Dear Source:
You must be kidding! Let's see, if there are just three ships in harbor with 3000 people apiece, that makes 9000 people at a low estimate for the taxi drivers to get business from. The article didn't specify how many people can be on the Pirate tour at a time, but let's say 40. For three boats that is 120 or approximately .014% of the total of 9000. So because the Taxi Commission has a problem with not 14% but .014% of the people taking a water tour, we are seeing the police doing an "undercover crime bust"? I've been a St. Croix resident since 1997 and this has to rank right up there with some of the "greatest" crime stopping actions I've seen. Why don't the police concentrate on the thieves, drug dealers and real criminals? I'd be laughing if it wasn't so sad. Perhaps, if the taxi drivers are truly worried about crime, they could organize volunteer neighborhood watches and take turns patrolling some of the areas that the police aren't able to get to and call in crimes in progress. I bet lots of us would be very appreciative of that type of community activism.
Linda Morland
St. Croix
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