Guadalajara Reporter

Dear Sir,

I’m waiting.  In fact, I’ve been waiting patiently for a couple of weeks now.  Cannot understand the delay as normally, at such news, the press and U.S. State Department are issuing all sorts of notices and warnings. But this time, nothing. Nada.

Within the past 14 days there have been numerous shootings with many dead and injured but we have yet to see a bulletin warning Mexicans, Canadians, Asians and Europeans not to travel to the United States.  In  Chicago, 19 people shot and 13 dead in a supermarket.  In New Jersey,  within the past week three people killed and who knows how many injured in drive-by shootings. So far this year 348 people have been killed and  eight injured in drive-by shootings in the United States.  (Statistics quoted from BBC World.)

The State Department and media are so dedicated and reliable in reporting killings in Mexico and advising people not to travel here, I’m sure they will be just as responsible in reporting to the world about similar problems in the United States, as it is such a dangerous place to be.

I’m waiting patiently as I know the warnings will surely arrive, just as they do when similar events occur in Mexico.

John Standen, Chula Vista.