Nightmare in Sosua

[ilikenyacional]

Check this thread on DR1

http://www.dr1.com/forums/north-coast/66085-corruption.html

I don't know if it's 100% true but if it is it's kind of scary, 4-5 days in jail...

[Vincent Vega]

whoaaaaaa,,that is fucked.....there goes my woody.....considering i am planning to be there in 7 more days i guess i'll collect my chicas in the daylight and set up my own lil club in my hotel room....danm

[Ingus_Khan]

The story sounds a little contrived but it definitely got my attention.

[ilikenyacional]

Yes, in the first post he said he was walking alone on PClisante and in a later post he said he was sitting alone and smoking a cigar when it hapened.

We'll see as the thread develop, if they (DR1) don't delete it, as they sometime do...

[tomgueguen]

I don't believe in such a story!

Ther's always people trying to play the drama song....

[FnB]

I doubt the story also. Perhaps he was in jail, but I'll wait for Paul Harvey to "tell me the rest of the story".

Why wouldn't the wife contact the consulate immediately.

[Corrado]

This is why it always pays to have friends in low places.

[ilikenyacional]

I also think that there is "more" to the original story.


Let's wait and see....

[Corrado]

Why wouldn't the wife contact the consulate immediately.

I don't think the story is entirely true either, but if the "lawyers" double teamed her in the car.....it may have been possible to confuse her about her options.

[El Tiburon]

I don't believe in such a story!

Ther's always people trying to play the drama song....

cuz the dominicans are such honest people! something like this would "never" happen... yeah right!!! i know the amounts are high but todally believeable... times are tough right now.... i heard that the cops are going around with some "amnesty program" for back taxes... so you got to kick up .. and if ya dont they come in and do a anal exam where you'd pay much more... apparently the money is goin to re-elect the prez... whatz his name...? and this i know first hand.... so maybe that helps ya believe the other story...

[Deniro]

"I was walking alone on the street at 10pm, and a "cop" stopped me and demanded that I pay him 5000 pesos."

"I was on Pedro clisante, sitting on a plastic chair at a closed open air restaurant, smoking my cigar by myself."
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2 different scenarios
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"...a "cop" stopped me and demanded that I pay him 5000 pesos. He was on a moto concho, with no uniform or anything. He just had a card in his wallet that said he was Policia.

"When I refused, he took me to jail in Sosua."
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how did the cop take him to jail? on a motochoncho? or did this guy just quietly and willing walk with the cop over to Sosua jail?
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"Once she paid the lawyers the money outside the prison, the lawyer yelled out the window of his car, accross the street to the guard at the prison to "let the gringo go now"."

"I watched these corrupt lawyers divy up my money to the judge, guards, other lawyers."
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was the lawyer in his car or inside the jail, where he watched him divide the money with the others?
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"In jail, I was beaten, starved, denied water, thrown **** at, faught with, denied phone calls...you name it."

"The lawyers told me if I paid them $6000US, then I could go home, or else I was going to prison for my "crime" ...but we don't have that kind of money."

"My wife had to pay a fine of $500 to the court, and had to pay the lawyers $2000 to get me out."
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if it was that bad for him being in jail why didn't his wife pay the money sooner, and not wait 3 day? they didn't have the $6000 but had $2500 3 days later? what kinda person can't come up with 6K to get themselves outta situation as bad as the one he described?
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"I just got out of prison yesterday at 2pm, and other than this situation, we really like it here."
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after spending 3 horrible days in jail, where he was beaten, starved and denied water, he still likes it here?
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something like this definitely could happen in DR, but his story has a few holes in it, and any half-decent attorney would break this guy on cross-examination.

[tomgueguen]

It could have been paid by the ministry of tourism of jamaica or another destination to discourage people going there in vacation.

[Dark Knight]

I agree. Just don't go with him. It's just you and him on a dark street. Do what you must to subdue him. He's not in uniform or anything. Make HIM pay, financially and physically.


"...a "cop" stopped me and demanded that I pay him 5000 pesos. He was on a moto concho, with no uniform or anything. He just had a card in his wallet that said he was Policia.

