just pay the cabbie

[Marilyn]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Pepper</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Everyone gets jacked at least once while on vacation. What are you going to do about it? Stupid kids....I guess they were trying to 'keep it real'. </div></div>

I got supremely screwed by a cab driver in Mobay when I was um &quot;not at myself&quot; I cursed his asssss out though...Oh and by screwed I am speaking FINANCIALLY.

[jaith2]

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thanks for this post, seveen....i've had a fun day off reading all about it on caribena.com.

i've been through a court situation in jamaica....so i can really appreciate all this fun. but i was the one who had hair pulled out, not the police!

i hope they realize this could drag on for 6 months....

[Seveen]

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it seems amazing that 12 people can go anywhere for $50

how big was that taxi?

[Pepper]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Marilyn</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Pepper</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Everyone gets jacked at least once while on vacation. What are you going to do about it? Stupid kids....I guess they were trying to 'keep it real'. </div></div>

I got supremely screwed by a cab driver in Mobay when I was um &quot;not at myself&quot; I cursed his asssss out though...Oh and by screwed I am speaking FINANCIALLY. </div></div>

[A_J]

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Presumably the original cab ride was not to the police station, it was to some tourist destination, and they only got taken to the police station after refusing to pay. When I first read the article I thought &quot;$100 is a lot for a cab ride&quot;, but after realizing it was for 12 people, it seems not unreasonable.

Pushy New Yorkers in Yankee caps, that's what they are. I agree with the subject line.
A_J (Red Sox fan)

[Dr.Dudd]

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Seriously where does some of those african Americans get those names with so many constonants you have to wonder if they are not heavy to carry around??
I mean that name could share for 4 people and still have letters to spare.<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Marilyn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You could have saved the picture as soon as I saw the name
.Shoshannah Henry..I knew </div></div>

[Dr.Dudd]

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I generally walk far from New Yorkerk peop;le to. Especially iof they wear Yankee caps.
I think they wer just inexperienced,
Many people travelling for the first time, tend to use their home knowledge to gudge the behavior of others. so they just decide that they were beingb robbed. they forgot that they were tourists. but the cabbie could do better. Then the police without uniform.
well if I seesome people raining down blows, with or without uniform I won't just sit an stake it.
I hav eto die trying, but i am nobody's baseball.<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jaith2</div><div class="ubbcode-body">12 people are gonna have a cabbie drive them to the cops over $50?....that's only $4 apiece....so much for proving a point.

but then, i like to avoid confrontation if the price is not too dear....

dudd....interesting that you make the connection that they were white vs black.....cuz i was thinking 12 20yo from NYC....there's gonna be a fight!!!! </div></div>

[mokatee]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Marilyn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
I'm just having fun messin with you...yak is short for Cognac- as in Cousvoisir or one of the popular brands Remy Martin is top of the line. Brothers love that stuff

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And lushy sistahs too

[Marilyn]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dr.Dudd</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Seriously where does some of those african Americans get those names with so many constonants you have to wonder if they are not heavy to carry around??
I mean that name could share for 4 people and still have letters to spare.<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Marilyn</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You could have saved the picture as soon as I saw the name
.Shoshannah Henry..I knew </div></div> </div></div>

It's all in an effort to make themselves and the child feel &quot;special&quot; &quot;different&quot; a Unique individual pon this earth because you know what,,,,,in our hearts and minds we(some) feel none of that.

[rudemonk]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Seveen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A group of New York tourists said Tuesday that a brawl they blame on plainclothes police officers in Antigua has turned their Caribbean holiday into a nightmare.


An Antiguan lawyer for the six tourists from Brooklyn
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FULL STOP, lmao.

I always know when NY is in a venue, the gauntlet of pan chicken men etc. gets very tense lol...you don't touch other people in nyc, especially not on the street...they don't take kindly to the gentle 'leading' c'mere... It can quickly escalate to defcon 4 lol.

[ackeepod]

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prolly a minivan

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: A_J</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Presumably the original cab ride was not to the police station, it was to some tourist destination, and they only got taken to the police station after refusing to pay. When I first read the article I thought &quot;$100 is a lot for a cab ride&quot;, but after realizing it was for 12 people, it seems not unreasonable.

Pushy New Yorkers in Yankee caps, that's what they are. I agree with the subject line.
A_J (Red Sox fan)


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[MsExced]

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THis past July 10 of us took a cab (minivan) in the Bahamas.

