Eschewing Mexican Bribing Law Enforcer

When I came home after a week's spree in Mexico, a cousin welcomed me with several questions. He kept on asking how well my spree was, how amicable the people were, and how the beaches looked like. I replied to all of his questions respectfully with an air of forgiveness to his plain inquisitiveness. But when he inquired about bribe-asking cops, I was sort of bewildered because I never had any engagement with a Mexican police who demanded money from me.

I could grasp my cousin's concern because his brother who was sent to Mexico a few years ago had a fuss with a bribing cop. He committed a traffic violation and a police suggested to resolve the case with "the best means" available. That "best means" turned out to be a bribe but of course, my cousin refused; however, since he was in haste for a business arrangement, he gave in.

I told my cousin that his brother's occurence never came to me. In the first place, I respectfully followed Mexico's traffic rules; I used my seatbelt, drove with the essential speed, and respected their traffic signs. If that would always be the event, a policeman would never command a driver to pull over. But one Mexican fellow actually told me that if ever I were asked to pay a cop, I should ask him to bring me to the police chief and that policeman would instantly retreat.

Generally speaking, Mexican law enforcers are honest beings and that shows in their late night news. But I think the safest way to avoid those few bribing law enforcers is to never call their attention and instead, follow traffic rules.