[BobL]

“While it’s the third shooting on the beach in Cancun this year, tourists will struggle to find any information about the shootings online.

So why are these crimes kept so hush-hush?

“We’ve been told that local politicians here have put the press under pressure not to report violence in this area, because if the tourists are scared away from here, it will be an economic disaster not only for Cancun, but for Mexico.””

Sounds just like the Inner Harbor in BALTIMORE, and probably a decent number of other US cities. If the crimes aren’t disclosed, they never happened, and whitey just keeps coming back...and getting rolled.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Ixtapa on the Pacific coast was our favorite winter warm-up spot for years.
Not any more.

[hecticskeptic]

Sounds just like the Inner Harbor in BALTIMORE, and probably a decent number of other US cities.

You mean like Las Vegas?

[Mr. Jeeves]

“We’ve been told that local politicians here have put the press under pressure not to report violence in this area, because if the tourists are scared away from here, it will be an economic disaster not only for Cancun, but for Mexico.”

That's been SOP for the media in Las Vegas for a long time. I lived there for several years and many things happened that just didn't get reported. A cab driver there (originally from New Jersey) once told me Vegas was by far the most violent city he had ever worked in.

[KC_Conspirator]

Are their alot of undisclosed crimes in Inner Harbor? I know that in DC, when there is a rash of muggings down at the National Mall or other tourist areas, the local media/police go the extra mile to make sure its not reported.