murder in sosua again. Is this true ?

[philly519]

http://dominicanwatchdog.org/dominic...nican_Republic


just found this on dominicanwatchdog.com... can anyone in sosua confirm this happened? and why ?

[Señor JDR of Medellin]

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[el toro]

The surviving victims said that the suspects were Haitian. They could very well be or he could have said that fearing retribution from the guys if they were Dominican.

[sopranostingray]

This happened weeks ago...old news.

[weyland]

Most crimes are blamed on Haitians. It is an easy "solve" for police statistics and keeps all the locals happy. And as El Toro says, it saves Dominicans from the dilemma of having to give evidence against other Dominicans with the strong possibility of reprisals. Think the USA in the Jim Crow days.

Also Haitians are less likely to own guns. They are expensive and ownership attracts attention whereas Dominican ownership would be more accepted.

Of course, that doesn't mean the criminals weren't Haitians. Haitians may be more desperate and reckless as they have less to lose. No doubt Haitians commit more than their share of crimes in relation to their percentage of the population, which is around 10%, but nothing like the number which the police and press attribute to them, which is more like 80%.

[philly519]

Most crimes are blamed on Haitians. It is an easy "solve" for police statistics and keeps all the locals happy. And as El Toro says, it saves Dominicans from the dilemma of having to give evidence against other Dominicans with the strong possibility of reprisals. Think the USA in the Jim Crow days.

Also Haitians are less likely to own guns. They are expensive and ownership attracts attention whereas Dominican ownership would be more accepted.

Of course, that doesn't mean the criminals weren't Haitians. Haitians may be more desperate and reckless as they have less to lose. No doubt Haitians commit more than their share of crimes in relation to their percentage of the population, which is around 10%, but nothing like the number which the police and press attribute to them, which is more like 80%.

yea i figured that, when im in sosua and i hear about someone being arrested for a crime 9 out of 10 times the policia put the blame on a haitian, im just trying to figure out if it was a random attack or a planned and targeted attack... but you never know what really happens, since they always wright up such great police and news reports hahahaha just kidding the dr's gov n police are a joke...so that's why i ask on here see if anyone knows the real story

[weyland]

... so that's why i ask on here see if anyone knows the real story

I have heard about dozens of these incidents (robberies, murders, kidnappings and other lurid events) in the seven years I have been coming to, and living in, the DR. The one thing I have learned for sure is we gringos never learn the real story, or at least, the whole story. For example there was a Dominican on Dominican killing in Puerto Plata a few years back that was discussed at length on DR1 and in the local papers as the motive was obscure. About two years later I found out that the killer and victim were half-brothers. That pertinent fact was certainly never mentioned in all the endless reporting and speculation at the time, though all the locals would have been aware of it.

[questner]

Take a read:

http://www.sosuaonline.net/site/inde...les&Itemid=561

DOMINGO 14 DE OCTUBRE DE 2012 17:26

Sosúa.- En la tarde de este sábado se registró una marcha improvisada en demanda a que se vislumbren datos sobre la muerte del reportero grafico, Wilkin Alfredo Mercado Colón, quien fuera ultimado por dos individuos, donde uno de ellos supuestamente había visitado al Coronel Ogando minutos antes y la comunidad exige que se diga que se habló entre ellos y el pueblo dice diferentes versiones que mantienen la indignación y la ira de la población.
Según una fuente más luego de la marcha, en la noche, se reunieron personalidades de Sosúa, donde hablaron sobre la muerte de Wilkin y el trato policial de parte del Coronel Ogando al caso. El General Almonte Morales creo una comisión investigadora.
Lo real del caso es que la comunidad está indignada y sufre por la muerte de un joven padre y reportero que es querido por todos aunque ya ha partido.

[philly519]

[QUOTE=questner;1174620]Take a read:

http://www.sosuaonline.net/site/inde...les&Itemid=561

DOMINGO 14 DE OCTUBRE DE 2012 17:26

Sosúa.- Wilkin Alfredo Mercado Colón, quien fuera ultimado por dos individuis


so this photojournalist was from sosua or killed in sosua ? and when did this happen ?

[theheights718]

[QUOTE=philly519;1174720]

Take a read:

http://www.sosuaonline.net/site/inde...les&Itemid=561

DOMINGO 14 DE OCTUBRE DE 2012 17:26

Sosúa.- Wilkin Alfredo Mercado Colón, quien fuera ultimado por dos individuis


so this photojournalist was from sosua or killed in sosua ? and when did this happen ?

