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We're right on the edge of the territory the government
controls. Geographically, we're on a little peninsula, except that
instead of being surrounded by water, we're surrounded by
rebel-friendly areas to the North, East, and South. This is the town
the Zapatistas took over in 1994 and the government had to force them
out. So there are lots of policemen here guarding the city. Sometimes
I wonder what the hell I am doing here. Other times it feels quite
comfortable being a tourist here.
There are so many kinds of police that I tried to catalog them all.
This guy is from the army police. I snuck some photos and didn't get arrested. |
This guy is just a security guard. |
I worked up the courage to ask the Federal Police if I could take his photo. They carry AR15 machine guns. I know because one of my tour guides called one over and asked! Yikes! |
Then he started hamming it up, holding his gun and stalking a pedestrian like he's going to shoot. Meanwhile his buddy laughs. That was my cue to get the hell out of there. |
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