NewsWhore
05-07-2007, 04:40 PM
Today's page two column touches on how foreigners have not been spared from the trend of victims of persons known to the victims. The writer points out that these violent events, many of which take place on the north coast, are frequently committed by people who have managed to earn their way into the victim's confidence. They appear to be honest and trustworthy. The editorialist describes one of these cases, which happened in the Puerto Plata area, when German citizen Fisher Irmsried Helmar, who fell in love with the Dominican Republic and was preparing to invest and settle here, was brutally murdered. The police are accusing his "two best friends" of committing the crime. The popular columnist says that crime against foreigners is on the rise from Samana to Montecristi, and suggests that the authorities place stands at airports containing information such as statistics and criminal profiles for newcomers. This would allow visitors who might be thinking of staying to temper their friendliness with tact and caution. The writer calls for an end to the murders of foreigners who are planning on staying here.
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