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[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

There were 50 Mexican political candidates assassinated in 2018, but obviously we're only halfway through 2024 with more than half that, so...

I travel a lot and met a girl from Mexico who said that I had to visit, and I was like I don't know man, there is a disproportionate amount of kidnappings and violent crime specifically against tourists in Mexico.

And she was like no. I swear it's safe. I grew up there my whole life until I moved away at 30, and I never had a problem, and I was around gangsters and people like that all the time because my dad was the police chief.

I was like yeah man, I might have an inkling as to why you didn't get pushed around as much.

this post was submitted on 04 Jun 2024
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