Take heed: Broad daylight hold up, an American senior victim

[doncoulter]

I find this kind of post borderline irresponsible. Who is the supposed victim here? I'm not asking for her name, but it would be helpful in assessing this report to know a little about her, other than that she is "an American senior." Is she a tourist? An occasional visitor? An expat? If the latter, how long has she lived here? Also, what does "all her cards" mean? Credit cards? Not to blame the victim, but why carry more than one in this town?

I also wonder who wrote this post. Since it's entirely enclosed in quotation marks, I assume it wasn't you, Doyle. It's unclear from the text whether the author witnessed the holdup, or whether anyone else did.

Finally, this makes no sense at all, at least to me: "Given the fact that no one was physically harmed and the amount involved was 50 piddling pesos . . . , she opted for getting the necessary document right away, and so that's that." In other words, she chose not to insist on an investigation!

A freaking gun was stuck in her face, but never mind?!? Instead of insisting that the cops do their job, the victim and her friend just tell Doyle so he can report it on Gtolist?!? What exactly is the point here, other than to instill fear in the credulous?!?

I hope other crime victims here will do their duty as citizens, residents, or responsible visitors, even when it's inconvenient.