Aruba Take Notes, This is how you treat victims and criminals and Do Damage Control

Aruban authorities and government officials may want to make a phone call to the PM Aruba MP Prime Minister of St Vincent to understand how one is supposed to act following a horrific crime. Aruba take notes:

It was reported earlier that four men were arrested in St Vincent for the rape and beating of two Florida teenagers and their mother. The horrible event was condemned by the Prime Minister as being just that, “dastardly criminal acts.”

Aruba take a good look at how people are supposed to act when they care about the ramifications of a crime and how it may impact them.

Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves and Leader of the Opposition Arhnim Eustace expressed sadness over the incident and urged the family to make themselves available to give evidence in the trial.

(Dr Ralph Gonsalves)

Gonsalves last week described the alleged incidents as “dastardly criminal acts” even as he identified a need for some damage control. Gonsalves told reporters last week that government had offered to have the alleged victims return to St Vincent for every stage of the trial, at the expense of the state.

Aruba, imagine if you had taken this tact from the very beginning, middle and end of Dompig BD

the investigation. Treating criminals like criminals and victims like victims. Imagine if you had not blamed the family of Natalee Holloway or even Natalee Holloway, as Gerold Dompig did, stating she died of an accidental overdose. Look at the reaction that Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves received from the victims in this heinous crime. Aruba, you have much to learn in people skills as how to treat such a delicate situation like a family losing their daughter.

Gonsalves last week described the alleged incidents as “dastardly criminal acts” even as he identified a need for some damage control. Gonsalves told reporters last week that government had offered to have the alleged victims return to St Vincent for every stage of the trial, at the expense of the state.

“The victims acknowledge that our country is peaceful and law-abiding but that there are a few persons who are seeking to disturb our peace and tranquillity and who are criminally minded,” Dr Gonsalves who is also Minister of National Security said.

He added: “And we have to stamp out those elements and get them on the straight and narrow and where they are not coming on the straight and narrow they must be in the prison, away from law abiding people.

You take the matter seriously from the beginning, you don’t blame the victim and you don’t cover up crimes and make your tourism more important than human life. Aruba, also take note from above. Instead of whining about the expense that it has cost you in searching for a tourist that went missing on your island, you do everything in your power and foot the bill without saying a word.

Gonsalves told reporters last week that government had offered to have the alleged victims return to St Vincent for every stage of the trial, at the expense of the state.

Aruba, no one cares how much you have spent for the searches of a person that went missing on your island on your watch. You have more than made your fair share of money from US tourists.

Aruba, read these words from St Vincent Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves. Where were these words and actions from the Aruban Prime Minister?

“This paramount act of criminality offended the sensibility of all right thinking people.”

You offer people help. You offer people comfort. You offer people communication in the case and ask them to be a part of it. THIS IS NORMAL.

What is not normal is what Aruba did to the Holloway and Twitty’s

Tell Dave Holloway to go to C&C’s, have a beer and she will show up
Blame the family for their involvement for the cases initial failures
Not bother to consider what occurred as a crime and not investigate
Blame the victim for her own death
Blame the family for your declining tourism
Blame the media for bad coverage
You don’t provide insults, you provide compassion

Take some responsibly for what happened, other Caribbean islands seem to. You wonder why Americans feel the way they do and have decided to not return?

What a difference an island makes.

(Hat Tip: RR)