Rick Snyder said:
This is a shocking story, well maybe not shocking, but disturbing to say the least.
However, one peace of information I think is important to note is that the English version on dominicantoday.com mentions that the assailants were in their 30s. In the Spanish version on CDN, it mentions that
none of the assailants were older than 30.
It's a small detail, but it gives insight into the segment of the population people need to become weary of, in other words the young adult population. I'm sure MOST are wonderful kids, but....
To Rellosk: Ciudad Satelite Duarte is an ungated middle class residential development of single family homes. It's located at the 12.5 kilometer on the Autopista Duarte.
There are several factors that could be seen which could had attributed to the resent spike in crime in that neighborhood:
1. It's a middle class relatively new neighborhood that is NOT gated.
2. It's snuggled right by the AUTOPISTA Duarte (where every type of person passes through - plus gives assailants a quick and easy get away route).
3. According to their website, the urbanization development has everything a middle class person would need to live (ie. constant electricity, clean water, etc) except it fails to mention it's own security guards or even if the community is gated, etc etc).
Look here for more info on this development (sorry, it's only available in Spanish):
http://www.ciudadsateliteduarte.com.do/somos.htm
If you click on the model homes (ie. Dorada, etc) you will notice these homes are not "luxurious" per se...
-NALs