Borderland Beat: Mexican Cop: Extortion of Motorists Acceptable Within Limits

If the government is corrupt, why should the people be any different?

Borderland Beat: Mexican Cop: Extortion of Motorists Acceptable Within Limits: "Motorists in Mexico state and other parts of the country are used to being stopped by police officers looking to pocket some money.

Officers try to conceal their intentions, sometimes stopping a vehicle for 20-30 minutes until the driver pays some money to avoid a larger fine.

The non-governmental organization Transparencia Mexicana estimates that 197 million bribes totaling more than $2 billion were paid in Mexico in 2007."