St. Croix is the most dangerous place in the world...yeah, right.

Don't compare a terrorist event with crime. I wouldn't champion crime because of the low numbers versus terrorist event. We did have a police Chief shot and another officer shot with him in a gun battle with the bad guys not to long ago on St Croix.

you might want to ask the 70 year old female who was beaten in barron spot how dangerous she thinks stx is

A terrorist??? Where's the facts on this? Did they announce that this was a terrorist act?

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There's so much speculation right now. We don't have any info from the "suspects". They haven't even officially linked them with the bombing. No doubt these guys are bad news but why are you so quick to make your own assumptions in this situation? I also can't believe that the one 19 year old outwitted cops and FBI and is on the run. That's crazy.

The president said that terrorism is any bombing aimed at civilians. Not quite. Terrorism is any attack on civilians for a political purpose. Until you know the purpose, you can't know if it is terrorism.

My heart goes out to the families. It's a sad sad sad time were living in.

Barack Obama, Who happens to be the President of the United States of America, commenting on the Boston Marathon Bombing of April 2013 declared ("Quote") Anytime bombs are used to target innocent civilians, it is an act of terror.

I made no assumption as to who did it or what , I stated a terrorist event. as compared to crime. Also try to look up the definition of terror, terrorist. Since you like TV go to the learning channel you might be able to pick up some tips on reading comprehension.

"More people were killed in this one episode than the number of people murdered on STX to date"

Just off to a slow start give it time. Its only April.
You are in Denial. Rusty. Its Ok you have alot of company who think just like you.

Perhaps it is you that needs clarification.

An act of terror and an act of terrorism are two different things. One is religiously/politically motivated, one is not.

"In order to trigger the post-9/11 federal reinsurance program, a violent act must be certified as an “act of terrorism” by the Secretary of the Treasury — currently Jack Lew — in agreement with the Secretary of State and the U.S. Attorney General. A spokeswoman for the Treasury Department said that no certification has been issued."

http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2013/04/17/certifying-an-act-of-terror/

actually i think we are tied. or 1 ahead. but he likes to deny the crime on the island. now i do appreciate that he seems to love the island as much as he does, but never turn a blind eye to what is going on in our community because one day it might get you.

most crime does not seem to be reported anyhow

Perhaps it is you that needs clarification.

An act of terror and an act of terrorism are two different things. One is religiously/politically motivated, one is not.

"In order to trigger the post-9/11 federal reinsurance program, a violent act must be certified as an “act of terrorism” by the Secretary of the Treasury — currently Jack Lew — in agreement with the Secretary of State and the U.S. Attorney General. A spokeswoman for the Treasury Department said that no certification has been issued."

http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2013/04/17/certifying-an-act-of-terror/

The federal reinsurance defines a violent act which must be certified as an "act of terrorism. A certification does not define terrorism, An act of terrorism in nature is any Political, Religious, and ideological pursuit, it is meant to instill fear, coercion, intimidation. So Federal reinsurance is only concerned about what constitutes terrorism for payment. Use a dictionary not a blog!

LF,

What is a "consparacy"?

Your a crack up man. Good times. We obviously differ on many points. I'll just call it a difference of opinion. We're wasting too much energy on arguing. Peace 🙂

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I never said that St Croix is the most dangerous place in the world... I only said that it is the most dangerous place that I have ever lived.

I would rather live here than in Afghanistan or Waziristan. However EVERY location in the 50 states is safer than STX on average.

By no means means am I attempting to minimize the crime issuses in the USVI, but the statistics, when compared with other places in the the country/world are somewhat deceiving. A city like Washington DC does not come across as one of the most dangerous places in the world statistically because of its size. However, if you look at the DC neighborhood of Anacostia, with a population roughly the size of STX, about 65,000, you might think differently:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacostia#Crime

Bottom line is that even one violent act is one too many.

"No more hurting people. Peace" - Martin Richard

anacostia used to be nice when i was a kid. have not been there since. when to lots of cop picnics there

anacostia used to be nice when i was a kid. have not been there since. when to lots of cop picnics there

don't know when 'used to be" was, but sure wasn't a nice or a safe spot in the late 60's.

mid 60's to early 70's i loved going there when the park police had their picnics. of course there were nothing but cops around so i always felt safe

To all those people who keep hollering on this board about the "crime rate" in STX and how dangerous it is to live here, how about you move to, say, Boston....

At least we're not putting nails and BB pellets into pressure cookers to blow up perfect strangers just because, and we're not leading police on gun battles through our towns, and we're not being locked down due to extreme violence.

More people were killed in this one episode than the number of people murdered on STX to date.

Just sayin'

Your "police" are too corupt or too chicken to engage in anything. Show me where it states the police looked the other way because they didn't care or were too scared to do their jobs. Or better yet some how related to the perps and said they didn't see anything. The perps were taken out and it's over. They didn't get a slap on the wrist and set free like in the VI. So maybe you should move to let's say Boston were real justice is done.

Just sayin.

Oh yeah. Let's not forget how crime in the VI is kept quiet. Like the shooting at Iggies last year. How do you know how many people were killed there when it's covered up routinely?