So rather than the judge just chucking them in prison he challenged the prosecutors to actually justify their actions?
This is an example of bad justice why?
Better than jumpy armed soldiers in many African countries I’d bet.
British man arrested in Dubai for carrying anti-depressants
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So rather than the judge just chucking them in prison he challenged the prosecutors to actually justify their actions?
This is an example of bad justice why?
Better than jumpy armed soldiers in many African countries I’d bet.
It isn't being singled out - the story took place in Dubai... I'm more than happy to discuss say China/Tibet in a mother thread - you seem to have a chip on your shoulder because Dubai is being criticised without me stating "some other countries are bad too".
Sounds like Knightsbridge.
So rather than the judge just chucking them in prison he challenged the prosecutors to actually justify their actions?
This is an example of bad justice why?
It is an example of how easily you can get into trouble just by taking a picture.
Yes yes, some countries in Africa are bad too... but the story in the thread isn't about Africa... not that it will stop you from carrying on with your usual deflection/whataboutery
Except the point is you only ever comment about certain countries as if they are unique, which just gets tiresome for everyone else.
As Muon said, you have an agenda, even if you don't realise it.
Most countries out there have different laws and legal systems. That’s a fact of life. Most people don’t have any issues with this because they don’t cross them by doing something out of the ordinary (like take 6 months worth of prescription drugs, do some weird stuff while working out there etc). It’s no worse than someone going on a honeymoon to the Seychelles or Mauritius, or going to Kenya, Gambia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand etc, let alone places less visited which is the point being made.
From your constant posting about Dubai one could almost assume you’re not too well travelled to other non western countries and somehow don’t realise that pretty much anywhere outside of Europe, North America and Australia are the same? I don’t know if it’s true or not, but it comes across that way.
that isn't true
Looking back at threads I've recently stated a thread relating to Egypt where I criticised the British tourist/supported the Egyptian authorities and a couple of threads relating to the USA where I criticised the police
I think you're just projecting a bit here... surprisingly enough when I criticise say the US police you don't come in with the usual whataboutery - it seems more like you've got the agenda here
The fact we’ve had this same discussion multiple times, and you’ve been called out by others multiple times on this exact subject would suggest otherwise. Even if you don’t remember yourself.
Edit: and back to the actual thread topic. Guy gets arrested entering country for large amount of drugs (even if legally allowed prescription) and is in jail prior to a trial 6 weeks after he is arrested.
I’m not sure what the story actually is. It doesn’t seem to be a justice issue, and it’s unlikely he’s that urgently needing cancer treatment if he thought himself well enough a few weeks ago to go to sea for 6 months.
Presumably once it goes to trial next week the court will find him not guilty, unless there are other reasons no shared, for his arrest.
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Except it is nonsense... here is a story about a police shooting in the US
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...not-guilty-of-murdering-unarmed-man.18803365/
Yet strangely enough you don't pop up in that thread deflecting/trying to engage in some whataboutery where you start talking about other countries...
here is a thread I started about Zimbabwe:
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/possible-coup-in-zimbabwe.18800048/
here is one about Egypt:
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...3-years-for-bringing-in-painkillers.18805896/
here is one about Venezuela
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/possible-coup-attempt-in-venezeula.18784431/
Those were all just in the past few months... so much for:
it's objectively not true... you can claim that others feel the same way if you like but it doesn't make it true
I suggest you have a look back at threads about Dubai and the UAE in this forum to get an idea of what we’re talking about.
I’m not suggesting you only comment in threads about these countries, rather that you say the same things time and time again whenever threads about them come up, unlike other countries.
Someone asks about a holiday or working in Dubai and you come in claiming it’s a nasty place and arguing page after page that people shouldn’t go there.
I’m not suggesting you only comment in threads about these countries, rather that you say the same things time and time again whenever threads about them come up, unlike other countries.
Someone asks about a holiday or working in Dubai and you come in claiming it’s a nasty place and arguing page after page that people shouldn’t go there.
So I'm consistent with my views about Dubai/the UAE? so what???
Your previous claim was nonsense as demonstrated above so now I'm being criticised for holding the same views about the place when the topic gets brought up? LOL
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And that is why you, or others should reply and say it, thus having some sort of discussion. But if you discourage this then the forum will just be more empty, and IMO its pretty inactive as it is.
It’s not really an issue with this thread as he started it, but there are other threads about people asking what to do in Dubai or about working in Dubai that ended up getting trashed by Dowie. Not as useful for the people starting those threads just asking for help with what to see/what it was like actually working there.
so basically you have a different opinion to me and don't like my opinion... jeeze who'd have thought that some people on the internet would disagree about a subject... and frankly a warning about the country is pretty relevant to someone who is going to travel there!
ironically though the past two pages of this thread (which was about a British man being arrested for his medication) have been you engaging in some whataboutery as per usual and then complaining, essentially, about me not liking Dubai
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Well IMO all information and viewpoints are valid still, they don't trash anything. I have been caught out several times due to lack of information in regards to going to places/shops etc. All i require is information, and a lot of it, everything, you can throw your life story and the life story of everyone you have ever met in you life.
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Same here
I suggest you actually look at the threads in question to see the point being made here.
Useful information is useful, someone asking about holidaying there and then being told that they shouldn’t go with a non married other half incase they get pregnant and get arrested is not, especially when it eventually turns out that the story was completely wrong and twisted to fit his agenda, rather than actually being any use to the OP.
Edit: thread in question. https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/holiday-to-dubai.18775541/#post-30695242
Presumably you’d be happy with a thread about holidaying in the US be spammed with a dozen links and arguments about police shootings/gun crime and a myriad of other basically irrelevant points, rather than useful discussions on what to do and realistically look out for which is what the OP actually wanted
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I don't see that as particularly irrelevant and frankly it wasn't my posting that was out of line there... I'll note there have been a fair few other threads relating to Dubai on here too... you really do seem to have a chip on your shoulder about it though.
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Have to say i've noticed it too, every other thread relating to Dubai being lead down a certain path. Pretty sure has been called out about it before too.
The fact that it's a morally backwards hell-hole? Perhaps it goes down that path because it is?