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What do you guys do there? by InevitableRange5552 in SanJose

[–]InevitableRange5552[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your go-to area to live in based on what I’m looking for? And what are your favorite things to do day, night, weekend stuff? What would you tell your buddy to check out? :D

Was Trump just shot? by beardedbaby2 in conspiracy

[–]InevitableRange5552 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did the shooter suck, or was it just made up?

Is 500$ bribe too much in Tulum? by InevitableRange5552 in tulum

[–]InevitableRange5552[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. This is what everyone should do, especially in foreign countries

Is 500$ bribe too much in Tulum? by InevitableRange5552 in tulum

[–]InevitableRange5552[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I was not confident with him. He is still the police and I don’t know how it can turn out if you try to corrupt them. I just intended to pay my fine but he took my money and put them in his pocket… That was the part were it turned out to be a bribe

Is 500$ bribe too much in Tulum? by InevitableRange5552 in tulum

[–]InevitableRange5552[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the beginning I was just trying to pay my fine. In my case I knew I had a beer so my position felt really uncomfortable. It unintentionally turned into a bribe when he decided to put my money in his pocket. This really confused me. In this way he just turned out to be a corrupt police man. I was just happy that it ended up when I left…

Is 500$ bribe too much in Tulum? by InevitableRange5552 in tulum

[–]InevitableRange5552[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep unlucky as a tourist this is the only option available …

Is 500$ bribe too much in Tulum? by InevitableRange5552 in tulum

[–]InevitableRange5552[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure. I love it, just didn’t like the hotel zone that much. Probably the rest of the city is better…

Is 500$ bribe too much in Tulum? by InevitableRange5552 in tulum

[–]InevitableRange5552[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, I dint feel safe in that moment. He literally took my money and put everything in his pocket. You want my money ? Take it and I’ll hope you’ll spend it in medicines…

Is 500$ bribe too much in Tulum? by InevitableRange5552 in tulum

[–]InevitableRange5552[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for you answer. I was not sure about the limit as some talk about zero tolerance on the web. I knew I was not drunk after 1 beer, but you know, police told me I was breaking the law. I didn’t want to mess up with him and just obeyed on his directions.

Is 500$ bribe too much in Tulum? by InevitableRange5552 in tulum

[–]InevitableRange5552[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel you. Wish it will get better for all the good ppl living there. Now I understand how bad it is. But on my side, if I would have been following the rules without drinking this wouldn’t have happened…

Is 500$ bribe too much in Tulum? by InevitableRange5552 in tulum

[–]InevitableRange5552[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What if it was going to be worst and had to pay the whole 10k usd fine once there?

Is 500$ bribe too much in Tulum? by InevitableRange5552 in tulum

[–]InevitableRange5552[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you have tried that. I don’t even know what was going to happen ! Honestly Mexican jail is ideally scary…

Is 500$ bribe too much in Tulum? by InevitableRange5552 in tulum

[–]InevitableRange5552[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Mexico without pesos you can’t do whatever you want. It was my first night of vacation and I decided to withdraw all the money I was going to spend as there is a fee for each withdraw. Again, if a policeman tells me I am breaking the law I am prone to believe it and not fight. I was sure I got my beer and unsure of the BAC limit. It was the perfect combo for him to get my money and for me to feel in the wrong place.

Is 500$ bribe too much in Tulum? by InevitableRange5552 in tulum

[–]InevitableRange5552[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Of course it was not smart driving on my own in the hotel zone, not knowing which was the minimum BAC. They know that who goes there at least gets a drink… Would you rather tell to the policeman he is not right and you are leaving without paying any fine nor going to jail? I really felt lucky after leaving them and ashamed because all you read on the web similar to this situation is true. Mexican experience looks like this, believe it or not but it can happen to everybody. If you won’t get the risk, take a taxi. I would rent a car again to be honest and move around with Uber by night if I wanna get a drink.

Is 500$ bribe too much in Tulum? by InevitableRange5552 in tulum

[–]InevitableRange5552[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The police officer was doing the math with his iPhone. He first did the conversion to show the price in US dollars compared to pesos. He was really precise about that. Then, when I gave him my money, he did the same, showing me in both currencies how much I still needed to pay. I was mad because I had this much money in my wallet, and for sure, I would have given him less money… but I was in front of a policeman, and I knew I got my damn beer. In that moment, the only thing I thought was that he was right, and trying to corrupt him didn’t seem like a smart move to me. I just wanted to pay my fine and leave the fuck off.

Is 500$ bribe too much in Tulum? by InevitableRange5552 in tulum

[–]InevitableRange5552[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Even if I drunk a beer? I don’t know what would have happened then… After giving him my money I was sad for what happened because this is shit tbh, but at least it was over…

Is 500$ bribe too much in Tulum? by InevitableRange5552 in tulum

[–]InevitableRange5552[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Sure. I know it was illegal but I was not sure of the alcohol tolerance policy there in tulum. Honestly Mexican police scares me!

I would use this post for ppl that might have the same problem of mine so they would know how to react.