Rob interested in your keeping it real thoughts about how tourists should react to this all too frequent occurrence of murder in Negril. thanks.
Rob interested in your keeping it real thoughts about how tourists should react to this all too frequent occurrence of murder in Negril. thanks.
BostonBob,Originally Posted by BostonBob
Excellent question. First of all, in a perfect world one murder is one too many, but we all must remember we do not inhabit a perfect world. The recent Berlin market terrorist attack and second prevented attack prove this all too well.
Second, is that perception is not always reality. What is this "all too frequent occurrences of murder" of which you speak? In this thread alone there have been mentions of double homicides in January 2015 (being confused with this one) and March 2012 (being used to mislead). There have been others I know of that occurred in the 2000's, 1990's and 1980's. But no one heard about these unless you were here.
The Internet has changed all that. Every homicide nearly everywhere in the world is photographed, videoed and uploaded in real time. Incidents both real or imagined are now posted on various places all over the net. This can easily skew one's perception making it seem more of an "all too frequent" situation. But the reality here is different.
Back in 1997 when Negril had half the population it does today, there were more murders than I can remember for such a small place. Crack was rampant then and with that came the killings. There were also contract killings and those arising from domestic disputes. But as today, there were very little foreigners at risk.
As I have stated before, the lotto scam is the main cause of the recent killings. It is so bad that foreigners are becoming involved as money mules. Recently a USA victim of the scam joined the scammers to get her money back. She was convicted and sentenced in the USA. Yesterday in the news, another round of scammers are heading to jail. The police are trying to do their part.
It is time to "round up the D bags" as Booger said or the locals will take care of it themselves. The execution style of the latest incidents seem to show pinpoint swift action taken against unsuspecting targets. These are not random acts or robberies. And definitely not directed toward tourists.
So, my advice is to come to Jamaica and Negril and enjoy but don't check your brain at the airport. Use common sense, don't get involved in things you shouldn't and allow the police to do their jobs.
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