Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:36:45 +0530 From: "Frederick Menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: rediff.com > Is Goa still safe for tourists?
Vicky Nanjappa in Goa March 10, 2008 14:57 IST Last Updated: March 10, 2008 15:37 IST Is the sun setting on Goa? The deaths of 15-year-old Scarlette Keeling and 34-year-old Michael Harvey, both British nationals in Goa, that too in quick succession has made this place a talking point and a pet bashing subject for the foreign media. > These deaths raise the question whether Goa is still a safe destination for tourists. > Mario responds: > Sun setting on Goa? Hardly. Get a grip, Vicky! > These deaths may be a bonanza for ambitious journalists but let's not forget the incredible irresponsibility of Scarlett Keeling's mother in all this, for leaving a 15-year-old girl in India for the first time with a 25-year-old male "tourist guide" in the drug and alcohol sozzled and free sex environment of Anjuna. > What kind of mother is this? > Goa is about as safe for Brits as Britain is, for those involved in the drug culture. Anyone who hangs around the drug culture, whether in Britain or Goa or anywhere else in the world has a higher probability of meeting a violent and premature demise. > I'm glad to read that there have been no cancellations due to these widely discussed incidents. >