Thursday, March 26, 2009

Discretion is the better part of valour

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

You may not be capable of imagining "visiting a foreign country and simply walking off into unknown territory sporting my expensive camera, cash and valuables", but for a tourist who comes from a society with law and order, this is a routine practice.

March 26, 2009 at 8:27 AM
Anonymous said...

Like I have said before being mugged is common phenomenon that takes place everywhere, even in the previous contributor's "law and order utopia".
It happens in Bridgetown, Miami, Washington D.C., London etc.

However, the writer of the above article reminds me of how we blame the rape victim for dressing provocatively.
Although there is good advice for visitors in the article.

The idea of being a visitor implies that you do not know where is "safe" or unsafe. Perhaps you are making a case for every tourist who wants to discover Castries on foot to employ a personal guide.

Ultimately, that would not be addressing the root cause of the problem, which is ecomonic development that would employ the huge amount of idle hands, and proper policing of the streets.

March 26, 2009 at 10:38 AM
Anonymous said...

Correct me if I’m wrong after all I’m not on the island and only read what you people print. Aren’t the foreigners being attack in broad daylight and in most times the places that are safe? I have yet to hear someone was mugged or beaten where you call unsafe and as citizens of such a beautiful country should it not be your responsibility if you see visitors wondering the unsafe streets to be a "good Samaritan and let them know of the dangers".

March 26, 2009 at 10:45 AM
Anonymous said...

When St. Lucia's reputation catches up with its reality, then tourists will avoid it just like Miami and Washington.

March 26, 2009 at 11:22 AM

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