts. Also on a more practical level it doesn't make a lot of sense to me to spend money to come to a place that makes you uneasy and afraid of your own shadow. This story has made the rounds of the major American and European media outlets for the past couple of years. I know this because people up north and in Europe who know I live here send me links like the one in your post on a regular basis. Whenever I am traveling and I mention to someone that I live in Colombia, more often than not they ask me "is it safe?" My stock response is "it's a city of two million plus people so crime is a problem and you have to take precautions. " The real answer is of course that yes it is safe for some and no it is not safe for some others.
[QUOTE=GuiGui123;2887895]So this piece of news finally hit mainstream media after making the turns on lesser known media.
Some people here will keep their head in the sand and pretend this only happens to "stupid, careless" people but truth is Medellin has gotten more dangerous recently. A shame because I loved my trip there but this will definitely make me think twice before rebooking.[/QUOTE]
I saw a couple of videos. People in the crowd were absolutely yelling at him to jump. I don't understand that mentality.
[QUOTE=FunLuvr;2887816]According to that article, he was Lithuanian.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Knowledge;2887907]I saw a couple of videos. People in the crowd were absolutely yelling at him to jump. I don't understand that mentality.[/QUOTE]There is a very graphic video on a site called [URL]livegore.com[/URL] that showed the whole event. It's disturbing so I don't want to post it here. Do a google search and you'll find it.
I heard of something called pattaya flying club where people self delete from there. I don't know how common it is there but maybe it's making its way to Latin America now.
[QUOTE=Knowledge;2887907]I saw a couple of videos. People in the crowd were absolutely yelling at him to jump. I don't understand that mentality.[/QUOTE]The average Medellin citizen does not like the idea of sex tourism. There is a reason why some rentals post " no sex tourists".
Simply, many don't like outspoken, cocky, shorts and flip flop wearing working girl mongers throwing money around and raising prices.
"Fly under the radar or risk getting shot down".
I speculate they saw a vulnerable gringo. They vented, told him to jump then he did.
Some of us could learn a little about respecting the country and residents of destinations we visit?
[QUOTE=TjBrazil;2887467]I remember my first trip to Colombia, burning both ends, left a strip club, walked outside, and it was like a nuke hit. I didn't see a soul. It was frightening. I went back inside and asked the guy to call me a taxi and tipped him a couple bucks. Colombia late at night in the wrong area is pretty scary. The funny part was I think I would have preferred a bunch of shady characters everywhere than empty. It's like the whole town knew don't stay out past this time.[/QUOTE]You know how rough the area you are in is when even the shady characters are afraid to be out and about.
With all the reports of the uptick in violence especially druggings are you guys moving differently when it comes to meeting girls from online sites like facebook, photoprepagos, seeking, tinder etc?
Would you guys recommend only going to strip clubs and brothels and if you want to bring a girl back to your place get their number from one of these establishments and do it that way or not? What are you guys doing to safe guard yourself in 2024 and beyond in Medellin?