I think this is good article because it doesn't just focus on the corrupt Goan police, it also discusses the responsibilities tourists must take when traveling abroad. I was in Goa a couple of years ago and found most locals to be very good people. Though I was only there about a week, I heard many of them complain bitterly about the corrupt police as well as the "non-Goans" (out of staters) who come in to profit from the riff-raff. However, due to the type of tourism the state attracts, I would probably never visit there again. Most of the younger tourists were stoned most of the time and walked around half-naked as if they were in the safety of their own back yard. The behavior of most of the tourists was so contrary to the locals' culture that I felt uneasy throughout my entire visit there as well as a little embarassed. If you are looking to meet other interesting travelers, Goa is definitely not the place.

Richan, New York, NY

What a ridiculous article. How such an article has spawned from over a tourist's (supposed) murder is beyond me. I'm sure Indians (amongst other nationalities) have been murdered in Britain - Indian's aren't on TV or writing belittling articles pitying the serious underlying societal problems in Britain with tones of forewarning and danger. I'm also fairly sure other foreigners have been murdered in India but its funny how the media in other countries don't seem to have many articles warning their fellow countrymen of the dangers of being on holiday in India? This article being a fairly clear example of why no-one seems to take British people seriously anywhere in the world anymore.

Sarah Quinlan, Munich, Germany

Having spent a year travelling in Asia and recently arriving in Thailand, i see the attitudes. Have the "travellers" dont come here to take any notice of the culture and attitude of the Thais, they just want to lead a crazy life and tough if people dont like it.

Generally in the world you need to go looking for trouble if you want to get in it, so if you hang out with a druggy crowd, something will go wrong. If you are sensible, you can appreciate everything these countries and the overwhelmingly friendly locals have to offer with ever feeling threatened.

Matthew, Pracuap Khiri Khan, Thailand

Yes Goa is becoming a dangerous place. But economics tells us if there is no demand there is no point in there being a supply. If there is no consumers for the drugs there will be no sellers/pushers of the same.

You should see the type of foreign tourists we get now a days. They have no regard for our laws and customs. They walk into our churches with practically nothing. I am a witness to the fact that an obese brit with no underwear wearing only a see though kimono walked into our holiest churches the basilica de bom Jesu and none of the guides had the decency to tell her otherwise. I challenge this tourist and all the other Brits like her to please walk into the Vatican City with just a V Cut Blouse

I hope the Keeling tragedy will force the tourists, Indian and foreign to take care in the future and try their best not to go against their better judgements. Please know our police here are worthless and can only harass the meek.

Sherwyn Dlima, Mapusa, Goa India

Yeah its true. Dont say Goa is unsafe for tourist, but its other way round, it is unsafe for us Goans. These tourist has spoilt the golden beaches of Goa. The tourism dept. should make it a point to protect these beautiful beaches and land of GOa.

SS, Kuwait, Kuwait

Basically the mother was forced to let the teen stay behind because she kicked up such a fuss......but how on earth can a mother leave a 15year old immature daughter in the custody of young men and move on to another state apparently on holoday ..unbelievable ..if the kid kicked up such a row they should have packed their bags and left for home ....
However the attempted cover up by the Goa police is unpardonable ...if they want the tourist trade to flourish , each and every single crime should be out in the open and the toursits should also be aware of the attitude of the locals , conflicting with that of their own ..

Bhat, Kerala, India

I'm writing this to show how some foreign tourists behave in Goa.
In February 2004, I and my German (girl)friend visited Calangute beach (in Goa) for a swim. We saw that many of the older foreign women were topless and the beach patrolmen dressed in blue were gawping at the younger girls romping in the waters.
A native boy clearly below 16 years of age was pinching a topless woman of about 35 lying on a reclining chair at her sides and she was giggling. My German friend was apalled. A few minutes later, the woman disappeared with the boy into one of the many temporary cabins behind the reclining chairs.
As it was none of our business to watch, we returned to the souvenir shops.
If foreign tourists in Goa would like to be intimate with local natives, clearly, there are risks involved and the police normally does not interfere and should not be blamed.

SM Hussain, Hyderabad, India

There are good times and unfortunately some bad. This is an incident.
Very good article you have wrote.
Good job.
quishor

quishor, macau,

Goa is like any other tourist destination. There are good times and unfortunately some bad. This does not necessarily mean to say that Goa is dangerous (as your headline seem to suggest or imply). Every place in the world is dangerous when criminals are out there. That doesn't mean everyone is a criminal. It could have happened in London, Paris, Madrid, New York literally anywhere. What parents have to be conscious of is to make sure that their kid(s) are safe and everyone in the family is having a good time. Holidays doesn't mean parents can loose their responsibility or hive it off to someone else leave alone people you knew only for weeks. Drugs & crime go hand in hand & problems facing the society in the UK & the number of crimes being committed here is far worse than what happens elsewhere around the world albeit few other countries. This incident does not mean Goa is unsafe but what it has exposed is the shortcomings of the local police force and this is what should address.

Tim, London, Britain