Wow this is a bad experience. Have not read everything, but hopefully you find a better way and can finally learn and enjoy scuba diving.
It is not your fault, in retrospective of course one can find a lot of red flags, but unfortunately very often you only really learn this with experience in the field.
I think reporting both to Padi as well as police is the appropriate thing to do.
For future or ither beginners its probably be wise to repeat:
Check with the agency (padi, ssi, naui, ...) if the listing is still active
Do not trust an operator/shop who does not have an active webpage
If you feel uncomfortable you can say no - always.
Same for dives: everyone can abort a dive for whatever reason anytime - and that not be questioned and it is ok.
Personally I can understand it. There is lonwy, an expectation and "its almost over" very hard to say no.
It is not your fault, in retrospective of course one can find a lot of red flags, but unfortunately very often you only really learn this with experience in the field.
I think reporting both to Padi as well as police is the appropriate thing to do.
For future or ither beginners its probably be wise to repeat:
Check with the agency (padi, ssi, naui, ...) if the listing is still active
Do not trust an operator/shop who does not have an active webpage
If you feel uncomfortable you can say no - always.
Same for dives: everyone can abort a dive for whatever reason anytime - and that not be questioned and it is ok.
Personally I can understand it. There is lonwy, an expectation and "its almost over" very hard to say no.
