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| Posted On: | 09-Jun-2005 |
| From: | Moe Williams [new3dbee.....com] |
| Subject: | Re: [roatan] West End disturbance |
I saw someone comment about a system (i.e. Roatan law enforcement ) that was not equipeed to handle this type of situation. The sad thing is that the same problem exists in the U.S. and probably everywhere. Always a ton of warning signs about these types of folks but you can't really do anything until they really break the law. Sad fact of life. Unfortunately it typically ends up just like this scenario. The U.S. mainland is full of these types of tragedies. Thx --- karen kotowski wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > Roatanet.com: Visitors Guide To Roatan and the Bay > Islands > 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! > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > _____ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.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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