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| Posted On: | 22-Feb-2005 |
| From: | SABAS WHITTAKER [sabaswhittaker.....net] |
| Subject: | RE: [roatan] posting from Hondo 1 list Roatan crime |
It is a crying shame... I'm in full agreement with you. Perhaps you do need to call a meeting rather urgently to discuss security issues and implement new ways of dealing with this horrible situation. One my first suggestions is to draft a petition letter and have as many of you signed it, give the chief of police a copy and mail several copies to the governor and to the President in Tegucigalpa. a good reminder would be to include how much Honduras is benefiting from your Dollars and how hard it would be once you have left. The world is rather a large place and no one should have to remain in a place that is unsafe... Regardless of its beauty. As a Honduran and ex-pat myself... whom has not placed a foot on Honduran soil since the 1980's I am ashame. I'm quite sure the hard working Honduran people who live, work and depend on your dollars as income to put food on their table must feel a whole lot worst than I do. However, the issue is not about being the bearer of bad news, the issue here is safety. People are getting hurt and that is a reality that shouldn't exist. I have traveled and lived all over the world... Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Europe, Canada and many other Caribbean countries and not once have I heard such a shameful disgrace. I still remember Miami during the early 90's and I still remember the wave of crime that swept through there, but the South Florida public officials understood the meaning of dollars and cents. They therefore, valued either it was going to be the tourist, or whether it should be the criminals run the beaches... in actuality tourism won. Criminals do not contribute, rather they're a drain on society. Honduras has always been a beautiful country, however it has always been loaded with crime. I think its about time for the Honduran government to stand up and make the same rational and logical move as that of South Florida and realize that... "the word investors means a paycheck for its people and that crime means an ugly drain on society." Further more "Gringos" and other foreigners are those always responding to the nation when its in need. Honduran governmental officials should also remember that almost half of its best and brightest have been exported to foreign a country to earn the "gringo dollar that now helps support it as "remesas." We, the hard working Hondurans who are abroad support you and we share your in solidarity and your pain... we are also ex-pats, only that we are now visitors in your country and we enjoy full protection and justice under the American laws, I believe the government of Honduras should do the same for you. It is your right to be protected and safe while in Honduras. I wonder if these criminals are sending any of these much needed medical missions to Honduras to take care of it sick and indigent poor? I also wonder if they have are willing to invest something more than pain and shame upon a nation that now struggles to become somewhat industrialized and overcome centuries of hunger and poverty? Sorry to hear about your pain. Thanks for voicing your concerns... thanks. Sabas. www.sabaswhittaker.com Mary & Doug Solomon wrote: Yes, your comments are correct. This appears not to be an isolated incident either, recently there have been several violent robberies some being committed by balaclava clad gangsters. This one at Port Royal on Sunday night and the one at Palmetto last week, the one at First Bight a couple of weeks ago as well as others that we've heard of and probably more that we don't know about, all seem to point towards an orchestrated wave of crime. We appreciate the actions of the Police Chief on Sunday night but what should the expats do about this wave of crime, should there be a meeting to discuss security issues. We don't like to be the bearers of bad news on this wonderful island but these crimes need to be brought into the open and STOPPED DougS crime >Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 09:52:44 -0600 > > >Can anyone confirm or deny this?? > > >Well, it's happened again............Americans being violently >attacked!!! This time long time seasoned residents of Roatan (almost >20 years) were viciously attacked in their home in the secluded Port >Royal area by 3 masked, as well as armed intruders. Injuries were >experienced by both parties involved, including a death on the >intruders side. The 'gringos' unexpectedly put up a fight and threw >the intruders plans out the window..........as well as the remaining >intruders. The bad guys wore clothing and camouflage peculiar to the >island, which is kind of intimidating in itself, to see up close and >personal. > >The reason behind this post is to promote the truth and to open the >eyes of any potential investors considering a move to Roatan before >they realize that they made a big monetary (and sometimes life >altering) mistake. Numerous violent attacks are being experienced by >foreign investors to Roatan. The simple one person robberies when no >one is home are becoming a thing of the past. The new wave of home >invasion now appears to include a minimum of 3 'bad guys', with >weapons with the intentions of home invasion, robbing & possibly >raping. > >No more occasional isolated incidents on the western half of the >island. The whole island now seems to be violated in this ever >growing violent crime wave. I was amassed at the fact that the new >Chief of Police from Coxen Hole made the commendable effort of making >his way to Port Royal (the opposite end of the 30 mile long island) >in the middle of the night in extremely rough seas with soldiers in >tow. I was truly impressed with his sincerity of the situation. I >would hope that this renewed interest in crime in respect to police >officials will eventually deter some criminals in the future. But >only the future will tell. Right now, violent crime is griping the >xpat community. Yes, we are all aware that this can happen to any of >us at any time, and most are prepared to deal with it (if we weren't, >we'd have left a loooong time ago). But the frequency of the attracts >along with the increased violence and number of assailants involved >is becoming alarming. > >No answers for this topic, as this was not the intent of this post. >The reasoning behind this post was to be honest in informing any >possible 'Roatan wannabe' that this ain't all honey & cream down here >(This ain't Kansas any more Toto). If you have a weak spirit (or >heart) and have trouble coping with stress, then you may want to >reconsider a move to Roatan............at least until this seemingly >ever increasing crime wave retreats back to a ripple. Who knows, >maybe with a decrease in investment dollars, decrease in employment >(which is already marginal) and a slow down in development, maybe, >just maybe someone in government office will see the light and try to >remedy this sad & nasty problem before the rest of us just pack up >and get the heck out of Dodge. > > > > _____ Don't just search. Find. 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