"When I refused, he took me to jail in Sosua."
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how did the cop take him to jail? on a motochoncho? or did this guy just quietly and willing walk with the cop over to Sosua jail?

[Beads]

I would never go to the police station without a UNIFORMED police officer. If I felt I was wrongly accused id call the US Embassy to request their recommendation for a lawyer. I don't see how this scenario would float very well with those prices anyhow.

I do hope that the matter is looked into as the names of the lawyers were posted. I would be quite curious to know how this turns out.

[Hemp]

Now peeps are Matlock wit it??? this shit can very well be true!!! i dont know when guys will learn...us monger/tourist must look out for each other the same way the locals of whatever country we are in would like out for one another!!!

[Hemp]

I don't think the story is entirely true either, but if the "lawyers" double teamed her in the car.....it may have been possible to confuse her about her options.

exactly!!! especially a female...we all know how intimidating dominican men can be towards females. maybe the husband and wife were just confused and scared in the begining, not thinking about consualtes, embassys and what not...first instinct is to remove myself from this sticky situation, so lets try paying them off first if that doesnt work then we'll...do the embassy, consulate thing

[snoozer]

It could have been paid by the ministry of tourism of jamaica or another destination to discourage people going there in vacation.

That thought crossed my mind too. I have heard of Jamaica doing that before.

[greydread]

Some of the details may be exagerated, foggy or embellished a little but you just don't make shit like this up. The victim was a victim even before he got victimized. Some guy on a fucking scooter (alone, not in uniform?) tells me to pay him a bunch of money is going to get treated like a mugger and when he wakes the fuck up I'll be on the next thing smoking outadere. What's the worst that can happen, getting sent to jail? If I'm going to bribe my way out of jail, I could at least take the time to fuck something up first.

I don't trust cops here and they're relatively rich in comparison with Dominican cops. People who don't understand the entrepreneurial nature of 3rd world law enforcement (and military) should stay the fuck home or travel in packs too large to fuck with.

"Now go to your corners and come out fighting at the bell. Remember to protect yourselves at all times."

[Hemp]

That thought crossed my mind too. I have heard of Jamaica doing that before.

that doesnt make sense to me??? stop there bread and butter :confused:

[guttaman]

Pure bullshit. 5 post count. All about Corruption. Looks like Escott wants everyone to move to Cabrera and buy his bankrupt villas.

[bentwire]

It probably happened, things are not the way they were last year when i was there, everyone is complaining that there are no tourist and desperation is takeing over.
There is not alot of opertunity in this land, Keep your eyes wide open when in sosua, this is not the place for a novice to be alone.
I think we will start hearing more and more of this kind of thing rolling down the pike

[El Tiburon]

Pure bullshit. 5 post count. All about Corruption. Looks like Escott wants everyone to move to Cabrera and buy his bankrupt villas.

this might be true but gutta you cant deny there is alot of crap goin on down there now? not good for biz i understand but the last thing you want is a tourist goin down the first or second time and commin back with bad press...that's who's most likely to get caught in these police stops,and shakedowns, cuz they def dont see it commin..

[Beads]

I think there looks like some truth to this guys post. He even gave the names of the lawyers who were in on the scam and has come back and answered questions a few times. He seems scared which is the perfect victim for this type of scam as they wont say anything while they are in country and once they leave there wont be much that can be done anymore.

Kind of sad though how people are chastising the guy and calling him a liar and that hes too scared to do anything. They basically are calling it a story and bad press.

What if by some coincidence a lot of it is true? Theres no investigation and nobody believes it happened. Sounds great now they can do it again after things cool down.

This is typical behavior in the DR.

The pickpocket chicas who get caught all the time but are never dealt with properly by the police will ply thier trade without any fear in the same location. What do they have to lose if they get caught? Absolutely nothing if the victim catches them in the act they get away with it. If victim doesn't they get the money. Worst case they get chased down with the money and have to give it back and maybe spend a night in jail.

