I am learning ther dangers of santo domingo form you guys. i am here in the zona colonial at an apartahotel. but wher ei am from, honestly, there are gange violence,d rug dealer violence and then we call them "stickup kids" and they are exactly what is being described here. people who are hungry and desperate and know no limits and will rob and shoot and kill anywhere at anytime. they just are too hungry and know no limits. i see that santo domingo has lots of them form reading you guys's posts. i still love it here and plan to stay for a month or two.