SECURITY here is very high... - GoFuckYourself.com

chopstick · 07-19-2010, 07:44 AM

I recently moved to a new town and security here in is very high:

Multiple guards in every mall and parking lots (which are gated);
Mobile money guards with shotguns and ammo belts;
Gated communities everywhere, with multiple guards;
Police travel in groups (with automatic rifles);
Iron bars on all street-level windows, even on the ones inside the gated community;
No cell phones, sunglasses or hats inside banks.
To get a cell phone you Have to register the phone's number to your government issue ID.
To rent an apartment you NEED a guarantor.
To exit a free parking lot you need to get a ticket on the way in, then validate it at one of the shops before leaving and handing it to the gate operator.
In the parking lots there are people helping you enter and exit parking spaces, and when it's raining they have a big umbrella. Not really security in function, but certainly a deterrent.
To open a bank account you need ID (duh) + the printed invoice from phone, cable, gas, water, electric or Internet with your name and address on it (no, lease agreement isn't acceptable).

This is not a complaint. It's a series of observations.

Having said all that, I've not seen any sign of crime at all, and everyone tells me how quiet and safe this place is. I wonder if this security is the reason for the crime I've not seen, or if this is just a way to create jobs in a crushed economy.

Please comment.

scarlettcontent · 07-19-2010, 07:55 AM

sounds like a great system to kill crime and create jobs but also good for big brother, like most things it has its up and down sides.

Agent 488 · 07-19-2010, 07:55 AM

where is this? china? russia? zimbabwe?

GrouchyAdmin · 07-19-2010, 07:59 AM

Even the candystripers got tazers.

CaptainHowdy · 07-19-2010, 08:01 AM

You moved to a third world country ??

MrBottomTooth · 07-19-2010, 08:02 AM

Where do you live? I assume no longer in Ontario?

Wizzo · 07-19-2010, 08:02 AM

Sounds like a prison...

chopstick · 07-19-2010, 08:15 AM

Only the police carry automatic weapons, hand guns and spray - no tasers.
The guards that carry money to/from places have the shotguns.
The regular mall guards have radios and a tonfa (stick).

ottopottomouse · 07-19-2010, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Agent 488

where is this? china? russia? zimbabwe?

Nineteen Eighty-Four

_Richard_ · 07-19-2010, 08:37 AM

in Canada?

edit: sorry i guess japan

sperbonzo · 07-19-2010, 08:37 AM

Sounds like South Africa to me.

If it isn't there, then it exactly LIKE South Africa, in every way.

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Elli · 07-19-2010, 08:50 AM

Sounds a little bit like touristy parts in Mexico. Although in Vancouver they've had the no hats/shades/hoods rule in banks for over a year.

chopstick · 07-19-2010, 08:58 AM

It's the city of Querétaro. Not a tourist spot. Very old city with a long history.

Agent 488 · 07-19-2010, 09:00 AM

aside from the guns, sounds like any western country nowadays.

07-19-2010, 07:44 AM	#1
chopstick Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 188	SECURITY here is very high... I recently moved to a new town and security here in is very high: Multiple guards in every mall and parking lots (which are gated); Mobile money guards with shotguns and ammo belts; Gated communities everywhere, with multiple guards; Police travel in groups (with automatic rifles); Iron bars on all street-level windows, even on the ones inside the gated community; No cell phones, sunglasses or hats inside banks. To get a cell phone you Have to register the phone's number to your government issue ID. To rent an apartment you NEED a guarantor. To exit a free parking lot you need to get a ticket on the way in, then validate it at one of the shops before leaving and handing it to the gate operator. In the parking lots there are people helping you enter and exit parking spaces, and when it's raining they have a big umbrella. Not really security in function, but certainly a deterrent. To open a bank account you need ID (duh) + the printed invoice from phone, cable, gas, water, electric or Internet with your name and address on it (no, lease agreement isn't acceptable). This is not a complaint. It's a series of observations. Having said all that, I've not seen any sign of crime at all, and everyone tells me how quiet and safe this place is. I wonder if this security is the reason for the crime I've not seen, or if this is just a way to create jobs in a crushed economy. Please comment.

07-19-2010, 07:55 AM	#2
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07-19-2010, 07:55 AM	#3
Agent 488 Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 22,511	where is this? china? russia? zimbabwe?

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07-19-2010, 08:15 AM	#8
chopstick Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 188	Only the police carry automatic weapons, hand guns and spray - no tasers. The guards that carry money to/from places have the shotguns. The regular mall guards have radios and a tonfa (stick).

07-19-2010, 08:37 AM	#10
_Richard_ Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Earth Posts: 30,989	in Canada? edit: sorry i guess japan

07-19-2010, 08:37 AM	#11
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07-19-2010, 08:50 AM	#12
Elli Reach for those stars! Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 17,991	Sounds a little bit like touristy parts in Mexico. Although in Vancouver they've had the no hats/shades/hoods rule in banks for over a year. __________________ email: [email protected]

07-19-2010, 08:58 AM	#13
chopstick Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 188	It's the city of Querétaro. Not a tourist spot. Very old city with a long history.

07-19-2010, 09:00 AM	#14
Agent 488 Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 22,511	aside from the guns, sounds like any western country nowadays.