If they drowned, the family should sue the police for not arresting them beforehand
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American Couple Arrested in Cabarete
If they drowned, the family should sue the police for not arresting them beforehand
I call foul, i live here and was out in the hurricane at the beach having a look, no signs or notices or talk of being prosecuted if step foot in the ocean, its the usual scam. if they want or care to catch law breakers, they can find that on the street every minute. This is exactly what it looks like.
What did you and the others agreeing with f12 think when they received the notice from COE that the beaches and rivers were closed? also was reported on all the news channels.
I know here is SD that the police were monitoring the Malecon while it was closed.
I agree that arresting them might be a bit much, but if they where told not to before hand then that another thing. If they had drowned would their family blame them or Dominican paradise?!?
Well, we don't know if they were residents or tourists. Although we spend many months in DR each year, we don't subscribe to COE notices, which I assume are in Spanish, which not all Americans would comprehend anyway. Common sense would dictate to most people...stay out of the water. I just think it's a little overboard to arrest them. Full disclosure: Mr. AE disagrees with me.
Well, we don't know if they were residents or tourists. Although we spend many months in DR each year, we don't subscribe to COE notices, which I assume are in Spanish, which not all Americans would comprehend anyway. Common sense would dictate to most people...stay out of the water. I just think it's a little overboard to arrest them. Full disclosure: Mr. AE disagrees with me.
I don't subscribe to COE notices either, they just show up on my phone! Orange must send out to all their customers. But their Dominican companion would have known. Agree with Mr. AE. :knockedou
Some people are just seeking excuses for what is just poor behaviour .. all the media carried notices about swimming but even if they did not the simple fact that there was no one else swimming should have alerted anyone to the fact that the chances were the beaches were closed . They deserve, in my opinion, exactly what they got .
Tourists and many expats do not watch the local news. Some expats don't even have a cell phone to receive the COE alerts.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse. A hastily erected sign for those that are able to and do read read it, would likely just become more flying debris during the storm if not made of strong material and secured in a concrete footing which would never be found again and would be tripping hazards when covered by sand weeks down the road. Such signs would be expensive to make, put in place, later remove and store for infrequent use.
If you are at the beach and there is not a single person in the water, a smart individual would question why unless they already knew the answer.
Their role is to arrest hookers who are carrying out a legal activity and shake down tourists when they get the chance. Oh, and I think I once saw them arresting a pick-pocket.
to paraphrase your friend Pete Trudeau....
Never credit the public with any intelligence.............
actual quote was 'voting' public
BTW the COE warnings were posted on DR1 news in English on Wednesday. If you live by the ocean no matter the country green means ...ok to swim, yellow is a warning and red means... do not swim. The fact they used poor judgement not being informed is on them. Whether the Cestur took advantage is a whole different discussion.