Most of the victims wont want to pay the additional fees to make the police lock the theif away for any amount of time.

[Kevy]

There probably is some truth to it, but he seems to be leaving things out and leaving the story open to faults being found. It could be he is upset and that is caused the errors or he is covering something up and it is coming back to him.

He said on DR1 he did not want the consulate's help:confused: That would be my first call.

[Beads]

There probably is some truth to it, but he seems to be leaving things out and leaving the story open to faults being found. It could be he is upset and that is caused the errors or he is covering something up and it is coming back to him.

He said on DR1 he did not want the consulate's help:confused: That would be my first call.

I definitely would be asking for my consulates help also but he stated he thought it would only be a report made out and sent to the dominican govt which could bring more problems back on him. Hes definitely scared shitless and quite possibly is covering something up but it should be investigated.

Another thing that amazes me is if hes this scared why hasnt he left the country?

Theres a lot of questionable stuff in there but it should be thoroughly investigated none the less.

[El Tiburon]

. Hes definitely scared shitless and quite possibly is covering something up but it should be investigated.

Another thing that amazes me is if hes this scared why hasnt he left the country?

let add this to the equation.... maybe he was lit up.. that might be true cuz you know how word gets around in sosua...he might have bought some shit from a motoconch and they rat-ed him out.. so the guys(police) have an inside track... thinkin "this guys knows he's coked up, he sould just pay and not want any publicity"...he's 38 def of age to be party-ing...but that's the way i would be goin.. i wouldn't be thinkin "hey thats impossible the cops would do that" yeah right!

[JD426]

That story is BULLSHIT. Certain key items give him away.
People who would do this type of thing would never let you see them dividing up the $, for many reasons. That never happened. NO way , no how.Scammers once they have your $, will still "follow through", with the bullshit game, they dont laugh in your face while counting the $, because its not personal, its strictly BUSINESS to them.
The whole story is SHIT because if you exaggerate like that, what else are you distorting.
And Why the Fuck would you not want the consulate's Help ? Who else is gonna save your sorry ass ,esp if you're out of $.

[El Tiburon]

That story is BULLSHIT. Certain key items give him away.
, they dont laugh in your face while counting the $, because its not personal, its strictly BUSINESS to them.
The whole story is SHIT because if you exaggerate like that, what else are you distorting.

this could be his interpetation.. that he felt taken advantage of so in his mind felt they were laughing at him...if he saw them divy-ing up the money you can imagine how happy they were thinkin of the nights celebration.... there are def holes in the story.. but to say it never happened... i mean ,your on vacation, why would ya even want to post this now... wait till ya get home to come up with a shit story, i thnk he is there and askin for help while he's there and can do something before he leaves and problably never comes back....

[3somefan]

Whether this story is true in it's entirety or not, this is some crazy SHIT!!

A month or so back Rockey posted a thread about a guy being accused of murder and put in jail there with no evidence or witnesses... This place isn't sounding that attractive anymore. :(

[whynotme]

Whether this story is true in it's entirety or not, this is some crazy SHIT!!

A month or so back Rockey posted a thread about a guy being accused of murder and put in jail there with no evidence or witnesses... This place isn't sounding that attractive anymore. :(

either is downtown warkworth ontario canada....the murder capitol of canada

it got that celebrity staus for one murder in 2006 and a population of 800.(none for the previous 300 years)

so anyone can twist the stats to suit their needs:rofl:

[3somefan]

I hear ya...

[jensenspecial]

sounds like somebody had a mishap with some hooker and is totally pissed of at the DR...in his story he was first walking the street at 10 pm...then all of a sudden he was sitting in a restaurant....bullshit...if that happens to you first thing after you get out you call your embassy or a representative...I have been her for 17 years but never heard such a bullshit...
if that would have happened on a regular basis ther practically would be no foreigners living here.
just my opinion...

