Comments on: My next post won’t be about crime in Tijuana, but unfortunately this one is http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/ border life, art, photography, cultural critique Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:06:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: antonio http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/comment-page-1/#comment-21157 antonio Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:02:11 +0000 http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/#comment-21157 crime/prostitution/aids has no national/ethnic bias - whoa? are you really a reporter? do you have statistics to back this up or can you not read statistics? clearly, even in the US there are certain ethnic groups and areas that are significantly more prone to violence, disease, and also education or lack there of...ever wonder why the term 3rd World country came about? It wasn't because they had less crime, less disease and a higher standard of living...and Rosario - you sound like a Muslim when you say that a gringo (aka infidel) should not be reporting on issues in your city...wtf kind of logic is that...I wish America would ignore shit holes like Tijuana and all over the rest of the world and first resolve issues inside the US but again the logic is non-sense...haven't seen you post any complaints about all the money the US sends to Mexico or all the jobs given to Mexicans or the numerous other donations given to YOUR country... and if 1 of 125 has HIV i think you can classify that as a massive epidemic already you tool... oh lets see Lucy...come to the US and see how many spanish speaking immigrants have been here for 30 years and can only say "tank you bery mush" - it's a joke - again, I don't hear u complaining about that mighty dollar when it's being given to your country in billions or when US volunteers donate time and mighty dollars on a regular basis...I know education is hard but so is being racist against the gringo and his success... crime/prostitution/aids has no national/ethnic bias – whoa? are you really a reporter? do you have statistics to back this up or can you not read statistics? clearly, even in the US there are certain ethnic groups and areas that are significantly more prone to violence, disease, and also education or lack there of…ever wonder why the term 3rd World country came about? It wasn’t because they had less crime, less disease and a higher standard of living…and Rosario – you sound like a Muslim when you say that a gringo (aka infidel) should not be reporting on issues in your city…wtf kind of logic is that…I wish America would ignore shit holes like Tijuana and all over the rest of the world and first resolve issues inside the US but again the logic is non-sense…haven’t seen you post any complaints about all the money the US sends to Mexico or all the jobs given to Mexicans or the numerous other donations given to YOUR country…

and if 1 of 125 has HIV i think you can classify that as a massive epidemic already you tool…

oh lets see Lucy…come to the US and see how many spanish speaking immigrants have been here for 30 years and can only say “tank you bery mush” – it’s a joke – again, I don’t hear u complaining about that mighty dollar when it’s being given to your country in billions or when US volunteers donate time and mighty dollars on a regular basis…I know education is hard but so is being racist against the gringo and his success…

]]> By: Lucy http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/comment-page-1/#comment-8856 Lucy Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:08:45 +0000 http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/#comment-8856 oops!! sorry mister beener Rob Johnson i forgot you gringos owned the whole world, you don't learn spanish or german or whatever, you don't need it, cause you have your wonderful english and powerful dollar i apologize cause we the mexicans exist. oops!! sorry mister beener Rob Johnson i forgot you gringos owned the whole world, you don’t learn spanish or german or whatever, you don’t need it, cause you have your wonderful english and powerful dollar i apologize cause we the mexicans exist.

]]> By: Rob Johnson http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/comment-page-1/#comment-8724 Rob Johnson Fri, 09 Mar 2007 22:49:56 +0000 http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/#comment-8724 You visit a 3rd world city like Tijuana and of course you are going to be taken advantage of if you have anything of value. And of course the people coming to places like San Diego from Tijuana (and other crime ridden places) are bringing their 3rd world problems with them. Someone said this could have happened in San Diego... I agree... Look at how many Mexicans are in San Diego. You visit a 3rd world city like Tijuana and of course you are going to be taken advantage of if you have anything of value. And of course the people coming to places like San Diego from Tijuana (and other crime ridden places) are bringing their 3rd world problems with them.

Someone said this could have happened in San Diego… I agree… Look at how many Mexicans are in San Diego.

]]> By: Sassy http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/comment-page-1/#comment-4909 Sassy Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:43:55 +0000 http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/#comment-4909 You parked a car full of expensive equipment in one of the worst neighborhoods in TJ and it got broken into, and this is a surprise? No offense dude, but that seems kinda like a barney maneuver for professional photogs. Next time, be more discreet. HBO shot an amazing documentary about hookers in Mott Haven and HuntsPoint (Bronx) called "Hookers at the Point". It is one of the gnarliest things I've seen. You parked a car full of expensive equipment in one of the worst neighborhoods in TJ and it got broken into, and this is a surprise?