We each paid $20US for the driver to take us around. We thought that was cheap.

[Boopie2]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Seveen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">it seems amazing that 12 people can go anywhere for $50

how big was that taxi? </div></div>

In the first place the driver said $50.00, when he dropped them off he said $100.00, 50 both ways. In the second place the article said it was a van. Between the six of them, they should have paid the guy. You can see a detailed article on www.BlackAmericaWeb.com

Antigua Tourists Share Account of Police Beating
Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 4:50 am
By: Jackie Jones, BlackAmericaWeb.com


Six Brooklyn tourists on trial in Antigua and Barbuda on charges stemming from a dispute with a taxi driver issued a lengthy statement Wednesday outlining their version of events.

Rachel Henry, 27, Shoshannah Henry, 24, Dolores Lalanne, 25, Nancy Lalanne, 22, Joshua Jackson, 25, and Mike Pierre-Paul, 25, were part of a group of a dozen Brooklynites aboard a Carnival Cruise ship docked at Antigua earlier this month. The six negotiated a $50 fare with a cab driver to tour the island, but ended up in a dispute with the cabbie when he demanded double the amount at the end of the ride. When the group refused to pay the new amount, he drove the passengers to the police station.

According to the statement, read at a news conference in Brooklyn on Wednesday, the group agreed to go to the police station, but instead of going to the station near the port where the ship was docked, the cabbie drove the tourists to a police station in an unfamiliar area. It was there, the group said, that they were placed under arrest and beaten by police.

Kevin Powell, a community activist and writer who organized Wednesday’s news conference, told BlackAmericaWeb.com that authorities had dragged out the process. The case Powell was told would only last a day or two is dragging toward its third week.

There were reports that the Rev. Jesse Jackson may traveling to Antigua in an attempt to negotiate a settlement with authorities to gain the tourists' release. Powell said late Wednesday he had not spoken with Jackson, but was glad to see greater attention focused on the situation in the Caribbean nation.

On Tuesday, Carnival did not return a call from BlackAmericaWeb.com seeking comment, but the New York Daily News reported a spokeswoman for the cruise line denied reports that it had left the tourists hanging and only recently in touch with their families.

Carnival &quot;has been in frequent contact with these individuals and a variety of assistance has been provided,&quot; spokeswoman Jennifer de la Cruz told The News.

Below is the full statement prepared by Dudley Brutus, one of the group of the tourists, which was read at Wednesday's news conference.

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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

On August 30, 2009, Martine Larochelle, Kirstie Mauze, Joshua Jackson, Nancy and Dolores Lalanne, Antoinette Lovelace, Rachel and Shoshannah Henry, Natacha Chicoye, Edwine and Dudley Brutus and Mike Pierre-Paul, embarked on an 8 day cruise on the Carnival Victory ship leaving from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Throughout the week, we visited the following islands: St. Thomas, Dominica, Barbados, St. Lucia, Antigua and St. Kitts.

On Friday, September 4th, 2009, we docked on the island of Antigua, where the majority of the group wanted to go to the beach, while Shoshannah wanted to rent All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs). As we disembarked from the ship, Martine was greeted by a van operator who agreed to take us to the beach and rent ATVs afterwards. Martine negotiated a flat fare of $50 for a trip to the locations, to which the driver agreed. Martine shared the agreement with the group, and we all walked with the driver towards his minibus, which was parked separately from the other taxi cabs. While in the minibus, we asked the driver permission to use his cell phone so we could inquire about the renting costs for the ATVs. He informed us that we would need to purchase a phone card to put minutes on his phone so we can use it. The driver took us to a store, where Martine, Kirstie and Joshua went in to buy the phone card. While inside the store, Martine decided the .....


I just copied the first page, there is more of the article.

[Seveen]

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the <span style="font-weight: bold">Antigua 6</span> are still down there standing trial

one guy says he's gonna lose his job

the incident happened September 4

[Dr.Dudd]

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He probably lost it already and don't know yet. Youwait tikl he get home.
Rent don't pay they miove out his stuff and new tennant and thing. All for a 4 dollar and some common sense.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Seveen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">the <span style="font-weight: bold">Antigua 6</span> are still down there standing trial

one guy says he's gonna lose his job

the incident happened September 4





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