[3somefan]

sounds like somebody had a mishap with some hooker and is totally pissed of at the DR...in his story he was first walking the street at 10 pm...then all of a sudden he was sitting in a restaurant....bullshit...if that happens to you first thing after you get out you call your embassy or a representative...I have been her for 17 years but never heard such a bullshit...
if that would have happened on a regular basis ther practically would be no foreigners living here.
just my opinion...

Thanks for chiming in Peter! I was hoping someone that has your expertise would. If you say it's bullshit...then I believe that alot more that someone I have never met.

Over On DR1, alot of people were talking about similar stories. From what I got from there, it sounded like this was common stuff. Have ya heard of these things happening or anything similar?

[MrHappy]

This story has sooo many hole in it that I'm not even going to comment on it.
You guys know BS when you hear it.

And 3somefan, some guy was thrown in jail for investigation of murder after he was involved in a fight that left the other person dead.

ALL persons suspected of a crime are kept in protective custody until the legal system figures out what happened.

It's incorrect to bring one incident into the story that has nothing to do with the BS story the OP wrote.

[3somefan]

This story has sooo many hole in it that I'm not even going to comment on it.
You guys know BS when you hear it.

And 3somefan, some guy was thrown in jail for investigation of murder after he was involved in a fight that left the other person dead.

ALL persons suspected of a crime are kept in protective custody until the legal system figures out what happened.

It's incorrect to bring one incident into the story that has nothing to do with the BS story the OP wrote.

I agree that the story sounds like BS.

However, what I was referring to by bringing the other situation was that, it seems like the Dominican Justice System is very screwed up to me. To hold a man without proof of him committing a crime, is a crime in it's self (IMHO). They could have took his passport so he couldn't leave as they investigated the crime. Shake downs and a messed up Justice System only frightens tourists and keeps them away. I think about this, "What if I was one of the unlucky ones, who by just being at the wrong place at the wrong time, could be held when a crime was never even committed by me!??!"

We do have this type of Judicial situation here in the US sometimes too though.

[JD426]

Dont kid yourself. Our system here in the US is pretty screwed up too.
GUILTY people with $ who walk free, and poor innocent people with only a public defender who take plea deals rather than possibly spend 15+ years hard time in jail for a crime they did not even commit. If thats not screwed up then I dont know what is.
And try getting out of a $105 Parking ticket in NY city. Your guilty til proven innocent,go take the day off from work and fight it. And $105 is more than those people in DR make in a month. Can you blame them for thinking we must all be rich, and easy marks for a scam.
Still not sure about this story, sounds very fishy to me.

[Beads]

The story has its questionable points but the guy came back on several times to answer questions and has another person who collaborated him telling the story in person and lives in Sosua. For him to push his point this far and be able to NAME some of the people who scammed him forces an investigation in my opinion. Is the story 100% true? whos knows but theres enough facts to warrant a SERIOUS investigation.

Do things like this happen in the US? Sure but does it make it ok? Hell no!

If this incident goes ignored it paves the way to allowing it to happen to anyone.

[3somefan]

If it is true Beads, I agree that there should be some sort of investigation.

I don't want this crap happening to me.

[TPdog]

I have learned (through members of ISOC) that to make copies of your passport and leave your original in a safe, always have the phone numbers of the US Embassy in your pocket as well as attorney's (listed in the US Embassy web-site)
Whenever you are in a 3rd world country you should take the necessary precautions to stay safe. I do not believe the story, but think that parts of it can be true. Are there bad cops in DR....hell ya, but what about Chicago, Detroit, NY, etc. be smart and know your where you are at!!!

[Hemp]

I have learned (through members of ISOC) that to make copies of your passport and leave your original in a safe, always have the phone numbers of the US Embassy in your pocket as well as attorney's (listed in the US Embassy web-site)
Whenever you are in a 3rd world country you should take the necessary precautions to stay safe. I do not believe the story, but think that parts of it can be true. Are there bad cops in DR....hell ya, but what about Chicago, Detroit, NY, etc. be smart and know your where you are at!!!

EXCELLENT POST!

CASE CLOSED!

[eastcoastallstar]

Fuck that bullshit, I'm an American citizen, I'd definitely call the embassy quick fast!!!

