In the two years that I have been going to Rio San Juan there have been 4 murders and numerous arrests and accidents.
A few nights ago in a softball field near Rio San Juan, a little boy only 4 years old died. He died because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Two women were arguing over a spilled beer and one of their husbands stepped in - the other husband had a gun and he started to fire. He injured a man and killed the little boy. All because he had a gun, he was angry and the freedom to use it! This did not have to happen this way. why are people prone to violence so quickly when something goes wrong?
I notice that many people wear guns in the DR. and when I have asked who they are I almost always get the response that they are Police. I admit I am ignorant in this area - but are citizens allowed to carry guns in the DR? Does this type of tragedy happen often in other parts of the island?
I am not naive to think change will happen overnight but is there any move to make a change in the country? Maybe save some innocent lives from meaningless death?
A few nights ago in a softball field near Rio San Juan, a little boy only 4 years old died. He died because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Two women were arguing over a spilled beer and one of their husbands stepped in - the other husband had a gun and he started to fire. He injured a man and killed the little boy. All because he had a gun, he was angry and the freedom to use it! This did not have to happen this way. why are people prone to violence so quickly when something goes wrong?
I notice that many people wear guns in the DR. and when I have asked who they are I almost always get the response that they are Police. I admit I am ignorant in this area - but are citizens allowed to carry guns in the DR? Does this type of tragedy happen often in other parts of the island?
I am not naive to think change will happen overnight but is there any move to make a change in the country? Maybe save some innocent lives from meaningless death?