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British tourist sentenced to three months in Dubai jail for ‘insulting’ airport staff
(www.independent.co.uk)
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Love how much OP is shilling for UAE. I doubt OP would be so okay with the jail sentence if it were them who had to serve it.
Just because I'm not accepting of much of the vile behavior that is tolerated in the West does not mean that I am shilling for the UAE.
Potty mouth language is ViLe wEstErn bEhavIor, meanwhile UAE has slaves and treats women as 2nd class citizens.
You’re right, yelling at someone is super vile behavior. It should definitely be punished. I assume you also believe that freely expressing options about politics, or religion is also super vile and should be punished.
The west has its own issues, and the way people interact with each other is one of them, but the UAE is not in a position to pass judgement. The forced civility between civilians while the government carries out mass executions by beheading of dissidents is a thin vail over the same vile behavior you are decrying in your comments.
I’ve read all of your comments in this thread, you are 1000% shilling for UAE
Your assumptions are false and quite the leap from my objections to verbal assault. I am not a religious man, I take no issue with discussing politics.
Nowhere have I mentioned religious discourse or politics. The mere fact that you would bring such topics to the fore is suggestive of the bigoted lens through which many people in the West view other parts of the world.
Charging a person for three months for being an asshole is too much tho. With all diferent cultures and stuff, what can even grant such a sentence? Article didn't specify it. I can't believe a ranting brit can cause that much of a problem to lock him up.
Thanks for proving my point.