Dear Texas Lake Jetski Idiots

Strizzo wrote: In reply to Otto_Maddox: yeah, while we're at it, why don't we just give all of the southern states to mexico, they're just going to go running drugs through it anyways, lets just give up and quit.

Ummm. .we (SC) tried that once and totally screwed the pooch. I hope you do better.

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spitfirebill wrote:

Cone_Junky wrote: But I never buy Mexican weed anyway

I hate to show my stupidity, anymore than necessary, but how do you know where your weed comes from?

Quality is the best gauge. But getting it from licensed dispenseries guaruntees it. Yay for Prop 215!

In reply to spitfirebill:

um, yeah, so did texas.

texas won its independence from Mexico (remember the Alamo, among other battles), before joining, seceeding and re-joining the US.

We got our butts handed to us at the Alamo. You're thinking of San Jacinto.

FBI threw in the towel searching for this guys body...

thanks for wasting more of our tax dollars for nothing.

HAAAAAALLLLLP GOVERNMENTS!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111

Way to "John Stewart-ize" what you read. She didn't ask for help to find the body. She wanted to know how the U.S. Government could allow something like this to happen, and, in a round about way, what they're doing to make sure it can't happen again. Pretty good questions, imo.

BTW, Spitfire... did you read the part about the prosecutor in Mexico that was assigned to this case was beheaded shortly after taking the case? I doubt this woman has that many connections.

racerfink wrote: Way to "John Stewart-ize" what you read. She didn't ask for help to find the body. She wanted to know how the U.S. Government could allow something like this to happen, and, in a round about way, what they're doing to make sure it can't happen again. Pretty good questions, imo. BTW, Spitfire... did you read the part about the prosecutor in Mexico that was assigned to this case was beheaded shortly after taking the case? I doubt this woman has that many connections.

I may not be remembering it correctly, but I thought I saw a press conference with the widow making a direct plea to Hilary to help her bring closure???

racerfink wrote: Way to "John Stewart-ize" what you read. She didn't ask for help to find the body. She wanted to know how the U.S. Government could allow something like this to happen, and, in a round about way, what they're doing to make sure it can't happen again. Pretty good questions, imo. BTW, Spitfire... did you read the part about the prosecutor in Mexico that was assigned to this case was beheaded shortly after taking the case? I doubt this woman has that many connections.

I dunno. Down there he probably would have been randomly behead either way.

Joey

My best friend lived in Laredo for a year and a half. He said it was the most miserable he's ever been in his life. He couldn't really go outside at night, for fear of being kidnapped by drug cartel lackeys looking for the $200 they could get out of your ATM account that day.

And he's 6'3" 280lbs.

But keep believing it only happens on the Mexico side...

racerfink wrote: We got our butts handed to us at the Alamo. You're thinking of San Jacinto.

yes, independence was won at the battle of san jacinto, where soldiers were shouting "remember the alamo, remember goliad" which were also part of the Texas revolution

Hocrest wrote:

racerfink wrote: Way to "John Stewart-ize" what you read. She didn't ask for help to find the body. She wanted to know how the U.S. Government could allow something like this to happen, and, in a round about way, what they're doing to make sure it can't happen again. Pretty good questions, imo. BTW, Spitfire... did you read the part about the prosecutor in Mexico that was assigned to this case was beheaded shortly after taking the case? I doubt this woman has that many connections.

I may not be remembering it correctly, but I thought I saw a press conference with the widow making a direct plea to Hilary to help her bring closure???

yes, she did ask hillary to ask the mexican gov't to assist in the initial search for the body in the lake, because US authorities cannot operate in the mexican side of the lake.

Datsun1500 wrote:

racerfink wrote: She wanted to know how the U.S. Government could allow something like this to happen, and, in a round about way, what they're doing to make sure it can't happen again. Pretty good questions, imo.

The US Govt. did not allow this to happen. It happened in MEXICO. To make sure it does not happen again, they could draw a border and tell you not to go into the other country...... Nevermind, they already tried that...

they were pursued well over two miles into US waters while being shot at, iirc.

