Another murder in Mexico.........

[diehard]

Canadian man murdered in Mexico: Foreign Affairs

A Canadian citizen has been killed in Mexico, according to Foreign Affairs.

Local media reports suggest a 62-year-old man was stabbed 25 times during a robbery inside his Puerto Vallarta home on May 30.

About $10,000 in Canadian cash, another $2,000 American and 8,000 Pesos ($665 Canadian) were reportedly taken from him. The victim's wife found the man's body after she returned from dropping their children off at school.

The victim is believed to be from British Columbia and was working in Mexico setting up satellite systems, according to CTV.

Police have told local media that the man likely knew his killer, as there were no signs of forced entry at his home.

Foreign Affairs has not identified the man.

cp24...

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I'm going to that country next week on a business trip.........

 

[Questor]

Canadian man murdered in Mexico: Foreign Affairs

A Canadian citizen has been killed in Mexico, according to Foreign Affairs.

Local media reports suggest a 62-year-old man was stabbed 25 times during a robbery inside his Puerto Vallarta home on May 30.

About $10,000 in Canadian cash, another $2,000 American and 8,000 Pesos ($665 Canadian) were reportedly taken from him. The victim's wife found the man's body after she returned from dropping their children off at school.

The victim is believed to be from British Columbia and was working in Mexico setting up satellite systems, according to CTV.

Police have told local media that the man likely knew his killer, as there were no signs of forced entry at his home.

Foreign Affairs has not identified the man.

cp24...

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I'm going to that country next week on a business trip.........

Sounds like maybe the victim was careless about revealing that he had large sums of cash on premises. A lot of things can potentially go wrong in Mexico. You don't have to get drunk at 3 am and stumble into the wrong area of town. Any actuaries in the house? I wonder what the actual odds are for Canadians going to Mexico. Probably still very remote, but considerably higher than staying home.

On a side note, the wife was taking the kids to school. She must be at least 10 younger than him, perhaps close to 20 years younger than him, given that he was 62.

 

[N1ghth4wk]

Sounds like maybe the victim was careless about revealing that he had large sums of cash on premises. A lot of things can potentially go wrong in Mexico. You don't have to get drunk at 3 am and stumble into the wrong area of town. Any actuaries in the house? I wonder what the actual odds are for Canadians going to Mexico. Probably still very remote, but considerably higher than staying home.

On a side note, the wife was taking the kids to school. She must be at least 10 younger than him, perhaps close to 20 years younger than him, given that he was 62.

I don't know.... It seems to me like they hunt Canadians for sport in Mexico. Why anyone would go there is beyond me.

 

[Questor]

A lot of things can potentially go wrong in Mexico. You don't have to get drunk at 3 am and stumble into the wrong area of town.

Questor, you and others seem to think that a victim has to do something to bring it on in Mexico. Just BEING in Mexico puts you in a country that is effectively LAWLESS. Yet beyond the protection of a lawful country like Canada.

Rubmeister, I agree that Mexico is effectively lawless. And I agree with most of what you said in your post. But Mexican border cities are not typical of the rest of the country. And I didn't imply that Mexico is safe or that you have to do something for bad things to happen. I meant to imply the opposite. Perhaps you misunderstood my point, since I also pointed out that evidence suggests that in the case reported, the killer seemed to know large amounts of cash was on hand.

 

[night ride]

A guy with a large amount of cash is robbed and killed. The story isn't unique to Mexico.

 

[N1ghth4wk]

A guy with a large amount of cash is robbed and killed. The story isn't unique to Mexico.

No, that is not unique to Mexico. What's unique to Mexico is that Canadians seem to die down there at an alarming rate.

 

[islandman4567]

A guy with a large amount of cash is robbed and killed. The story isn't unique to Mexico.

yes , but I think its just an average tuesday or wednesday for Mexico.

 

[good to go]

I consider Mexico a third world country, i never go to 3rd world countries. I want to live to collect all of my pension money.

 

[GG2]

I consider Mexico a third world country, i never go to 3rd world countries. I want to live to collect all of my pension money.

If you find yourself in a 3rd world bucket, don't let ANYBODY know that you have ANY money; not the housekeeper, the hotel staff, not even friends. This old coot obviously got rolled by somebody he never suspected.

If I were a dirt poor Mexican and knew this guy had $12,665 in cash on him, I'd have robbed him too. I gots to eat.

 

[Manat33]

If you find yourself in a 3rd world bucket, don't let ANYBODY know that you have ANY money; not the housekeeper, the hotel staff, not even friends. This old coot obviously got rolled by somebody he never suspected.

If I were a dirt poor Mexican and knew this guy had $12,665 in cash on him, I'd have robbed him too. I gots to eat.

Indeed. The locals down there know people who are on vacation or just visiting have cash. The cash in our pockets may seem like nothing to us, but is food on the table for someone in desperate need to live.

 

[S.C. Joe]

We got a bit of the same here in Detroit, too many desperate people.

Mexico might had been ok at one time but heck Mexico has main highways that nobody uses at night any more, not tour buses, truckers.

