• 🏴 hamid abbasi [he/him] 🏴@vegantheoryclub.orgOP
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      Definitely not the cops lol. If I called the cops when I lived in the US they’d open fire. If I called them where I live in Mexico I’d have to bribe them.

      Despite what Americans think many parts of Mexico are safe and no one locks their homes where I live so if I were to get robbed, of which I have absolutely no fear of, I’d take the camera footage and call my insurance company, same if I got in an auto accident. Having to call the police is not a thing outside of a police state.

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        I’m american living in tijuana for the last 10 years and literally everyone locks their doors in tijuana. Not only do they lock their doors, but any windows on the ground floor have bars on them, any walls around a property are topped with glass or pointy metal, and any driveways/car ports are gated and locked.

        Where in mexico do people not lock their houses? Asking for a friend.

        • You do know that the border is the worst part of the country aside from like where American gangs operate in Sinaloa right? And that most people by far live in the center of the country. To be fair you are right, like anywhere it is block by block and I was overstating it only because of the sheer propaganda I am exposed to about Mexico when I go back to the US, I edited my comment. [PII Redacted]

    • arcane potato (she/they)@vegantheoryclub.org
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      What do the cops do when you call them for a robbery or accident, which you do after the fact? Fill out paper work? Is that help?

      When my things were stolen from my apartment building,I had to call the cops to get a report number for my insurance. If I wanted it investigated further, I had to contact my apparent and ask them if they had video coverage of the area.

      I’ve never been in a car accident as an adult, but I understand I am legally obligated to report damage to a collision center. Do we need cops for that?

      Other interactions I’ve had with cops include them buzzing me from my apartment lobby OVER AND OVER AGAIN at 3 am instead of just leaving a massage when someone turned in my wallet that I had dropped. I had not dropped it late at night so I can only assume they were bored and looking for fun? I was absolutely terrified about what was happening. Eventually, they left and left a message and I went back the next day. No way in hell I’m going to my apartment lobby at that time.

      I’ve also seen them beat the shit out of friends and neighbours for various terrible crimes such as: existing while poor or attending protests. The only gun I’ve had pointed at me in my life was a cops.