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Originally Posted by crockett
Seriously look into the crime issues.. People there don't live behind prison style security fences for nothing. Some here claim there are no issues, but really why is it they always tell you "not to do anything stupid".
I was going to go to CR but I'm going to curacao insted.
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Crime here is little different to elsewhere crockett tho less than the US and a few other western countries. The main crimes by far, is petty theft (throw credit card fraud into that category) and this is predominantly around the San Jose area.
Unfortunately, the main source of crime is from folks living here illegally and who have "escaped" Nicaragua to try and earn a better living here. It's hardly surprising they have to resort to theft to stay alive - but the govt is fairly tolerant of them, but cracking down and shipping them back home.
Other prob major source of crime on a higher level is from immigrants (legal one's) who get involved in... all kinds of stuff.. drugs dealings, fraud etc. These folks are mainly from the US and, it's often the case they already have existing warrants issued in the US.
One woman from the NY area I knew who had been living here for around 12 years, - butter would not melt in her mouth
She had since married (to a high profile person in the car biz). One day a group of masked/armed officers arrived on her doorstep to arrest her for a .. think it was around $12mill fraud in the US years back and where a US judge had an outstanding warrant. She was shipped by to the US to stand trial and nobody talks about that
Curaçao and the islands are not much different - it may take other forms, but they still seem to attract "escapees" from other nations. You just have to select who you care to mix and associate with - there are people you speak to and others you don't want to go near with two sets of rubber gloves on.