It's actually @johnnyhurley on the keyboard at the moment.. We met briefly at the conference and we chatted a bit back in 2015 at Free Your Mind in Philly. @bruceb did mention how excited he was to interview you and I know he's working to get the footage off his not-so-smartphone!

Again I appreciate your in depth analysis here. I asked the same question everywhere I went, "is your city safe to live in?" And I began to wonder if they were being completely honest with me when they said yes because they know that the reports of violence are detrimental to their tourist economy. I did go with my friend @dannyquest on tour of the city away from "disneyland" to see the real city, and we told our tour guide to take us to the poorest parts of the city. The few people we talked to did say they felt safe to walk the streets alone and at night, but we did not reference the news stories against the testimony like you did here. He did point down into one area that he said he would not take us to because he could not guarantee our safety. Seemingly no different than any other densely populated city in the world though; there are places you just don't go into if you're not from there and don't want trouble, that's pretty normal I think. And the places we went were very poor, but the streets were lively, children were playing, people were selling in their little markets, and we were well received. Then again, everybody knows the value of reputation and how to keep up appearances.

Thanks again for your research and insight! Can't wait to see you down there next year!