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2012-01-05 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Canadian, 67, shot dead in Mexico resisting home invasion

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Posted by gromky 2012-01-05 07:03|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Better yet, stay out of Mexico.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-01-05 11:29|| 2012-01-05 11:29|| Front Page Top

#2 ...which I will admit is a shame because there are most certainly some wonderful things in that country to see and do. It's just that you have to risk your life to see and do them.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2012-01-05 11:33|| 2012-01-05 11:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Passive resistance gets you killed as well, at least in Mexico, so it's best to play by Old Mexico rules.

Gun control has been around in Mexico since 1968, so people adapted to using knives. Mexico has, or at least had, some of the best knife fighters in the world, and great respect was given to experts.

This matters in closed quarters such as a house or apartment, where knives are on a par, or even superior to a gun. Especially if the gunman does not know you have a knife.

In this case, someone breaking in approaches you, holding two concealed fighting knives in the Hwa Rang Do style, with handles in your hands but blades hidden behind your wrists. If he closes to within 5', you win. He loses, big time.

I doubt the criminal would be a gun expert, as they seldom are. Just some thug with a gun, rapidly staining your Saltillo tile floor with his fluids.

Posted by Anonymoose 2012-01-05 13:52|| 2012-01-05 13:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Resisting an armed thug with words and your bare hands? Words fail me. Still this incident could crater tourism from Canada if the Canadian media say anything about it.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2012-01-05 16:08|| 2012-01-05 16:08|| Front Page Top

#5 The only thing that would cause Canadian tourism to crater would be to raise the prices.

Posted by Canuckistan sniper 2012-01-05 20:47|| 2012-01-05 20:47|| Front Page Top

#6 You got that right Sniper.
Or institute a mandatory gratuity system at bars and restaurants.

Posted by bigjim-CA 2012-01-05 21:28|| 2012-01-05 21:28|| Front Page Top

#7 Still this incident could crater tourism from Canada if the Canadian media say anything about it.
it was on Vancouver radio this morning.

but being a C & W station, only about 5 people heard it.....

Posted by USN, Ret. 2012-01-05 22:10|| 2012-01-05 22:10|| Front Page Top

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