The family of an American couple kidnapped in Haiti say they were traveling to the country to visit relatives but are now being held hostage for ransom money. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez has the latest.
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#nbcnews #haiti #kidnapping
Don’t travel. Broke people are being dangerous for money
Why would you go there in the first place seeing the instability?!
@esils If you say so kid. have a nice night
@Yurt okay go to haiti, but don’t expect anyone to come save your backside
@Chen Beixuan cultivating n shieeet I’ve been to Haiti many times. I don’t live my life in fear
@Yurt seeing you gonna cure them
@john lawful why does that matter? we all die but I certainly wouldn’t miss out and having one last time with a loved one even if it was just for a minute
They killed their own president, gangs rule Haiti, it’s on the news everyday, why doesn’t the U.S. government ban its citizens from traveling there? No flights or ships to Haiti should be available. The government knows people will find a way to put themselves in harm’s way.
you gotta have weed for biden to bail you out!
Probably was Barbecue & his gang that took them❗I pray they’re found safe & unharmed 🙏💚
If it’s not Barbecue, it might be the Popeyes..
Mah nuggas had it comin doe
@Carl steevewhatever they had they didn’t invite you tilapas lol
If you want ransom money, you should be kidnapping white people. Black ain’t going to get you anything
theyre haitians logic is not thier fortay
Don’t visit Haiti if you’re not from here
Their plan was to go to a weekend festival. What could go wrong if the news got out that you were visiting 🤔?
Even if I have family living there, I wouldn’t go. . Hope these 2 are found safe and return home.
They’re Haitian…
Shoulda listened to the fam, but nah you tough cUzz🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Colleen Peck lol why don’t you go to haiti as well then
Never never never go to Haiti. For any reason.
Never go to Bombay either. Ooops! Mumbai!
another trans mass shooter in Nashville
aother crazy yt guy you mean… usual suspects for mass murder..
Once again, do not go to places that the U S. tags as “unsafe” at different danger levels. Mexico, Haiti, North Korea; to name a few. There’s a good reason they keep that list. DO NOT BE RECLESS!
As long as your not American Mexico is quite nice
Don’t forget to add America to that list of very dangerous places.
No point
The US might do something if you were Anglo-Americans.
@Silent Night you must be a wakandian, always playing the victim its sad really
They might not. Did you see the Marine who’s still in a Russian prison even though the US brought that basketball player back to the states?
@Chico Dim Dim Paul Whelan? He’s accused of spying. A bit trickier than Brittany Griner’s charge.
@Silent Night Are you a Lawyer?
@Caydence * Only lawyers are allowed to comment or something?
Note to self: don’t visit Haiti
Or Mexico, either apparently.
@Tee Thomas Mexico is definitely not a Happy destination retreat vacation spot. Return flight might be in a box back home.
@Michael Mardling That’s definitely true if you are visiting on your own without the association of a travel advisor. I have been to Mexico and had a great time. However, I would NEVER enter the country ALONE on my own two feet.
@Tee Thomas Mexico is a huge country with 32 states. Some states are safer than others just like the USA
@Javi Ruiz True.
Nobody worn them about the dangers of voodoo
Idiots going to Haiti
Jeez. Americans don’t want to be told what to do or where they can’t go, but as soon as we go to places that are Level 4 *Do NOT travel* then it’s *help me US government*. Stop going to dangerous places. You are dollar signs to a country in crisis. If you want to go to Syria, Russia, Haiti, even Mexico, do it at your own risk. Taxpayers shouldn’t have to keep bailing people out when they make dangerous choices. I hope they get home, but the kidnappers want money. Hopefully they can get these people released without them, or the rescuers getting hurt or killed.
Their is no point in sending innocent Americans to Haiti to rescue them. High travel alerts mean you are traveling at your own risks. The US doesn’t pay ransom to kidnappers or governments!
Please add America to your list.
@Ray Men exactly!!! The USA is very dangerous
@Ray Men America got nothing on hati – that’s a whole nother ball game with very few laws to protect you 😕
🙏🏽👑 in Jesus Christ name I hope their okay
dum dums…
I sure hope this couple was found and come back home safe and okay
That’s what you get for going to Haiti lol
Play stupid game win stupid prize 😂.
Prayers on for you.May God send His angels to rescue them like Peter Acts 12
🥱🥱🥱
Now Haiti is going to be invaded. Does Haiti have some natural resources? 🥴🙄
Good farming land? I don’t think their country has many valuable resources.
No unfortunately. Just death and destruction.
Used to be sugar cane
pro tip: once you get out of haiti do not go back.
Visit Afghanistan next perhaps? 🙄
Iraq is actually a tourist spot now
Just Crazy how some of these people in these Countries Think just cuz they travel there?? They’re RICH!!!! Just Stupid people in those Countries!!!!
