Public service announcement

[qatarperegrine]

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.

Comments

[dachte.livejournal.com]

After the second or third time, I learned not to do all these things!

[kit-ping.livejournal.com]

*bwahahahahaha*

Note

[shmuelisms.livejournal.com]

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?

Re: Note

[qatar.livejournal.com]

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.

I don't know

[shmuelisms.livejournal.com]

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).

the burgh

[(Anonymous)]

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.

Re: I don't know

[qatar.livejournal.com]

Fingers crossed for you! Doha is not very much like Pittsburgh. :-) I've never been to Singapore, but I hear nice things about it...

[qatar-cat.livejournal.com]

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.