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    Instead of everyone being so squeamish and worried action should be taken by tourist against these bad types that prey on innocent victims. I'm basically a passive individual but if someone messes with my family or my stuff they'll have to suffer consequences. Instead of running and hiding in fear let's take out one or more of these thieves. I'm watching and waiting for something like this to happen to me. I can assure you the post that follow won't read like what I am reading here. I'm not preaching violence but lets face it we all want to read the post of the tourist who beat down the Jamaican thief and maybe cut off a finger or 2 of the would be criminal. I can assure you if we can instill fear into to these low life's, crimes like these would be reduced. I remember once catching a thief trying to break into my room at the beachcomber. After personally chasing him off the property because I was unable to find security in time. Their advise was I should have beat them down. Great! yeah mon, no problem. Examples have to be made and a would be thief will think twice about whose room they are entering. Better not be mine!

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    the criminals in these cases are armed with a blade and I'd assume quite skilled with it.... Now I'm all up for a good attempt at a beat down, but a long blade and someone quite skilled with it tilts the odds substantially....

    Again, these are armed invasions with occupants present..... nasty stuff...

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    Quote Originally Posted by negril#1fan View Post
    the criminals in these cases are armed with a blade and I'd assume quite skilled with it.... Now I'm all up for a good attempt at a beat down, but a long blade and someone quite skilled with it tilts the odds substantially....

    Again, these are armed invasions with occupants present..... nasty stuff...
    This is true but anything you pick up with your hand can become a weapon in self defense. Beer bottle,room lamp,etc. I know this is not what we come to Negril for but if we must continue to visit our beloved paradise we must protect ourselves from this violation or find a new destination.

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    [QUOTE=oceanbeachsky;130289] lets face it we all want to read the post of the tourist who beat down the Jamaican thief and maybe cut off a finger or 2 of the would be criminal. QUOTE]

    uuumm, no, not all of us want to read that. and not all theives in Negril are Jamaican. Personally, I employ a risk management strategy which involves not bringing tempting gadgets, locking doors and windows and sometimes even rigging an alarm system. but as suzen said, when does all this "being on alert" become not worth it anymore? might as well just stay locked up at home.

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