British woman jailed in Dubai for having consensual sex

[Realitytrembles]

Yep. Funny how countries of a certain persuasion are all beacons of reason, tolerance and well-being. That being said... Don't fucking go to this ideological wasteland.

Well said. Going voluntarily to a place like this is the act of a fool.

As for myself, I will never (willingly) be found outside the Anglosphere (Britain, Ireland, Canada, USA, Australia, & New Zealand), unless surrounded by a division of US Marines.

These 6 nations constitute the legacy of perhaps the most beneficial civilization ever to exist on this Earth; the British Empire. Of course the British Empire was not utterly blameless. The sins of any empire are scarlet, and Britain's was no exception. Nonetheless, if weighed in the balance, it's my view that British civilization has been vastly beneficial for mankind.

[Queen of Hamsters]

She brought it upon herself. I'd been shocked had this happened in a western country.

Well said. Going voluntarily to a place like this is the act of a fool.

As for myself, I will never (willingly) be found outside the Anglosphere (Britain, Ireland, Canada, USA, Australia, & New Zealand), unless surrounded by a division of US Marines.

These 6 nations constitute the legacy of perhaps the most beneficial civilization ever to exist on this Earth; the British Empire. Of course the British Empire was not utterly blameless. The sins of any empire are scarlet, and Britain's was no exception. Nonetheless, if weighed in the balance, it's my view that British civilization has been vastly beneficial for mankind.

Of course it has.

Doesn't mean it's the country with the highest living standards though. In fact, there seems to be a lot of misery, poverty, criminality and troubles with authorities being unable to cope. Plenty of countries outside of the "Anglosphere" lead the way in personal freedom, living standard, low criminality and so on.

[ranzino]

Doesn't mean it's the country with the highest living standards though. In fact, there seems to be a lot of misery, poverty, criminality and troubles with authorities being unable to cope. Plenty of countries outside of the "Anglosphere" lead the way in personal freedom, living standard, low criminality and so on.

Hmm, you could choose something of that still in anglosphere, but not UK or USA. IMHO you better would have to learn german and live in Luxemburg, Liechtenstein or Switzerland to gain a pretty score on those conditions.

[psyquest]

There are stupid laws everywhere.

Sorry but misleading title. You do to a country where x (however stupid it sound) is against the law you have a choice:

dont go or dont break the law.

for the OP: yeah here is a list for you of stupid laws. have at it: http://justsomething.co/the-22-most-...ffect-today-2/

[Trumpcat]

Silly people naively thinking their "love and tolerance" goes both ways. Laws in most Islamic countries contradict with love and tolerance, so don't go there. Besides, plenty of areas to enjoy Sharia law in the UK.

[MrLachyG]

How can you not? It's like those people smuggling drugs to singapore and then being all whiny about being sentenced to death. People can't be that oblivious, I don't find that plausible at all.

smuggling drugs is a crime in basically every single country. having sex with someone is not, unless you count prostitution, but yeah I don't see why she had to go back there. if she was happy in London with her fiance, and her ex was in Dubai why bother going there to file a complaint against him? if he came to London and started harassing her then file a complaint in London and he will get arrested.

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Silly people naively thinking their "love and tolerance" goes both ways. Laws in most Islamic countries contradict with love and tolerance, so don't go there. Besides, plenty of areas to enjoy Sharia law in the UK.

no they don't, thats a false rumour that was spread around by morons.

EDIT: i was referring to the Sharia law in the UK comments

[satimy]

How can you not? It's like those people smuggling drugs to singapore and then being all whiny about being sentenced to death. People can't be that oblivious, I don't find that plausible at all.

Drug smuggling and consensual sex are very different actions.

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She just couldn't manage to get a temporary marriage certificate. It's entirely her fault.

No its the fault of the UAE for having and enforcing retarded laws. Its also the fault of the UK for not threatening to nuke the place if they don't release their citizen.

[Ealyssa]

Why do western people keep going there is unknown to me.

Money

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[TheFirstOnes]

Okay, while I understand that this is a "Situation", the real question is this.

Why was she in Dubai in the first place?

[Mistame]

Westerners think that they don't have to abide by the laws of other countries... Bugger off

That may be a fair point, but that doesn't excuse countries for retaining retarded laws that haven't been relevant for centuries. Especially when those laws are based on make believe.

[Deleted]

There are stupid laws everywhere.

Sorry but misleading title. You do to a country where x (however stupid it sound) is against the law you have a choice:

dont go or dont break the law.

for the OP: yeah here is a list for you of stupid laws. have at it: http://justsomething.co/the-22-most-...ffect-today-2/

Outdated and silly laws can be found in practically every country and what laws are enforced and attempted to enforce makes all the difference.

[Freighter]

Drug smuggling and consensual sex are very different actions.

So? You should be aware of the laws in a country. There has been a lot of media attention over the years about Dubai and cases where women are penalized for having sex outside of marriage, how can someone possibly have missed this? You have to be very ignorant or believe that you don't need to research laws of a country before going there in the first place to fuck up in this magnitude.

[Endus]

This seems like just an attempt to engage in nation-bashing, and the posts don't help, so I'm locking this here.