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  1. On 7/10/2023 at 6:29 PM, handiacefailure said:

     

    I knew that spanker.   He passed away a few months ago

    Cliff or Clifton Meador (as he put on his vids) ran spankingcentral.com.  I wasn't a huge fan but I liked some of his videos and he did them for years.  How did you hear about his passing?   

  2. On 3/12/2022 at 9:55 AM, jeepo1 said:

    Yes personal experience.  Pre-COVID, we were walking from one bar to another  when we were  “Arrested” by local police, who threatened jail and taking passports away unless we did business with them.  By business they meant a bribe.   Once I was able to figure that out, I was able to negotiate.   But I sort of speak Spanish, better when immersed into it, and I was able to get us out of it for a few hundred US bucks. 

    should we have said no to doing business?  Maybe, but when you have had a bit to drink and you are gay last thing you want to do is roll the dice in ANY foreign country   At least I don’t 

    we had been warned a couole times from locals not to walk from bar to bar at night for this very reason and we ignored it.  I think when the locals are warning its not fear mongering.  I felt perfectly safe during the day or at night in ride shares   

    I agree there are places in the US far scarier and far more corrupt.  But as a white male I have fairly decent chances of coming out unscathed dealing with police.  (I provide my skin color because it directly impacts how I am treated in the US and that privledge cannot be ignored during a discussion on this topic)

    in the us I do what I can to avoid places that may put me in danger.  The difference is I am able to guage this in the US much better, I speak the language fluently/without having to concentrate and I have resources to tap into etc.  

    going back to what I had originally posted, for some, they may feel safer staying in a resort.   by the way, When I go to PV we actually rent a house and don’t stay at a resort.  But I am now extremely careful at night not to put myself in that position. Sometimes only going to one place each evening.   To each his own.   If you feel safe walking at night, good for you   It just won’t be everybody’s experience 

    I was the victim of a shakedown by Mexican police.  It ain't fun.  They were thugs.  I guess I got off easy because it only cost $50/1000 pesos.  It didn't turn me off of Mexico ( I live there now) but it did turn me off driving in Mexico and in Ciudad Juarez in particular.

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