With all the chaos going on all around the world, I am staying my butt at home…period!
Just stop reading the news. It’s really not that bad.
Nobody curs🥱
@I A and you keep believing that!
@Barbara Peller what’s going on in Japan
Stay home and don’t be around people!!! With all the mass shootings in the USA it’s very dangerous
The disturbing fact is this, Africans tend to reproduce faster than other races except Hispanics. When you place this fact, on an island, limited land, there will be heightened conflict due to an ever increasing population and limited resources. A case study to say the least, for the future of humanity on planet Earth. 🕴️🗣️….🙇 This kidnapping could be real or staged. It’s been done before. Only God knows.
LET THOSE IDIOTS STAY THERE!!
I have more sympathy for the toilet paper I just flushed.
I smell propaganda… the U.S. economy is on a decline. It’s like their trying to scare people into not leaving with their money. Especially African-Americans, who are recognized as the biggest spenders. Now, all of a sudden, countries are kidnapping Black people, and the news is focusing on it.
Shut up
So watching what America does all day every day in other parts of the world. You’re going to show up in an economically decimated country and stick out like a sore thumb. All right.
Not too smart of a move. Everyone knows how dangerous it is over there. Many of the Haitians I know have told me they would take a trip there, even if it was free.
I’ve been to Haiti twice, in 2017 and 2019. It’s an intense society but nothing like how its portrayed.
Haiti, Venezuela lots of places to NOT go down here
War on Haiti for posing a danger to visitors and to Americans when they illegally immigrate to the U.S.
ZERO sympathy. Weigh risks as adults
How dumb can u be to go there how stupid
Horrible situation but bold move travelling to Haiti
For those that don’t know what a level 4 Travel Advisory means..
The U.S. State Department says the following, “This is the highest advisory level due to greater likelihood of life-threatening risks. During an emergency, the U.S. government may have very limited ability to provide assistance. The Department of State advises that U.S. citizens not travel to the country or to leave as soon as it is safe to do so. The Department of State provides additional advice for travelers in these areas in the Travel Advisory. Conditions in any country may change at any time.”
So yes, even though they had family there doesn’t make a difference. The U.S. itself now has limited assistance to help them in this situation.
Concerns about risk of kidnapping, crime and civil unrest are all prominent risk factors for Haiti, which borders the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean Sea. The country has experienced a number of natural disasters, which along with economic and social instability, contribute to chronic poverty. In October, the country’s prime minister asked for international security forces to help combat ongoing gang violence, stating that “the whole country has been taken hostage.” The travel advisory states that “U.S. citizens should depart Haiti now in light of the current security and health situation and infrastructure challenges.”
And for those that felt the need to place America on that list. I hope it feels good to have the freedom to say such outlandish statements while millions of people die all over the world due to plenty of corrupt political infrastructures that people are willing to die to escape from.
now nobody is gonna want to go to haiti
If you want to reduce crime, migration issues, etc, reduce the inequalities (and related fears) driving it.
#EqualityMovement #EmpathyRevolution #BEgiving #SomosUno
#iStandWithHaiti
Did they really eat barbeque
Just pay the ransom.
They did..
@KoKum So they got them back?
WHYYY??? like WHY would you go there???? now good luck getting out without getting in bad or even worst situation….
Screw ’em. Why would you even go there?
Those guys are passing that girl around like a joint right now
Why go to Haiti?
2 years ago the state department updated it’s “don’t travel to list” to include 80% of all countries in the world, Haiti has been on that list for decades. I rarely have ALOT of empathy for risky travel of pleasure.
No empathy for people who’s lived are at risk. You’re miserable.
Blacks brag how they want to go back home to Africa, they can surely go if they don’t like the easy care free life in America, Anyone else want to go to the African nations?
The us just wants ta raid that place bad lol
how are you named after Touissant and kidnapped in his own country? and you think the US is going to help? nope.
Send in the Marines!
Love of money is the root to all evil.
Can’t even travel anymore without Money greed BS. Smh
So selfish of them. Once you have a child, they are your main priority. Not some street festival. And I’m certain family there would understand why you’re not visiting. Unreal
They should’ve known .Why people so stupid
They didn’t watch the news before they went 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
That was stupid I could’ve told them don’t go
I hope these two return home safely 😥
bring them home lord
What’s wrong with ppl want to go to Haiti of all places.
The state department told everyone don’t go to that God forgotten place.
They gonna want more and more money. The haitian police not going to put themselves in danger. Don’t go to that place.
Americas are $$$.
Lend A hand oh Lord ,your eyes are in every place set them free,alive and well in Jesus name.
Praying
I pray for their safe return. May the Creator protect them and destroy all obstacles in their path.