Both...I believe it happened over the weekend. I seen a lot of chicas have his pic & or RIP Wilkin up on the facebook or IM. He worked at on the TV stations in Sosua. http://youtu.be/wuUtXUQqVPw Seen him a few times at El Flow & After One. Seemed like a cool kid that just liked to party with his peeps.

[philly519]

[QUOTE=theheights718;1174751]

Both...I believe it happened over the weekend. I seen a lot of chicas have his pic & or RIP Wilkin up on the facebook or IM. He worked at on the TV stations in Sosua. Seen him a few times at El Flow & After One. Seemed like a cool kid that just liked to party with his peeps.

dam...might have to bring a bulletproof vest and a 9 for my next trip

[sopranostingray]

[QUOTE=philly519;1174763]

dam...might have to bring a bulletproof vest and a 9 for my next trip

He was stabbed in the chest with a machete in Charamicos, not is Sosua. This was between two Dominicans, no gringos were involved.

[weyland]

He was stabbed in the chest with a machete in Charamicos, not is Sosua. This was between two Dominicans, no gringos were money

Charamicos is in Sosua. You mean not in El Batey. In fact Charamicos was the original township when El Batey was just a sugar plantation.

But if you mean gringos going about their lawful business in any part of Sosua are very safe, you would be quite right. If they don't get aggressive drunk, take drugs and aren't involved in some borderline business like money-lending they will be as safe as in any other holiday town round the world (except Torquay).

dam...might have to bring a bulletproof vest and a 9 for my next trip

That would make you more of a target, not less. Remember more than half the cops in the DR are in plain clothes. If you were unlucky enough to be near some situation, cops seeing a guy with a gun who is not one of their own might get nervous and decide to get their shot in first. They would know that if they shot someone carrying a gun they would be unlikely to be prosecuted or even disciplined.

[philly519]

[QUOTE=weyland;1174975]

He was stabbed in the chest with a machete in Charamicos, not is Sosua. This was between two Dominicans, no gringos were money[/quo
Charamicos is in Sosua. You mean not in El Batey. In fact Charamicos was the original township when El Batey was just a sugar plantation.

But if you mean gringos going about their lawful business in any part of Sosua are very safe, you would be quite right. If they don't get aggressive drunk, take drugs and aren't involved in some borderline business like money-lending they will be as safe as in any other holiday town round the world (except Torquay).


That would make you more of a target, not less. Remember more than half the cops in the DR are in plain clothes. If you were unlucky enough to be near some situation, cops seeing a guy with a gun who is not one of their own might get nervous and decide to get their shot in first. They would know that if they shot someone carrying a gun they would be unlikely to be prosecuted or even disciplined.

i was just kidding lmao how would i clear that stuff thru customs anyway

[WickedWillie]

dam...might have to bring a bulletproof vest and a 9 for my next trip

You're gonna shit your pants when you read about whats going down in Sosua (La Mulatta) today. No Haitians involved though.

[snoozer]

You're gonna shit your pants when you read about whats going down in Sosua (La Mulatta) today. No Haitians involved though.

Only a bunch of devil worshipers shooting it out with the cops. Just another day in paradise.

[WickedWillie]

Only a bunch of devil worshipers shooting it out with the cops. Just another day in paradise.

Make that heavily armed devil worshippers. 3 shot cops 1 dead German.

pic taken from a neighbours house at 10 this morning.

[snoozer]

Make that heavily armed devil worshippers. 3 shot cops 1 dead German.

pic taken from a neighbours house at 10 this morning.

Click to see pic

I remember hearing about this place a few years ago. Heavily armed security guards threatening anyone who got close to the property. I recall seeing a video of a piece that the German equivalent to 60 Minutes did on this guy. This is not far from where I stay when I am in town.

[deezl]

(roughly) translated from sosuaonline:

La Mulata, Sosua. - Early morning, left the units of the fire department to put out a fire in La Mulata, at the request of police in Sosua, it originated due to a shootout between police and foreigners, and after a fire on the same property, police reported three policemen wounded and a killed foreigner.

According to preliminary reports the case went to a German national, who allegedly shot and undertook three prosecutors and police officers who were conducting a raid,

Authorities seized an M-16, ten capsules, five cartridge espetas with zero charge, a pistol, a machine rellanadora cartridges and an armored vehicle, in addition to the closure of an indoor shooting range.

The police chief reported is still pending provide the name of the dead foreigner or of the policemen injured.

Just another day in paradise!

[Irie]

Make that heavily armed devil worshippers. 3 shot cops 1 dead German.

pic taken from a neighbours house at 10 this morning.

Click to see pic

Did Robert attempt to scooter home after another late night again?