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Re: American Tourist Kills Anguilla Hotel Employee
[Re: Julius]
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04/27/2019 07:52 AM
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That's a weird story. My first thought was that it was a drug deal gone bad..
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Re: American Tourist Kills Anguilla Hotel Employee
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04/29/2019 04:34 PM
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I think it’s very possible there is more to the story, much of which may never be known. After reading most everything I could find on the subject , and focusing just on legitimate news sources ( not the social media campaigns) my impression is this: There is much in the defendants story that doesnt make sense. The action taken doesn’t seem to mesh with the alleged demand for valuables at knifepoint. Especially with family members in the room. Wouldn’t most folks hand over whatever was being demanded , then take action when the intruder has left ? Safety first, then get assistance from hotel staff and law enforcement. There are many possibilities, but the strangulation seems like an act of rage more than anything. The hotel worker may have been in possession of a knife ( he was a maintenance man after all, and might use such a tool from time to time) but might have used it as a frantic attempt to save himself being strangled to death. That it was broad daylight and the hotel worker was on the job and possibly known to the defendant makes it even more unusual. The robber would have little chance of not being caught. Many things are possible, but I understand the Anguillians skepticism at the story, and in their government.
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Re: American Tourist Kills Anguilla Hotel Employee
[Re: steveandcindylou]
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04/30/2019 09:31 AM
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It's just so weird, by all reports, this seems so out of character for the person who was killed, but also seems out of character for a banker to kill someone with their bare hands. Weird..
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Re: American Tourist Kills Anguilla Hotel Employee
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04/30/2019 01:09 PM
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That sounds good and valiant, but you are assuming a lot. The defendant said he was being robbed, not assaulted, nor did he say a family member was attacked and he rushed in to defend them. Two different scenarios. Defending your family means escalating a simple robbery to a much more dangerous situation. The circumstances and method of killing in particular suggest there could be more to the story. The weapon in question was a knife. If the robbery was thwarted , do you subdue the assailant and take the knife, or proceed to strangle them past the point of consciousness and even to death? This may have been a rage induced reaction to something other than robbery. Many robberies and crimes against tourists are crimes of “ opportunity”. What robber sees confronting an entire family in their room at a luxury resort where they are employed ( during their own work shift ) as a golden opportunity to pull off a heist ? Also, this happened in Anguilla, not say, Florida. What does the law say about what was done in this circumstance? There is much yet to be known in this bizarre case.
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Re: American Tourist Kills Anguilla Hotel Employee
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04/30/2019 01:11 PM
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It needs more investigation. That being said, if an armed assailant enters a room occupied by a wife and children, there are two choices: defend your family with all you've got, or cower in the corner and HOPE nothing bad happens to your family. Myself, I would choose the first, when the opportunity was there. Your ideas may vary. All it takes for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing. So handing over some valuables and then calling authorities is not an option if being robbed ?
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Re: American Tourist Kills Anguilla Hotel Employee
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04/30/2019 01:18 PM
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Parrotfish--Huhm, I wonder how old the girls were, and I wonder where the wife was supposed to be in the situation? Supposedly the girls were there when this happened, but not the wife?
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Re: American Tourist Kills Anguilla Hotel Employee
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Oh, ok. Now THAT is weird. She videos her husband beating someone to death?
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Re: American Tourist Kills Anguilla Hotel Employee
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Oh, ok. Now THAT is weird. She videos her husband beating someone to death? Carol, this whole situation is WIERD! Too many unanswered questions. We may never get the whole story.
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Re: American Tourist Kills Anguilla Hotel Employee
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Laurel--as in, the husband thought his wife was romantically involved with the man that was killed?
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Re: American Tourist Kills Anguilla Hotel Employee
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Point well taken. Speculation, particularly speculation in print, does little beyond starting rumors. This is sad for everyone involved.
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Re: American Tourist Kills Anguilla Hotel Employee
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Could you post a link to the story? Anything new going on with this?
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Re: American Tourist Kills Anguilla Hotel Employee
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Re: American Tourist Kills Anguilla Hotel Employee
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Second link did in fact work for me. All of that information surely does shed some new light on the whole situation!!
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Re: American Tourist Kills Anguilla Hotel Employee
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Re: American Tourist Kills Anguilla Hotel Employee
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UpdateHapgood has failed to show up for a hearing. I don't understand why the charges aren't just being dismissed, based on the blood test results.
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