You are all joking but....it is a good news..That means police does its job in this country.
12 days ago a bunch of haitian students left the PUCMM university on evening.
2 of them (one girl, one guy) were walking 20 meters ahead.
A motorcycle arrived with 2 guys (dominicans) and quickly one of them directly stabbed (twice) the young lady to take her bag (she lost passport cell phone etc...but not life) and stabbed the young men. ( I do not remember how many time).
The motorcycle left instantly.
At this time I thought the modus operandi means haitian life has not value here.
They first stabbed without ''warning'' .
I can't imagine they would do the same with me , a ''gringo''.
May be police watched around the university and tried to protect you from a quick assault.
P.
Like you said, the incident happened outside of PUCMM. Inside the security is tight.
now the crimes in santiago have become violent but still nothing in comparison to capital. now-a-days, some junky criminals shoot first and then rob later. A friend of mine was coming out of main Ochoa ferretaria on av. imbert, at 2pm. It was a bright day with hot sun shining above. 2 tigres come on a motrocycle, one simply shoots my friend 2 times on his leg. While he was down, they take his wallet and gold chain and run off. This was in bright daylight with 2 guards watching. I am not sure if the guards were armed or not. they are the ones who give you a ticket when you enter the parking.
now about the haitians: the haitians who attend PUCMM university are not your street beggars. They are rich haitians who come with proper visas to attend this private university and pay foreign fees. They are loaded with cash. I am sure the robbers saw something in them that they wanted. They were not attacked because they are haitians, they were attacked because they were easy targets.
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