Killing tourism? I doubt it. Tourism mainly takes place inside the AIs. COntrary to one poster's comment about the tourism that takes place outside those walls, well there really isnt much of that, and one could argue that therein lies the problem with the model of tourism adopted here.
Restricted drinking hours have long been a feature of English pub life (a feature I detested) but it didnt kill off social drinking or tourism and it did in fact contribute to a quieter and safer life. I doubt very much that any 11:00 curfew will be imposed or, if imposed, last very long. I am not even sure that the present curfew will last long. As Robert points out, that is how things are done here, when the authorities get fed up with things, they come down hard. Not such a bad idea, either, if those of you who were complaining about the recent spike in crime will reflect that these procedures have led to many arrests and confiscation of weapons and drugs. Hey the days of cepillos are not so lost in the past -- cleaning up the streets in this manner is no surprise at all. By the way, this is not so far from the methods used to clean up NYC under Giuliani. They went after slight infractions in order to trawl for longtime criminals, and it worked, just as it is working here. And yes, there were arbitrary abuses on behalf of the police and there were plenty of impromptu traffic checks and drunks were rousted, and unfortunate members of the middle class who didnt like the rough treatment did complain, and even whole streets were placed under martial law -- none of you remembers any of this? Or do you just remember the results and think of Giuliani as a tough guy who knew how to deal with crime? It wasnt a squeaky clean process,and it is sure to be squeakier here. And as for unhappy dominicans unable to drink at 3am -- oh please. They have all day and night to drink, and they do. They can hardly be said to be suffering.
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