I'll Take Mexican Police Over US Cops Any Day!

Jumper Cables, Extra Tires, Brightly Colored and There to Help and Protect People.

After 5 months, we finally saw police who seemed to have pulled someone over for a ticket or arrest or something. Every other time, they're (gasp!) helping people! We've seen them charging batteries, changing tires (which they have in their trucks) and so on. They're different here:

• As in most countries, their vehicles are brightly colored, to DETER CRIME.

• In the USA they disguise police vehicles to blend in, because they're it's all about money. They need to give those tickets, not protect the public.

• In Mexico, the police swear an oath to PROTECT THE PUBLIC. Seems pretty basic, right? Wrong!

• In the USA the police sued in court to prove THEY DON'T HAVE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC! Link to court case HERE.

• In the USA, police steal people's money (e.g. $97,000 from a professional gambler coming from Vegas) and charge the money with a crime, so that it can't be gotten back by its owner! A suitcase full of money can't take the stand, call witnesses etc. They took $86,000 - the life savings, from a veteran on his way to buy a home! Link HERE.
  

So while I'm sure there are corrupt cops in every country, I don't see endless videos of Mexican police killing black people who have committed no crime - and then walking free; I don't see them kidnapping brown people or even US citizens who are here legally and have committed no crime: and then horribly abusing and imprisoning those people without a trial or lawyer, for weeks or longer.

Yes, I've heard the Mexican Police used to pull people over and offer to "take care of the citation" for anywhere from $20 to $200 bucks (which honestly, is a bargain compared to the US ticket system) but I haven't seen it, and all of our friends say that hasn't been a thing here for at least 5 or 6 years (when Obrador got elected as president).

What have I seen? Police charging dead batteries, changing tires, giving people rides to gas stations (in the "helper trucks" above, which I see as often as I see regular police cars) and (Gasp!) protecting people. Strange concept, eh? Every day, I'm grateful we're here.

Again, my posts and experiences are purely anecdotal.