Chetumal, it's the favourite getaway for many Belizeans - but increasingly, we've been reporting on a rising trend of criminality targeting Belizeans in that Mexican City. And one Orange Walk resident learned about it first hand this weekend. Samantha Carlos went over to watch a move and parked her truck in front of Liverpool - only to find the window smashed when she got back to it. And while that was one surprise the indifference of the Mexican police is what really shocked her:...
Samantha Carlos - Scared of Chetumal
"We parked in front of Liverpool in the mall area and went inside. It was after the movie about 6:30 pm, we got out and realized that some people were standing by the truck and mall security was taking care of the vehicle for some guy he said, it was the owner. So, we had to produce papers to show the mall security that it is our vehicle. He realized that maybe they made a mistake because apparently there was a police already on the scene half an hour before we came out of the movie and the police saw the guy inside the vehicle. The person told the police that he had to go home to get his keys, but that is ridiculous. If the glass was shattered on the ground outside it was clear demonstration that someone had broken into the vehicle. The second police that came said they saw the papers and realized that the vehicle is ours and then they asked the same question, why didn't the other officer asked the person inside to produce papers? We have a Belizean license plate. What would a Mexican be doing in a Belizean vehicle? The experience was very sad to see that we the Belizean people go across there to help grow their economy, we are spending our money and this is the way that we are being treated because the second set of officers came and they showed me no remorse - there's nothing that can be done and well, its best you make a report on Monday. I said but why? You need to process the scene and take finger prints. They said no we don't need to do that, you just need to do that, you cant come until Monday. That is ridiculous. Where is the justice for us? as tourist, how bad does that look on them not us? I am not going back to Chetumal in a hurry. I only went for recreation, I only went to watch a movie. So, they are not going to see me in a hurry and I would like to advise all the Belizeans to take precaution out there because people are watching us. We don't see them but they are looking at us and we have to be vigilant, because what if I was in the vehicle. What if they had harassed me physically because I know of some people who were attacked while in Chetumal."
Carlos never did make the police report.
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