Assignment One Stephens

1. While reading this article I was surprised just how much corruption is in the Mexican police force. For the most part I knew there was, but not to that extent. With that though I'm surprised that more people don't try to do more about it, although the major reason for this is most likely out of fear. The main question I have for this is, does the corruption go up as high as the federal level or is that why the federal police were called in?
2. For the most part this article doesn't change much of my view of Mexico, I've always loved going there, but each time I go I follow certain precautions that I wouldn't follow at home. I go to Mexico to visit friends that my dad and I have made down there at least once a year. One time while visiting my dad and I experienced police corruption first hand. My dad was driving to our friends beach house one night and got T-boned by another driver. Apparently the people who hit my dad were part of some group and so even though the accident was their fault, it got pinned on my dad and he had to pay an extra fine because the car my dad was driving was a rental. This whole ordeal also made it so my dad had to stay in Mexico another week because my mom could only wire down a certain amount of money a day.
3. In reality, I don't think a situation like this makes a person live in more fear than they already have, from the sound of things, this kind of thing happens a lot and they have most likely come to deal with it. That's what I would do anyway.