Driving Mexico’s ‘highway of death’
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/driving-mexicos-highway-of-death/2011/04/21/AFpdA7KE_story.html

It also seems like once a tourist dies its just an accident, a hit and run--or the dude was throwing up out of his hotel window and felled out and landed on his head, lol

I had fun in Acapulco a few years back and had awesome hot weather mid March, would I ever go back, why. Its not worth the risk...and besides Toronto strip clubs are pretty cool and you don't have to worry about some crazy mexican being pissed off his gal likes you..and your money.

I wounder what will become of Mexico in 10--20 years

 

[GPIDEAL]

Go to Cuba. It's safe, being a police state.

 

[alex4you2]

If you find yourself in a 3rd world bucket, don't let ANYBODY know that you have ANY money; not the housekeeper, the hotel staff, not even friends. This old coot obviously got rolled by somebody he never suspected.

If I were a dirt poor Mexican and knew this guy had $12,665 in cash on him, I'd have robbed him too. I gots to eat.

You don't need to have (or even appear to have) lot's of money to get into serious trouble in Mexico. They will kill you for pocket change.

 

[GPIDEAL]

This is the latest travel advisory from the Canadian government. I don't know why anyone would travel there after reading this.
Canadians should boycott this country as a travel destination until they clean things up.

http://www.voyage.gc.ca/countries_pays/report_rapport-eng.asp?id=184000

That link about the "highway of death" was frightening.

I didn't find that link (about the 'highway of death'). However, I did get an email from someone about the drug wars in Mexico. It shows pallets of cash, drugs, weapons and private property seized in raids. Many of the military or police officers were masked to hide their identity. Most wore bullet-proof vests and were armed with automatic weapons. The worst pics were the crime-scene shots. It would make you sick to your stomach. Brutal killings & hackings to intimidate and scare opposing parties. Some pics were of children killed in crossfires. I think Afghanistan is safer.

 

[alexmst]

For all Areas of Mexico: Excercise high degree of caution

Canadians travelling to Mexico should exercise a high degree of caution due to a deteriorating security situation in many parts of the country. While most major tourist areas have not been affected by the extreme levels of violence witnessed in the northern border region, it is highly advisable to travel to Mexico by air (please see our travel warning for the Mexico-United States border). High levels of criminal activity, as well as occasional demonstrations and protests, remain a concern throughout the country.

For the border areas of Mexico: Avoid non-essential travel

OFFICIAL WARNING: Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada advises against non-essential travel to the border areas between Mexico and the United States, due to continuously high levels of violence linked to drug trafficking in those areas.

Canadians should avoid crossing Mexico’s northern border by land, as shootouts, attacks, and illegal roadblocks may occur at any time. Criminals especially target SUVs and full-size pickup trucks for theft and carjacking along highways of the states of Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sonora, and Sinaloa. Travellers are advised to reconsider their need to travel by land to or through these border states and should do so only if it is absolutely necessary, and after making appropriate arrangements to ensure their personal safety.

http://www.voyage.gc.ca/countries_pays/report_rapport-eng.asp?id=184000

 

[wet_suit_one]

I suppose this is what happens when your economy is shit and the biggest money and greatest influence is in the hands of scum (i.e. drug lords). Isn't it great what North American drug demand does to poorer countries? I guess that Columbia got off a bit better than Mexico and Afghanistan. The drug wars seemed to have settled down in Columbia and are in high gear in Mexico. Afghanistan of course is partly terrorism and partly drugs.

So it goes...

 

[S.C. Joe]

Its not the drug demand but the laws against drugs that created a profit for the drug smugglers.

We don't care, in fact we might wanna keep Mexico in the dumps, heck Mexicans are cheap labor for these big corporations.

If Mexican wages went up, the corporations profits would go down.

 

[GPIDEAL]

I suppose this is what happens when your economy is shit and the biggest money and greatest influence is in the hands of scum (i.e. drug lords). Isn't it great what North American drug demand does to poorer countries? I guess that Columbia got off a bit better than Mexico and Afghanistan. The drug wars seemed to have settled down in Columbia and are in high gear in Mexico. Afghanistan of course is partly terrorism and partly drugs.

So it goes...

Colombia is the wholesaler and doesn't need to get involved with territorial wars.

 

[diehard]

Colombia is the wholesaler and doesn't need to get involved with territorial wars.

Yes, Colombia is utter peace.

 

[Don Draper]

I just read the whole thread and the impression I get from the posts about Mexico is the same one people from Mexico must have about Canada:

It snows all year round

You'll die of frostbite walking the street in July

Canadians know nothing about food, dancing or music

The Canadian President is called 'Monsieur Something'

Terrorists only go to Canada in order to get into the U.S.A.

You can take the subway from Vancouver to Toronto

Canadian food will give you the shits and cramps

"Vamos a Canada porque los pendejos palidos no saben ni mierda de diferencia entre los latinos"

I wonder which side will realize how they sound first?

(BTW, for those who might wonder, I'm not from Mexico. I'm European.)