No offense dude, but that seems kinda like a barney maneuver for professional photogs. Next time, be more discreet.

HBO shot an amazing documentary about hookers in Mott Haven and HuntsPoint (Bronx) called “Hookers at the Point”. It is one of the gnarliest things I’ve seen.

]]> By: geoff http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/comment-page-1/#comment-2740 geoff Sat, 24 Jun 2006 04:42:24 +0000 http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/#comment-2740 Are you kidding me? Why do make the issue the shattering of your windshield, the petty crime squelching your voice? Why do you make the issue where the station films the video? Why does your issue revolve around cities, boundaries, race, and language? You completely overlook the real story in order to indulge your obsessive agenda of petty injustice and racism in your world. There is crime and injustice everywhere. You don't have to be Rosario to know that. There is AIDS/HIV and prostitution everywhere. Arguing about where it is filmed is ridiculous. It should be filmed everywhere. And it is. But the topic shouldn't be crime, prostitution, and HIV in Tijuana. The topic should be a culture of oppression everywhere and the education that is needed to fight it. Why not talk about the irony and injustice of the simultaneous trafficking women and children across the border and the deportation of "illegal" residents of the US who have families here? Quit whining about your fear of your city's tarnished reputation. Have some heart for the characters your story overlooked and the real, life-threatening injustice that people face everyday. The kind of injustice that overlooks the women who hid when your cameras came out. Hopefully your next post won't be about crime in Tijuana. When we finally hear "the voice of the honest masses who are tired of the corruption," we will hear stories about more than a cracked windshield and border politics. We'll here the voices of those women you failed to represent and the culture of power and political corruption, along with the clueless and distracted reporters, that keeps them silent. Are you kidding me? Why do make the issue the shattering of your windshield, the petty crime squelching your voice? Why do you make the issue where the station films the video? Why does your issue revolve around cities, boundaries, race, and language? You completely overlook the real story in order to indulge your obsessive agenda of petty injustice and racism in your world.

There is crime and injustice everywhere. You don’t have to be Rosario to know that. There is AIDS/HIV and prostitution everywhere. Arguing about where it is filmed is ridiculous. It should be filmed everywhere. And it is. But the topic shouldn’t be crime, prostitution, and HIV in Tijuana. The topic should be a culture of oppression everywhere and the education that is needed to fight it. Why not talk about the irony and injustice of the simultaneous trafficking women and children across the border and the deportation of “illegal” residents of the US who have families here?

Quit whining about your fear of your city’s tarnished reputation. Have some heart for the characters your story overlooked and the real, life-threatening injustice that people face everyday. The kind of injustice that overlooks the women who hid when your cameras came out.

Hopefully your next post won’t be about crime in Tijuana. When we finally hear “the voice of the honest masses who are tired of the corruption,” we will hear stories about more than a cracked windshield and border politics. We’ll here the voices of those women you failed to represent and the culture of power and political corruption, along with the clueless and distracted reporters, that keeps them silent.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1701 Nathan Wed, 31 May 2006 20:18:09 +0000 http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/#comment-1701 Here is a story that aired this morning on KPBS Radio - <a href="http://www.nathangibbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/local-kpbs-514180.mp3">MP3 Download</a>: <blockquote>Tijuana may be emerging as a hotspot for HIV infection. New research suggests as many as one in every 125 Tijuana residents ages 15 to 49 could be infected. KPBS Health Reporter Kenny Goldberg has the story about a situation some fear could turn into an epidemic.</blockquote> Here is a story that aired this morning on KPBS Radio – MP3 Download:

Tijuana may be emerging as a hotspot for HIV infection. New research suggests as many as one in every 125 Tijuana residents ages 15 to 49 could be infected. KPBS Health Reporter Kenny Goldberg has the story about a situation some fear could turn into an epidemic.

