I think from now on I'll bring along a sit/stand alarm we use on confused patients and attach alarm to wall and clip to door knob....open door....wake up the dead.....
I think from now on I'll bring along a sit/stand alarm we use on confused patients and attach alarm to wall and clip to door knob....open door....wake up the dead.....
Pretty funnyOriginally Posted by Yesihunt2
and next thing, people will be recommending bringing along their own security guards.....I know its common sense to be safe and to bring items to help with you security-but do you ever get to a point where its not worth it to be so on guard on your vacation...???
" Ones destination is never a place, but rather a new way of looking at things." (Henry Miller)
I think the door alarms are the way to go..The ones I bought were from Walmart..they have 2 pieces..put one on the door frame and one on the door..they touch each other..when the door opens and they are not touching...an alarm goes off..I would imagine you can use them on windows also..anywhere really.. I just want to know when the door opens..after that... I will scream while my husband clobbers them..(thats my plan and I'm sticking to it!!)
Sadiekat I am so sorry for this happening to you. It should not have. We've stayed at this hotel several times and it's also one of our favorites. Being candid it's flat out the properties responsibility to ensure their guests safety, certainly this would include room invasions, whether the door or window is accidentally left unlocked. From our brief contact with management, owners I know they have very honorable intentions concerning their reputation as well as their guests safety and enjoyment of their property.
Something just doesn't seem right here, if I read this correctly the time elapsed on the tape for the bad guy & gal being on the property is 20 minutes? Ok, now their nervous as hell, supposedly going from door to door and also floor to floor or even tougher yet balcony to balcony at a property they would hopefully be unfamiliar with, and lets not forget how dark it is? Factor in tourists leave stuff on porches, like shoes, flip flops, beer cans, stuff that makes noise if you trip over it or step on it, chairs left out to move around and possibly brush up against?? Follow me? Basically it's an obstacle course, except in pitch black. All that being said they magically punched their version of a lottery ticket on the 1st or 2nd try by pure random luck?? Come on, sorry not buying it at all, smells bad, real bad to me, like something that's rotting from the inside out in this case. Knowing this place I absolutely do not question the hotel it's self as they have a well deserved good reputation, but this was no random act. The only random part was that particular door being left unlocked on that night but the bad guy on the property was not random at all.
Not up to me to figure out, but let me ask you this, don't you think the really good ones at this vile profession reach out to security, and employees of these properties that are potential targets to "look the other way", provide inside info, be allowed to have a few practice runs or walk thru's to size up everything. Unfortunately it does happen, but also here in states only on a much bigger scale. Trust me when I say dumb luck for these idiots when they are committing these crimes rarely happens. The ones that rely on random dumb luck are the ones that are caught very quickly, again this was well thought out and probably performed several times at different spots both tourist and local, sooner or later he'll slip and hopefully he's the one that's hurt and not a tourist, resident or law enforcement official or innocent staff member.
I'm sorry but if I were a property owner looking to protect my revenue stream I'd be all over the local law enforcement for increased patrols, and also just a greater physical police presence, and if they cant do the job, besides on site security at my property I might be reaching out to my colleagues who rely on the same revenue to hire our own patrols. That's been done with great success in my area at a couple of popular well known shopping and bar and rest. scenes when the police were not getting the job done.
As a soon come tourist I do believe this will be the 1st time I use the pac safe, door and window alarms as well as a little thicker envelope to security at the end of our stay if all is as irie with us as when we arrived.
Once again Sadiekat I am so sorry you had to go thru this.
Events like these if unchecked will cost anywhere they occur untold amounts of future business possibly even mine.
All of this is my opinion only.
Jamb, frequent visitor since 1997
Sorry to hear what you had to endure Sadiekat. Glad you were not harmed in any way.
I cannot count how many times I have read or heard that Jamaicans despise thieves. Sure.....
Funny thing thing is most security guards I have come across are little guys or are old and probably couldn't handle most of the punks thieving. Places need to take Chris' lead at Seastar and hire some muscle. I pity the fool who gets caught by Rambo stealing. And the man handling daytime duties is no slouch either. Another great reason to stay at Seastar.
I agree that the hotels need to be called out, and this is coming from a business man who hates the bad press, however it drives action and change. The sad thing is it will never happen because many tourist make up stories of thievery or are victims of booty calls ripping them off.
Oh my,you would defend yourself? Such a brute !!!!
One questions,,,one Big question........Show me an article in the Gleaner,the local paper where ANYONE was Ever arrested for robbing a tourist??
Your'e on your own folks. Yes there is crime everywhere,more crime actually in US but UM Lots more police.Lots more actual Arrests?
Hey they caught the guy who robbed Hussyband last month,right? OOPPSS still working on that case too,right?
If someone stole your iphone, computer, purse etc from your home or car would the fact that they were caught be reported in your newspaper back home? It's just not newsworthy...unless it's a high profile case or a really slow news day....
They do get caught and it appears to be more often than you think.
By law they are required to hire a licensed & bonded security company.
[QUOTE=Bnewb;130278]If someone stole your iphone, computer, purse etc from your home or car would the fact that they were caught be reported in your newspaper back home? It's just not newsworthy...unless it's a high profile case or a really slow news day...
They do get caught and it appears to be more often than you think.
Obvious and so right.
Apparently some would like a daily crime and punishment update from the Carribean on their local US news.....Breaking News Crime in Our Town is at an all time low but thieves are at it again in Jamaica, Cuba and the US Virgin Islands more information after the sports weather and the traffic update.
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