I use to monger in South Central LA, and TJ is a nice walk in a park compared to that area. ( I use to work on edge of Downtown LA) The MS-13 like the killer bees in this country are/were highly overrated of being dangerous killers. I still fear the black gangs a lot more than Mexican gangs or MS-13.
Now for a long time I been on the forefront on Tijuana prostitution sites saying the media, and others tales about the dangers of Tijuana are over rated, and that Tijuana is relatively safe, especially if you use cabs and stay in the zona. But like all large cities TJ has it's share of crime, and of course the TJ cops aren't always nice.
Now finally have a well known monger with a good reputation to back up what I say. Looking at the post it sounds exactly like something I'd say. This poster wrote this on TER, the escort review site. He wrote it sometime in Jan 2008.
This poster was also a valuable contributor to this site for many years, and still maybe, but hasn't posted here recently.
READ THE POST BELOW FROM TER:
My second home is in Tijuana, and I'm there several days a week . Mongering in Tijuana is very safe--much safer than in the US.
The US media does a very poor job of covering/understanding/explaining what happens in Tijuana. The collapse of the Arellano Felix cartel created a power vacuum and for the past couple of years various other cartels have been fighting for suprimacy. (The Mexican govโt is now fightening the cartels. It makes great headlines, but what is happening is very distorted in the US press.)
The violance is not random, rather it is โorganized.โ If you are a narcotraficante or a policeman hired to help the drug lords you have lots to worry about. If you arenโt part of the drug trade your chances of having problems are slim to none.
Those who think they might get caught in the middle of something really donโt understand the situation. Iโll buy a bucket of beer for the first man who can provide me a single bonafide example of a monger getting hurt because he was caught in the middle of something related to drug cartel violance. It just doesnโt happen.