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Indiamike.com at http://www.indiamike.com/india/showthread.php?t=6329 has a debate going on Police harassment in Goa. This is from a foreign tourist perspective. Interesting, and needs to be looked at closely.
See http://www.indiamike.com/india/showthread.php?t=6329
Quote: Funnily enough we were pulled over by an arrogent police
officer on the strech of road between Arambol and Morjim whilst
riding a rented scooter with no documents etc.
Police man threatened jail etc for our misdemenour but eventually
settled on 100rps.
The following day same spot he pulled us over again and started
going through his routine until he realised that ha had already
fined us the day before, he then very politely waved us on and
allowed us to go.
Whenever I am traveling north of Anjuna/Vagator I make sure that
I do not carry more than a fifty or hundred rupee note in my side
pocket to give to the bent coppers otherwise I am sure that if
you pulled out a wallet stuffed with notes you would be relieved
of it all!!!!!!!!!" ENDQUOTEQUOTE: "They can bust you for no specific reason. I was asked for my passport last year outside Titos. I don't carry it on my person and I was taken in to the Calangute cop shop. The sub inspector on duty was surprised that I spoke Hindi and simply opened his desk drawer and said "chalo boss. Isme thoda vajan dalo". I gave him all the cash I had which was a few hundred rupees and he was happy." ENDQUOTE
QUOTE: "My husband and I are ex-police in the UK and have made contact with the police in Goa and I know that our young police-man friend payed 60,000rps (?750) to obtain a job with the Goa Police after he had done his training. He tells us that he only earns a minimum Goan wage but he has the best Kinetic scooter on the market, built 2 tourist flats plus one for his parents and told us recently he had bought a Yamaha motor-bike." ENDQUOTE
QUOTE: "Drug is a menace people face and so is paedophilia. Tourists do come to Goa for these too. Goa is in that arc connecting Philippines, Bangkok & SL. It's no secret. This puts everyone in the suspicion net, like the policemen say 'we are paid to be suspicious'
"If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. Leave the poor corrupted cops alone. If you are on the right side and face trouble from them go to a very senior officer and make a complaint. I'm sure they would take action. Though there are many rotten eggs, it's wrong to say that all are a nexus with malicious aims. No. It's not."
You can add your bit there too. FN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Noronha (FN) Nr Convent Saligao 403511 GoaIndia Freelance Journalist P: 832-2409490 M: 9822122436 http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks http://fn.swiki.net http://www.ryze.com/go/fredericknoronha http://fn-floss.notlong.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
