People are often amazed at how bad things are in Haiti.
It's important that things go wrong in a place like Haiti. In the news business, every story's got to have a hook to get folks interested. Small-fry countries have to go the extra mile to generate their own press. Over the years, Haiti has discovered that the best methods are the messiest. Given its history, it should come as no surprise to the outside world that the spicy island paradise has become extremely accomplished in the art of violence.