[Beads]

yea I would definitely be on the horn with the embassy among other people and places. something tells me in this type of situation they would take and keep your cellphone and not let you make any calls or it could foil their plans.

this is a very interesting story that I am curious to see if there is an outcome.

that guy posted peoples names that hes accusing so something will have to happen.

[Si_Poppi]

If this incident goes ignored it paves the way to allowing it to happen to anyone.Perhaps, but if Beanie won't file a complaint with his consulate, nothing will happen and maybe it's too late now anyways.
His reason for not wanting to involve the consulate is hard to believe.

Also hard to believe is that someone who has less than $6,000 to his name would move to the DR.

[Beads]

Perhaps, but if Beanie won't file a complaint with his consulate, nothing will happen and maybe it's too late now anyways.
His reason for not wanting to involve the consulate is hard to believe.

Also hard to believe is that someone who has less than $6,000 to his name would move to the DR.

he didnt move there he said he was only staying a few months.

[jensenspecial]

Beads, I understand that you tend to believe this guy who supposedly named a few people were involved..another failure in this made up story is the supposed mal treatment in jail...no cop would dare to touch or hit a foreigner in jail, if the foreigner would have had probs with cellmates they beat the shit out of the dominican cellmates and let him sit up front at the main office desk...these wild times were in in the era of Trujilllo and are long gone.
believe me this story is made up and aimed to hurt tourism in DR.
best regards,

[Beads]

Beads, I understand that you tend to believe this guy who supposedly named a few people were involved..another failure in this made up story is the supposed mal treatment in jail...no cop would dare to touch or hit a foreigner in jail, if the foreigner would have had probs with cellmates they beat the shit out of the dominican cellmates and let him sit up front at the main office desk...these wild times were in in the era of Trujilllo and are long gone.
believe me this story is made up and aimed to hurt tourism in DR.
best regards,


I hope it all turns out to be lies but it does need to be investigated since he named people and has other people who back his story who live in Sosua. Supposedly he is still in town visiting (which is also strange I would have left) but none the less his story needs to be looked at.

[Si_Poppi]

he didnt move there he said he was only staying a few months.You're right.
He planned to be there 6-12 months.
Still hard to imagine with less than $6k for him and his wife.

I can't believe the whole thing was made up.

I think Bushbaby summed it up pretty well.

"The scenario as I see it goes a bit like this (please correct me if I am wrong beanie).

beanie pops out for a cigar & walks into the closed restaurant,
cop sees this & asks him why, to leave, & checks for (or suggests) drug usage,
beanie gets indignant & aggressive (see later action in jail) & then storms away,
police sees his power being challenged & arrests beanie.
Beanie gets charged for suspicion of drugs & gets put 'inside' where he gets angry, shouts & yells & pulls bars away from there welded points (as he admitted).
Police try to restrain beanie & enforce a little "Dominican restraint", the other prisoners get angry with beanie for disrupting their usual peaceful state & a little enforcement of their own follows.
beanie is now charged with affray, damage to property & has to pay fine (THAT IS A LEGITIMATE FINE - fully documented with the 'reclamacion').
During this period, a lawyer attends to beanie's needs in legal matters (chosen or not by beanie) & has to pay the lawyer, which he refuses at first & then can not later because there are insufficient funds immediately available. Wife is advised of situation & then complies asap by getting funds from ATM (or similar).
Fine has been paid on the Sunday, solicitors are paid on the Tuesday with balance being paid on the Wednesday (5th day) & then he is released.

All this is within legal rights of the police & judiciary here & I think most of us would accept the right OF the police to proceed in this manner IF the scenario is correct. What I find to be beyond belief is beanie's rebuttal of the Canadian Consulate representative .......... UNLESS there was something outstanding somewhere which he wished kept quiet. It seems to me that the representative 'appeared' without beanie's request & THAT could have been because the Prison was following required protocol by informing the consulate following the realisation that beanie had not yet seen his consular representative!! ALL totally above board & legally correct procedures - NO scam, NO corruption & NO judicial malpractice! ................. Maybe." BB

[Beads]

thats a lot of maybes. In Sosua most gringos are there to party and police are well aware of it. If Beanie was simply sitting in a chair after a bar has closed right on the main drag he should not have been approached fro sitting in a closed bar if he is just smoking a cigar.

