On the night of January 1st, as Puerto Rico was recovering from an island-wide blackout, a small restaurant in Cabo Rojo, a beach town on the southwest coast, was facing its own trouble. A white tourist from the mainland United States who appeared, to staff, to have had too much to drink verbally attacked them when they refused to serve her more alcohol. She grew angry and, despite repeated requests, refused to leave. The restaurant’s owner called the police, who escorted her across the street to the Airbnb where she was staying. The woman returned, police intervention was again required, and she was escorted out a second time.
At midnight, the restaurant closed and everyone went home. About half an hour later, a security camera…
