I traveled in Colombia several decades ago -- in tourist areas, while it was still safe. I never felt SO FAR from Washington, DC and the legal protection of this country. No other country has the laws, the order, the protection of the citizen. And we have English Law -- innocent til proven guilty. It is naive to assume that you have the same protection or the same law enforcement ANYWHERE else in the world. Including Aruba. It looks like Paradise but it is NOT.
Funny thing though, in Columbia you have the second amendmant, but not in dc.