People get totally drunk EVERY night in Sosua and the police have to deal with it. If this cop who was also undercover doesnt have the ability to deal with drunk and beligerent people on a daily basis he shouldn't be working in Sosua.

So Beanie now kissing the cops ass when he shows up doesn't quite fly with me as to getting him arrested.

If this were true theres a BUNCH of board members who would be arrested on ANY trip they make to Sosua.

There has to be more to this story.

[Si_Poppi]

So Beanie now kissing the cops ass when he shows up doesn't quite fly with me as to getting him arrested.

If this were true theres a BUNCH of board members who would be arrested on ANY trip they make to Sosua.

There has to be more to this story."beanie gets indignant & aggressive (see later action in jail) & then storms away," BB

This does not sound like Beanie kissed the cop's ass.
Are you saying that a BUNCH of ISOC members do this?

It's probably more a matter of being in the wrong place at the wrong time and letting things escalate way too far.

[Goodmasterson]

From the legal stand point this story does not make any sense. Deniro made a good analysis of some of the "holes" within the story. A person who has been treated in such manner would not say "I still like it here". At most, an exageration of some sort. There are corrupt cops in DR as in any other Third World countries; however, this story does not pass the smell test. Just be careful and don't bring unnecessary attention to yourself while abroad. The embassy should be the first place to contact when something like this happened. The other agencies mentioned above are also a good idea. Finally, the news, either local or international, if available. They will also be one of my choices. I do speak Spanish and would make so much noise that people will think twice before visiting the country. There are a few young reporters here and abroad looking for breaking news like this one to get their names out there. It is a fact that the tourism in Aruba came to a stand still when the family of the slain high school teenager engage the press. They still counting the losses. If this story is true, this guy should contact CNN.

[Beads]

Supposedly he ate the bag of drugs in the police station. What a fucking wingnut! As new information comes out the story turns more into....

Beanie buys drugs and gets caught and has to pay for his release. Beanie is upset.

The guy should be happy the system was corrupt for him to be able to buy his way out of jail or hed be serving hard time in a DR jail. Not a nice place to be I bet.

[LM]

Supposedly he ate the bag of drugs in the police station. What a fucking wingnut! As new information comes out the story turns more into....

Beanie buys drugs and gets caught and has to pay for his release. Beanie is upset.

The guy should be happy the system was corrupt for him to be able to buy his way out of jail or hed be serving hard time in a DR jail. Not a nice place to be I bet.


Seems the story was not as it was told by Beanie......and swallowing drugs...fuck man, what was he thinking.

It was good that Rocky revealed the true version....

[Beads]

Seems the story was not as it was told by Beanie......and swallowing drugs...fuck man, what was he thinking.

It was good that Rocky revealed the true version....

Yea it was. He was put in a rough predicament but Beanie made it out like he was singled out for no reason. Thats some crazy shit.

I was warned about drugs on my first trip to the palace. John welcomed us and gave us the 5 minute speech which included

DO NOT BUY OR USE DRUGS IN THE DR! IT WILL COST YOU A LOT OF MONEY TO BUY YOUR WAY OUT IF YOU GET CAUGHT!

From what I have read it cost him $2500 USD to get off because he acted like a belligerent asshole the whole time. Thats a fair price actually when you consider he could have spent a few years in a DR prison.

[El Tiburon]

let add this to the equation.... maybe he was lit up.. that might be true cuz you know how word gets around in sosua...he might have bought some shit from a motoconch and they rat-ed him out.. so the guys(police) have an inside track... thinkin "this guys knows he's coked up, he sould just pay and not want any publicity"...he's 38 def of age to be party-ing...but that's the way i would be goin.. i wouldn't be thinkin "hey thats impossible the cops would do that" yeah right![/






is it true he was lit up? did someone find this out?.....
hey i think it was me that figured out he was coked up or something like that..

