I live close to numerous abandoned mines (not strip mines) in the desert. Most are privately owned. I’m not sure why someone would want an abandoned mine. Hunting, maybe? I have a friend that is an avid “rock hound” and knows some of the owners. We joined him on a rock hunt. The areas we visited would be a paradise for off roading but the owners would not allow it. We found beautiful rocks, however. Calling them rocks really doesn’t do them justice.
For the record. I never said I was in fear. I wondered about safety in a national park bordering MX. It is a valid question these days, yeah?
I am shocked. I guess I need to head south. Even some of the most remote spots in WY are now over run by van life, 4x4 and other idiots. Happened summer of 2020 and not gone back yet.
www.forbes.com
As a big city it’s got crime but per capita, for a big city it’s pretty darn good. According to Forbes, El Paso is the 4th safest large city in the nation for cities with over 300,000 residents.
America’s 15 Safest (And Most Dangerous) Cities For 2023, According To A Report
A new report lists the most dangerous cities in the US, as well as the safest cities in the US.
Note where St. Louis ranks and then take a look at El Paso. My point is that proximity to the Mexican border whether it be a city or national park is not correlated with crime rates compared to regions very far from the Mexican border. I was only reacting to your comment about Big Bend being adjacent to Mexico. My point is that people shouldn’t let proximity to the Mexican border impact their decision on what parks to visit, or for that matter what cities they visit.
Also, take a look at their list of safest cities and how many are fairly close to the Mexican border.
As far as illegal immigration and drug smuggling goes, you have to dive deeper into where the vast majority comes over the border. Have you seen the video of the hundreds of tunnels? I read a good article about the tunnels. The cartels have incredible resources. How about the huge number of tractor trailers that pass through the border every day.
Here are a couple good reports that discuss drug smuggling.
Here is another one.
Here is a bullet point from this one. I am referencing this as I discussed a specific example of a phentanyl caused crime. with very local impact. In this case, it was a US citizen that caused this tragedy.
- Over 90 percent of fentanyl seizures occur at legal crossing points or interior vehicle checkpoints, not on illegal migration routes, so U.S. citizens (who are subject to less scrutiny) when crossing legally are the best smugglers.
Which lies are you referencing?
By the way I just loaded the ATVs on the trailer and we are headed out today. We don’t typically go out on holidays. I will report back if we are as “lonely” on the trails today as a typical day.
In my first college statistics class the professor early in his introduction made this statement, “I’m going to teach you how to lie with numbers.“ But, he then spent the rest the class detailing how important statistics are when developed and used properly. In reference to crime, that little town i previously mentioned where the clerk was shot and killed, per capita, had the highest murder rate in country last year. But… it’s the only crime (outside of petty theft and domestic crime) they have had in many years and the only murder in its modern history. Statistics are really not of value if the sample size is small and or biased. That’s an easy way to “lie” with stats. But without any statistical analysis all you really have is subjective hearsay. There are good stats and bad stats. The good stats come from very large sample sizes carefully done to avoid subjective bias. The guy was brilliant. He was well known by Vegas casinos and is no longer allowed to visit them. Do you remember the show let’s make a deal? He had the class do an experiment using the same concept. After you pick one of three doors after the prize of the door is revealed you are offered the chance to change to select another door. I still don’t understand it but consistency you were better off changing to another door. We did several cycles of 100. Those that changed were always around 66% better off changing. Our “prizes“ were coins and our doors were little boxes.
Its DWeb. No worries being way off topic. And certainly no need for apologies. All of it was an interesting read.
I expect I would have enjoyed your classes. My first stats class was fun, because the professor made it fun and I learned a lot. He liked to turn everything into a game. He was banned from casinos because he somehow figured out a system to win at the roulette tables. The second one (graduate) was much more serious and a learned a lot but didn’t retain nearly as much as the first class, the undergraduate class.