]]> By: oso http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1647 oso Fri, 26 May 2006 22:39:35 +0000 http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/#comment-1647 <blockquote>We parked across the street, and walked several blocks to find some action.</blockquote> That's what I like to hear. By any chance, did you run into <a href="http://hispanicpundit.com" rel="nofollow">HP</a> (who insists on spelling it 'cawila') down there? In all seriousness, Rosario says: <blockquote>But, to be honest, I am not happy that you guys were there trying to shoot video of Mexican prostitutes. There are prostitutes in California too, why did you have to go all the way down there? And, on the other hand, why focusing on HIV/AIDS latino patients? Same type of stories can be found everywhere.</blockquote> I agree and I disagree. HIV and AIDS in Tijuana is something that's been terribly underreported, at least in the English-language press. There are a lot of Americans who go down to Coahuila (TJ) to have sex with prostitutes. They're probably not the ones to watch KPBS, but if they did catch the story somehow, maybe they'd think twice before having unprotected sex or going down there at all. Also, if some wealthy donors catch wind of the problem they might donate money to organizations dealing with the epidemic, like the free clinic.

We parked across the street, and walked several blocks to find some action.

That’s what I like to hear. By any chance, did you run into HP (who insists on spelling it ‘cawila’) down there?

In all seriousness, Rosario says:

But, to be honest, I am not happy that you guys were there trying to shoot video of Mexican prostitutes. There are prostitutes in California too, why did you have to go all the way down there? And, on the other hand, why focusing on HIV/AIDS latino patients? Same type of stories can be found everywhere.

I agree and I disagree. HIV and AIDS in Tijuana is something that’s been terribly underreported, at least in the English-language press. There are a lot of Americans who go down to Coahuila (TJ) to have sex with prostitutes. They’re probably not the ones to watch KPBS, but if they did catch the story somehow, maybe they’d think twice before having unprotected sex or going down there at all. Also, if some wealthy donors catch wind of the problem they might donate money to organizations dealing with the epidemic, like the free clinic.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1646 Nathan Fri, 26 May 2006 18:15:08 +0000 http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/#comment-1646 Felps, my political slime must have been pretty strong to cause you to duchar. I hope you had a nice hot one. Felps, my political slime must have been pretty strong to cause you to duchar. I hope you had a nice hot one.

]]> By: Felipe http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1638 Felipe Fri, 26 May 2006 00:30:24 +0000 http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/#comment-1638 Nathan, with your last comment on May 24th at 11:11AM, I am convinced you should become a politician. I need a shower. Nathan, with your last comment on May 24th at 11:11AM, I am convinced you should become a politician. I need a shower.

]]> By: ChrisN http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/comment-page-1/#comment-1634 ChrisN Thu, 25 May 2006 19:20:11 +0000 http://www.nathangibbs.com/2006/05/23/my-next-post-wont-be-about-crime-in-tijuana-but-unfortunately-this-one-is/#comment-1634 That seems to be a perpetual argument - does one report on unsightly things, or keep quiet and prevent damage? On a scale, full disclosure & potential damage on one end and fluff on the other, I'm almost maxed out on the information/damage side. Realistic coverage should include the nasty bits. I wonder if one's information/damage comfort level varies much between the US and Mexico? Is that more cultural, or personality based? "There are prostitutes in California too, why did you have to go all the way down there? And, on the other hand, why focusing on HIV/AIDS latino patients? Same type of stories can be found everywhere." - Rosario These same stories have also been done for many years about San Diego. As I understand it, KPBS is trying to give their audience more stories with border and Mexico coverage. Coverage is always going to have positive and negative aspects. I don't see any spite, or lack of balance on their part. That seems to be a perpetual argument – does one report on unsightly things, or keep quiet and prevent damage? On a scale, full disclosure & potential damage on one end and fluff on the other, I’m almost maxed out on the information/damage side. Realistic coverage should include the nasty bits. I wonder if one’s information/damage comfort level varies much between the US and Mexico? Is that more cultural, or personality based?

“There are prostitutes in California too, why did you have to go all the way down there? And, on the other hand, why focusing on HIV/AIDS latino patients? Same type of stories can be found everywhere.” – Rosario

These same stories have also been done for many years about San Diego. As I understand it, KPBS is trying to give their audience more stories with border and Mexico coverage. Coverage is always going to have positive and negative aspects. I don’t see any spite, or lack of balance on their part.

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