[JD426]

Supposedly he ate the bag of drugs in the police station. What a fucking wingnut! As new information comes out the story turns more into....

Beanie buys drugs and gets caught and has to pay for his release. Beanie is upset.

The guy should be happy the system was corrupt for him to be able to buy his way out of jail or hed be serving hard time in a DR jail. Not a nice place to be I bet.

Now you are starting to get to the truth. I was following this on DR1. Drugs were apparantly involved, which pretty much destroys this guys credibility and fully explains why he doesnt want help from the proper channels. If it quacks like a duck and walks like a duck....:rolleyes:

[tampabukkake]

If it quacks like a duck and walks like a duck....:rolleyes:

I ll fuck it !

[3somefan]

Damn that was one long thread to keep reading and reading and....

I sure am glad that the truth has come out in this situation. If I was caught for doing drugs, was disrespectful to the cops, refused to pay a bribe, swallowed the evidence, fought with the cops at the prison, and damaged property at the prison; I would expect the treatment I received in a 3rd World Country to be no less. In fact, I would be very thankful that I was still able to bribe my way out for as much as it took. Also, instead of staying around and trying to clear my name with a grand story on a open forum, I would high-tale my ass out of the DR!!! JMHO

[SJG]

Beanie proved himself to be just another stupid, scumbag, drug addict. He either got caught with drugs or was targeted for shakedown because he mouthed off about using drugs to too many people (probably in an attempt to score). He was too dumb to pay the $5000RD bribe to get away, so he went to the Sosua jail.

Being that he swallowed the baggie at the station, I tend to think the drugs where his as swallowing an unknown substance is just stupid X100. Once he did that, all chances of a quiet pay off where over and the next morning he went to POP jail.

Now he is officially in the system. He will have to pay court fees, fines, lawer fees, and damages to the Sosua jail when he probably freaked out from whatever he swallows and ripped the welds in the jail bars.

Since he is an obvious flight risk and foreigner, his own lawyers petitioned to have him held until his lawyer fees where settled (which is why the laywer shouted it was OK to let him go once he got his money at the prison, probably not an uncommon practice). He turned away the Canadian Consulate, probably because of his alledged drug history in Canada.

So instead of a simple $5000RD bribe, dumbass ended up shelling out over $64,000RD and should probably just leave the DR because every shakedown cop is going to be messing with him from now on.

Now I hear that the arresting officer is trying to get Beanie fired from his job as a certified dive instructor. Probably because the cop is pissed than instead of a nice bribe, he ended up having to do a bunch of paperwork. Not a bad thing, as I know I'd not want to have a dive instructor that is that stupid and a drug user to boot.

I almost want to know where this guy works so I can avoid it as I have considered dive lessons during a trip.

[Dick Dawson]

The fact that he hasn't posted in that thread in 2 days speaks volumes.

[Goodmasterson]

As I originally thought, the story did not pass the smell test. By reading the post it appears this idiot was into drugs, got cought, created his own mess and got what he deserve. If he wanted to do drugs he should have gone to Amsterdan. It is unfortunate that he decided to make up a story and thrash the country. Obviously, he could not take responsibility for his own stupidity. I am going to DR in October and I am glad I read this post; there is always something to learn.

[Jimmydr]

As I originally thought, the story did not pass the smell test. By reading the post it appears this idiot was into drugs, got cought, created his own mess and got what he deserve. If he wanted to do drugs he should have gone to Amsterdan. It is unfortunate that he decided to make up a story and thrash the country. Obviously, he could not take responsibility for his own stupidity. I am going to DR in October and I am glad I read this post; there is always something to learn.


All these sad stories usually involve a drug deal gone bad.

[SJG]

All these sad stories usually involve a drug deal gone bad.

No doubt. I think you where the first one to call bullshit in that thread too.

[tomgueguen]

No doubt. I think you where the first one to call bullshit in that thread too.

I was the first and it deserved me a solid F... you....