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Public service announcement

  • Jul. 12th, 2008 at 3:22 PM
xmas
If you ever go to Dubai, enjoy lovely Jumeirah Beach. But don't have sex there.

If you must have sex there, don't have sex with someone you're not married to.

If you must have sex with someone you're not married to there, then when the police officer kindly lets you off with a warning, for God's sake STOP HAVING SEX.

Or if you can't do that, then at least when the police officer comes back to arrest you, don't throw a shoe at him and call him a "f****** Muslim ****" (Times of India).

This has been a public service announcement from qatar.livejournal.com. Thank you for your attention.

Acceptable activities on Jumeirah Beach include sunbathing, wading, building sandcastles, and NOT HAVING SEX.

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[info]dachte wrote:
Jul. 12th, 2008 05:37 pm (UTC)
After the second or third time, I learned not to do all these things!
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[info]kit_ping wrote:
Jul. 12th, 2008 07:50 pm (UTC)
*bwahahahahaha*
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[info]shmuelisms wrote:
Jul. 14th, 2008 01:59 pm (UTC)
Note
Note how it seems that while both were arrested, ONLY the woman is being charged with "sex on the beach". I got this impression from all of the sources I saw, that carried the story.

Do you know otherwise?
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[info]qatar wrote:
Jul. 14th, 2008 02:29 pm (UTC)
Re: Note
I don't know otherwise.

It may be worth noting, though, that the woman was a resident of Dubai while the man was a tourist. Also, she's the one who threw a shoe at, and cursed at, the police office. I imagine those could make her seem like the more culpable party. After all, the police officer was willing to let them BOTH go before she did that.
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[info]shmuelisms wrote:
Jul. 15th, 2008 08:17 am (UTC)
I don't know
Both sources you quote clearly state that the police were willing to let them BOTH go, the FIRST time they encountered them, but arrested both, the second time. It was only then, that she attacked them. Sure, she's the more serious offender of the two, but letting her partner off because he's a tourist and/or a man, is hypocritical at best, especially as these drunken Brit brunches are a long ignored issue (See Daily Mail (UK), which I know is somewhat of a tabloid).
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(Anonymous) wrote:
Jul. 17th, 2008 04:57 am (UTC)
the burgh
yeah, i read that. if you're in publishing, good time to send them your cv, bc she is outta there. i am from the burgh too. now in singapore, but looking to qatar ;) we'll see if it comes through.
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[info]qatar wrote:
Jul. 22nd, 2008 12:27 pm (UTC)
Re: I don't know
Fingers crossed for you! Doha is not very much like Pittsburgh. :-) I've never been to Singapore, but I hear nice things about it...
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[info]qatar_cat wrote:
Jul. 17th, 2008 01:15 pm (UTC)
Both will be prosecuted, but woman faces more charges because she assaulted the police officer. It's got nothing to do with her being a woman.
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