28772: Chriswlow: (reply) Re: 28674: Corbett: On the the rash of kinappings in Haiti (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: chriswlow@aol.com

 Well, I am in Haiti right now. I think when people are outside the country it 
is difficult to convince someone to come in. But life does go on. No I do not 
think that it is possible to run the risk of having your loved ones harmed. One 
must negotiate. Some do have the courage to tell the police where these 
kidnapping houses are and some do get raided. Yes, it is true that there are 
some police involved as well. I think that it is stressful to go through the 
negotiations, but the fact that many have been through it and gotten their 
loved ones back makes it more of a business negotiation. I am not minimalizing 
the emotional stress it causes before and after, but I will say that people's 
first worry is not that the person maybe killed.
The other thing to remember is that this is happening in and around Port Au 
Prince, The vast majority of people are not under this kind of threat. So  I 
still hope that people will come to Haiti. Just spend less time in Port.

Chris in Lagonav

The Matènwa Community Learning Center Co-director

"Live simply so that others can simply live."