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| Posted On: | 09-Jun-2005 |
| From: | "Jennifer" [Jen_dalessan.....net] |
| Subject: | RE: [roatan] West End disturbance |
I am reading through all these posts and the thought that occurred to me is that so much of the law in Roatan is "grey" and there is a lack of black and white, easily understood guidelines. Assumptions are made, and add the complication of a dual-language area only making things more unclear. This is prime environment for misunderstandings and situations just like this one. -----Original Message----- From: roatan.....com [mailto:roatan.....com] On Behalf Of karen kotowski Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 10:26 AM To: roatan.....com Subject: Re: [roatan] West End disturbance I think this is the part that they were talking about and It was not Jim and Sandi that wrote this piece as you can read...If all of what rick gilson is true then maybe you should get a hold of Rick to resolve what he is saying...Once again it is apparent that something needs to be changed to correct the unlawful way things are happening on the island. The islanders have a right to speak and should...Some times it seems that their side has been over looked.. Just my opinion..Karen rick gilson wrote: Shooting in West End: Apparently there was the normal weekend blockade of West End main drag,an Islander by the name of Gary whom owns the hotel down by Miller Avenue was trying to go home ,the police said he could not pass through West End to get home with his car,so he decided to go anyway,then the Tourist POLICE SHOT his tire. He then went by cab to his house and got a gun , came back and gunned down the tourist police,killing him. Also ,the police in return killed him.Violence begets violence.The other question which I cannot get a legitimate answer to; is why are they shutting down the West End road during slow season? Why can some people pass and others cannot? Why can some taxis pass and others cannot? I live in West End and my business is there and this road block is problem for both business and residence and not a service by any means. Of course if this event had been handled properly,diplomatically,and without initial gunfire maybe this tragic event could have been avoided.I do not agree with gun fights and dueling on the streets,however the very people whom should be protecting us are often the cause of bloodshed.It is indicative of how much work there is ahead of the community and the law enforcement on the island. However we know by living there the laws are enforced randomly and the more money one has the less one is expected to obey the law. Unless the laws are served and obeyed equitably and by all there is no strength in the laws or law enforcement. --- JimandSandiS.....com wrote: > Has anyone heard about a couple of shooting in West > End this past weekend > resulting in the death of a police officer and an > American civilian? Certainly > seems like the violence there is increasing. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > ____ Discover Yahoo! Find restaurants, movies, travel and more fun for the weekend. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/weekend.html http://www.roatanet.com ----------- To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roatan/ roatan- the Yahoo! Terms of Service. ----------- Discover Yahoo! Get on-the-go sports scores, stock quotes, news & more. Check it out! http://www.roatanet.com http://www.roatanet.com To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roatan/ roatan- : | |
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