"The people need to leave the gendarmes alone to do their work they need to understand that the gendarmes only have two hands and one head. We also have our wives and children whom we need to be with" those were the words of one particular gendarme who was at the French Quarter outpost Saturday night. He made clear he began working at 12 noon and he did not see his wife and children since. The gendarme who was obviously angry said that the people of St. Martin need to forget the Dutch and American systems because they French is not the same. He further said that St. Martiner's need to know the French laws which are what he has to execute.
The gendarme in question was obviously angry at his own system and instead of expressing his feelings to his colleagues he did to victims who are at the mercies of the gendarmes. "Leave the gendarmes work" is what he said on numerous occasions.
The other surprise for this reporter is when we were told that the local people ought to expect what is happening today. In the beginning the tourist were the ones who were attacked and now since there is no more tourists the attackers will prey on the locals.
