It's no secret that many conflicts and problems are resolved under the table or at least through "influence". The other day, my girlfriend had to spend several hours in a police station in Puerto Plata because someone falsely claimed she had run into his motoc oncho. With 2 very young children waiting at home, she had to wait until someone showed up to take a 3k peso bribe to releaser her from a situation that should never have existed.
I live in NY and speak very little spanish. In this case, I could not help her, and if it happened to me, I might be up ****'s creek as well. The situation did not upset her because she's a poor kid from SD, but I'm wondering if there is a way to be protected from this type of thing. No only the police, but problems with landlords or predators of any sort.
What I would love to have is a lawyer in the Sosua area that would be available and able to handle this type of problem. When I spoke to her on her cell phone and finally understood that she might have to spend the night at the police station, my 1st. thought was "call a lawyer". Of course we had no idea where to start.
Suggestions please! - D
I live in NY and speak very little spanish. In this case, I could not help her, and if it happened to me, I might be up ****'s creek as well. The situation did not upset her because she's a poor kid from SD, but I'm wondering if there is a way to be protected from this type of thing. No only the police, but problems with landlords or predators of any sort.
What I would love to have is a lawyer in the Sosua area that would be available and able to handle this type of problem. When I spoke to her on her cell phone and finally understood that she might have to spend the night at the police station, my 1st. thought was "call a lawyer". Of course we had no idea where to start.
Suggestions please! - D