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Don't get raped in Dubai, you'll go to jail.

  • Fly4Fun
    If you believe the facts in the article, the woman was raped then jailed for sex outside of marriage, giving a false statement and consumption of alcohol.

    Towards the end of the article it lists a few other recent incidents where a woman reports a rape and is subsequently jailed for charges such as those listed above.

    If I were a woman, I'd never go to the Middle East for a civilian job (military is another matter as that's what they sign up for).

    http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/20/world/meast/uae-norway-rape-controversy/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
  • Ironman92
    Raped*
  • Al Bundy
    Fly4Fun;1476052 wrote:If you believe the facts in the article, the woman was raped then jailed for sex outside of marriage, giving a false statement and consumption of alcohol.

    Towards the end of the article it lists a few other recent incidents where a woman reports a rape and is subsequently jailed for charges such as those listed above.

    If I were a woman, I'd never go to the Middle East for a civilian job (military is another matter as that's what they sign up for).

    http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/20/world/meast/uae-norway-rape-controversy/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
    Dubai sounds as bad for a woman as Stuebenville.
  • said_aouita
  • Fly4Fun
    Ironman92;1476088 wrote:Raped*
    My bad on the typo. Thanks for pointing it out.
  • ohiobucks1
    Jesus. That's crazy. Girl i'm talking to worked in Dubai for 2 years and said it was pretty normal there. Guess she was sheltered. She's a Jew too. Go figure.
  • hasbeen
    ohiobucks1;1476121 wrote:Jesus. That's crazy. Girl i'm talking to worked in Dubai for 2 years and said it was pretty normal there. Guess she was sheltered. She's a Jew too. Go figure.
    good for her. i'm always happy to see that the nazi's didn't win
  • Curly J
    Well I would place 5% of the blame on the Woman.

    /fairwoodking'd
  • Tigerfan00
    If she wouldnt have put herself in that situation....

    /Fairwoodking'd
  • GoChiefs
    I'd like to get raped in Dubai.

    /Fairwoodking'd
  • GOONx19
    Nothing to do with the story, but Dubai has gotta be one of the coolest-looking modern cities in the world.



    http://thechive.com/2013/07/19/viewing-dubai-from-the-rooftops-of-buildings-18-hq-photos/
  • Crimson streak
    GOONx19;1476196 wrote:Nothing to do with the story, but Dubai has gotta be one of the coolest-looking modern cities in the world.



    http://thechive.com/2013/07/19/viewing-dubai-from-the-rooftops-of-buildings-18-hq-photos/

    That's pretty fucking cool
  • hasbeen
    Crimson streak;1476207 wrote:That's pretty fucking cool
    as long as you're not a girl who was raped.
  • Pick6
    I read a pretty interesting article on Dubai a while ago. Something about the city going bankrupt and dying and some weird employment laws they have there. I wish I could find it. Kind of a shame since the city is so beautiful.
  • reclegend22
  • gut
    Pick6;1476391 wrote:I read a pretty interesting article on Dubai a while ago. Something about the city going bankrupt and dying and some weird employment laws they have there. I wish I could find it. Kind of a shame since the city is so beautiful.
    Thought I saw where over 50% of that office space is vacant. Residential apartments was like 30%. Brutal.
  • Fab4Runner
    As cool as it looks, I have no desire to ever go to Dubai or any other Middle Eastern city. Call me...well whatever you want to call me, but I love it here in 'Merica and I don't have any desire to visit most other countries.
  • Tiernan
    I'm sure the rest of the world just breathed a sigh of relief...
  • Fab4Runner
    Tiernan;1476644 wrote:I'm sure the rest of the world just breathed a sigh of relief...
    Cool.
  • thavoice
    Fly4Fun;1476052 wrote:If you believe the facts in the article, the woman was raped then jailed for sex outside of marriage, giving a false statement and consumption of alcohol.

    Towards the end of the article it lists a few other recent incidents where a woman reports a rape and is subsequently jailed for charges such as those listed above.

    If I were a woman, I'd never go to the Middle East for a civilian job (military is another matter as that's what they sign up for).

    http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/20/world/meast/uae-norway-rape-controversy/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
    There is some pretty messed up shit when it comes to this. There are Honor Killings in muslim countries that it is OK to kill a woman/sister if she brings shame to the family like sex before marriage, drinking, getting raped, being a lezbo, etc. This shit does happen and it is pretty messed up.
  • Heretic
    Fab4Runner;1476639 wrote:As cool as it looks, I have no desire to ever go to Dubai or any other Middle Eastern city. Call me...well whatever you want to call me, but I love it here in 'Merica and I don't have any desire to visit most other countries.
    Yeah, for the most part (ie: a few resort towns), if I'd like to visit another country, it's probably in Europe. Mainly because I have a friend who's spent time there (and is in Belgium this summer) and has loved it.

    But to do that, I'd either have to have a lot of money dropped on me to do it right...or make major cuts to my alcohol-related get-togethers and such. And I don't see that happening, so 'Murrca it is!
  • Commander of Awesome
    http://www.thed<wbr>ailybeast.com/c<wbr>heats/2013/07/2<wbr>2/dubai-pardons<wbr>-rape-victim.ht<wbr>mlIndicative of how women are viewed in that part of the world, the Taliban would stone women to death if they had sex out of marriage (i.e. got raped).
  • Commander of Awesome
    Fab4Runner;1476639 wrote:As cool as it looks, I have no desire to ever go to Dubai or any other Middle Eastern city. Call me...well whatever you want to call me, but I love it here in 'Merica and I don't have any desire to visit most other countries.
    Different strokes for sure. There are still amazing parts of 'murica that I want to visit.

    I've done a little of overseas traveling and would love to do more. Top 2 on my most wanted to visit places are Crater Lake (USofA) and Croatia.
  • Fly4Fun
    Commander of Awesome;1476662 wrote:http://www.thed<wbr>ailybeast.com/c<wbr>heats/2013/07/2<wbr>2/dubai-pardons<wbr>-rape-victim.ht<wbr>mlIndicative of how women are viewed in that part of the world, the Taliban would stone women to death if they had sex out of marriage (i.e. got raped).
    Still pathetic that she had to be pardoned. But if I were here I would just get the fuck out of there. Obviously she won't be getting any justice there.
  • Fab4Runner
    Commander of Awesome;1476667 wrote:Different strokes for sure. There are still amazing parts of 'murica that I want to visit.

    I've done a little of overseas traveling and would love to do more. Top 2 on my most wanted to visit places are Crater Lake (USofA) and Croatia.
    I would travel outside the US (already have). But as Heretic said, it would most likely be to Europe, and I would want to have the resources to do it right.