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To: LindyBill who wrote (168104)	5/31/2006 5:23:00 AM
From: kumar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793917

Mexican culture to be uncivil. A person who takes great pride in keeping their little part of the world clean and neat will thoughtlessly toss an empty sandwich wrapper or drink container out of the window of their taxi or bus so long as it lands in someone elses little part of the world. Not Unique to Mexico - happens in India too... My mom spends more time cleaning trash from the upstairs neighbors, than she spends time cleaning her own place.

To: LindyBill who wrote (168104)	5/31/2006 7:28:55 AM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793917

I was in a cab in Mexico City when it got sideswiped by another car. The sideswiper took off. The cabie took off after him swearing and gesturing. After a 10 block high speed chase through the busy streets the cabie got in front of the swiper and forced him onto the busy sidewalk. We got out and shakily walked away.

To: LindyBill who wrote (168104)	5/31/2006 1:27:38 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 793917

We paid bail for 5,000 first-time arrestees accused of minor crimes, so that they wouldn't sit for years in jail waiting for the slow justice system to move. This is a really excellent thing, they should be justly proud. People are innocent until proven guilty. And even if they are indeed guilty of a minor crime, first offense, they probably aren't looking at a lengthy jail sentence. In America, first offense, minor crime, you pay a fine or do community service. I've been called up on very short notice to do just this, file a motion to get an accused person out of jail because he's been there a long time, longer than he'd do time. The persons who called me were either working for the jails or working for the courts. It's part of due process, not to suffer cruel and unusual punishment.