No need. Mexico is coming to us.
We can fix that, though.
Posted on 03/09/2009 12:39:47 PM PDT by SwinneySwitch
EL PASO, Texas -- An El Paso woman said she is lucky she made it home safely after she says she was a victim of an attempted carjacking in Juarez on Sunday.
"I thank God we were able to make it because there's plenty of people who don't," Virginia Quiroz said.
Quiroz and her family were in Juarez when suddenly, she said, they were blocked in by a car in front and a car behind them.
Quiroz said five people tried to carjack her family, and one of them had a gun.
A bullet hole was visible in the front part of her car after the incident.
With her two children in her car, Quiroz said she and her husband backed into the vehicle behind him and drove off.
"Nobody ever helped us..I don't know why they couldn't at least come to make a report.....it's very dangerous."
Quiroz said her family begged Chihuahua state police and Mexican soldiers for help but they refused. State police did not return calls for comment on the incident Sunday night.
http://ciudadjuarez.usconsulate.gov/wwwwardenojinaga7.html
This warden message is being issued to offer advice to American citizens residing in or visiting the Mexican state of Chihuahua of how to avoid becoming a victim of carjacking and how to respond in this situation. The current Travel Alert for Mexico noted that there were 1,650 reported carjackings in Ciudad Juarez in 2008.
Carjacking prevention tips:
Always keep your car doors locked and windows up while driving.
Vary your routes and times during routine outings.
When stopped in traffic, leave enough room between vehicles to maneuver and escape, if necessary.
If traveling out of town, use toll roads if available.
Limit travel outside of the city after dark. If you do travel out of town at all, inform someone where you are going and when you can be expected to return.
Keep your house keys separate from your car keys, in the event you have to give up your vehicle to carjackers. Where possible, keep original documents and vehicle registration/id information in a safe place, rather than inside your vehicle.
Always park in well-lighted areas. Use paid parking lots where available
As you walk to your car be alert to suspicious persons sitting in cars or loitering nearby.
Follow your instincts if they tell you to walk/run away to a safe place.
As you approach your vehicle, look under, around, and inside your car before getting in.
If safe, open the door, enter quickly, and lock the doors.
Don't be a target by turning your back while loading packages into the car.
Make it your habit to always start your car and drive away immediately.
Teach and practice with your children to safely enter and exit the car quickly.
If you become a victim of a carjacking, the following is recommended:
Don't resist. Cooperate immediately and fully.
Stay calm, put up your hands and comply with the carjackers demands.
If you have a young child strapped in a car seat, try not to panic and immediately alert the carjackers of the child's presence. Advise them that you are going to get your child out. Pre-instruct older children to quickly exit the vehicle if told to do so by parent or guardian.
If you have a vehicle with an automatic transmission, consider turning off the vehicle while in Drive (make sure the parking brake is engaged). This action might buy you a few extra seconds to get your child out while the carjacker attempts to start the vehicle without knowing the car is in Drive (most vehicles will not start if the transmission is in Drive mode). Note: This action should only be used as a last resort to buy you a few extra seconds to remove a child from a car seat. Be aware that it could also provoke or enrage the carjackers if they believe that you are not complying with their demands.
When feasible, immediately call 066
Your goal is to survive the incident without being injured or killed. Property and valuables can be replaced.
A better plan is to not go to Mexico.
Boil all that advice down to...
Avoid going to Mexico.
If you get the above list of things to be wary about when you “go there”, YOU DON’T WANT TO GO THERE.
This is similar to the 15 second drug commercial followed by 1 1/2 minutes of “Possible side affects.”
Be SAFE....DON’T go.
This is the crux of the problem.
“”Nobody ever helped us..I don’t know why they couldn’t at least come to make a report.....it’s very dangerous.”
Quiroz said her family begged Chihuahua state police and Mexican soldiers for help but they refused. State police did not return calls for comment on the incident Sunday night.”
Help? They’re the ones enabling this crime! A few years ago, a father from the US went to Jaurez to find his daughter who had gone down for the evening. Months later, after the police said they couldn’t help, he found her car in the police lock up yard.
These are the ‘police’ etc. who will be getting the 1.5 billion worth of hard earned tax dollars we are sending to Mexico.
No need. Mexico is coming to us.
That would be great advice except that they are coming here!
And - send Mexicans BACK to Mexico.
I find this very hard to believe and am going to have to call shenanigans.
Everyone knows that Mexico has a strict ban on private ownership of weapons, thus there is no possible way that a gun could have found its way into criminal hands.
Disclaimer: I don't actually find this hard to believe, and am not calling shenanigans. Put the brooms away.
No need. Mexico is coming to us.
We can fix that, though.
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