Strizzo wrote:

Datsun1500 wrote:

racerfink wrote: She wanted to know how the U.S. Government could allow something like this to happen, and, in a round about way, what they're doing to make sure it can't happen again. Pretty good questions, imo.

The US Govt. did not allow this to happen. It happened in MEXICO. To make sure it does not happen again, they could draw a border and tell you not to go into the other country...... Nevermind, they already tried that...

they were pursued well over two miles into US waters while being shot at, iirc.

how far into mexican water were they to begin with?

And datsun, for your quote above about the line distinguishing US and Mexico, I vote you for the Emperor of the internet! well played sir

Datsun - Car wreck in Canada vs getting murdered by drug dealers in Mexico? That is your comparison.....nice.

I would hope if I were in another country and got shot, or a family member got shot, I would receive some sort of assistance from my government. I've stayed in London and Istanbul within the last few years, both with the US Embassy in sight, which was comforting, but there have been occasions in other countries were things were a little more sketchy. I'm really surprised by the comments of some of you guys. Not Ignorant though becasue I think he is just trolling more often than not these days.

I guess whenever I travel out of the country I should pack heat and be my own one man army because there are no laws and I'm just berkeleyed right?

Cotton wrote: I guess whenever I travel out of the country I should pack heat and be my own one man army because there are no laws and I'm just berkeleyed right?

yes

Pumpkin Escobar wrote:

Cotton wrote: I guess whenever I travel out of the country I should pack heat and be my own one man army because there are no laws and I'm just berkeleyed right?

yes

Believe me I would love too.....just don't want to end up in a Turkish prison!

Cotton wrote:

Pumpkin Escobar wrote:

Cotton wrote: I guess whenever I travel out of the country I should pack heat and be my own one man army because there are no laws and I'm just berkeleyed right?

yes

Believe me I would love to.....just don't want to end up in a Turkish prison!

The don't call it Turkish Delight for nothing!

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Cotton wrote: I guess whenever I travel out of the country I should pack heat and be my own one man army because there are no laws and I'm just berkeleyed right?

not only that, you deserved it because the only reason to go to another country is to score drugs...

Strizzo wrote:

Cotton wrote: I guess whenever I travel out of the country I should pack heat and be my own one man army because there are no laws and I'm just berkeleyed right?

not only that, you deserved it because the only reason to go to another country is to score drugs...

exactly - well that and drive cool cars that we dont get in the states...oh wait, we are talking about mexico?!?!yeah, only the drugs part

Interesting how the "die hard" conservatives from other threads are now not so interested in personal responsibility and now want to vilify me for merely verbalizing what they think they should think but don't really think that way cause if they really did think that way they'd be some bad people.

this guy is not amused that you didn't think the way that you thought he thunk you think.

In reply to Pumpkin Escobar:

hey they at least get the 135i hatch, fiat, and i saw an alfa 147 the other day with mexican plates on it

In reply to ignorant:

don't be rediculous, personal responsibility doesn't mean that people shouldn't expect police protection.

this whole story just highlights the fact that the mexican authorites have zero control over what goes on in the border region, and several places well south of that.

Strizzo wrote: In reply to ignorant: don't be rediculous, personal responsibility doesn't mean that people shouldn't expect police protection. this whole story just highlights the fact that the mexican authorites have zero control over what goes on in the border region, and several places well south of that.

look I agree with you to a point, these people did something that was stupid. For weeks leading up to this event there had been stories on national news about fishermen who had been shot at on the lake. Apparently it was also common knowledge to stay away from the mexican side.

Tragedy, yes. But we as Americans also need to remember that we don't own the world. When in another country, you need to live by their rules(written and unwritten). The government will try to help you if something bad should befall you, but the number one job of a traveler is to know what the hell is going on at all times and not get into that situation.

Strizzo wrote: In reply to Pumpkin Escobar: hey they at least get the 135i hatch, fiat, and i saw an alfa 147 the other day with mexican plates on it

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