Posted on 02/25/2006 8:57:50 PM PST by Cornpone
My women friends and I used to feel pretty secure being in Dubai, because we used to believe the Dubai mantra “The city that cares” and we hear repeatedly government officials touting the low crime rate.
All that flew out the window when this Dubai court doled out a sentence of two year imprisonment for gang rape! We are all truly outraged! What a sham!
Even as Dubai claimed itself to be socially progressive in many ways, we had not for a minute thought it would be so far behind in its policies and protection of crimes against women.
This two year slap on the wrist is as bad as the horrendous crime itself of premeditated group aggression against one defenceless woman. Think of the emotional and psychological scarring borne by the victim.
Our collective hearts go out to her, and we want her to know we are all in her corner to demand proper justice, and we include our spouses and all women and men friends alike.
We have no expectation of a Saudi Arabian punishment, but we do expect Dubai to do better in its deterrent message. Show us HOW you care!
L S, Dubai
Is there something fundamentally wrong with the punishment of rapists in Dubai? How can a gang rape justify such a light sentence?
If ANY nationality commits rape in Europe, Australia, NZ, SA, US etc, then the punishment fits the crime regardless of whether you are a 'local'. We would be looking at a minimum of ten years for such an assault.
If Dubai needs tourism, and it cares obsessively about its reputation overseas, then why not do something about it? Most tourists will be coming from Europe and if the papers over there start to report incidents like this, then it may tarnish the reputation of Dubai being a 'safe' place to come on holiday.
This crime was committed by young people who should have known better. But maybe the system failed in the sense that they didn't see rape as a serious crime... a crime that if perpetrated should carry a long jail sentence.
The girl was young, fairly new to Dubai and in a 'tourist hotspot', a place you think would be 'safe'. This will have scarred her for life.....and all
the others we never get to hear about.
Valerie, Dubai
It made me feel physically sick to read the article on the sentencing of the men involved in the gang rape.
I was told about this rape when it happened (Dubai is a small place after all) as I recall it was last September which mean this young woman has had to endure five months of hell trying to get justice for what happened to her and it is little wonder that she stormed out of the courts after the hearing.
I understand the victim had only been in Dubai for a few weeks when this despicable crime took place and the strength and courage it must have taken for her to seek justice in a place she hardly knew after all she had been through is unbelievable, what a terrible shame the justice system let her down so badly.
I wonder what kind of message this sends out to these men? That you and two car loads of your friends can cruise around the streets looking for a victim and when you find that victim one car load of you can intimidate and heckle her so much that she gratefully accepts a lift from a second, presumed unrelated car and then you can drive her out to the middle of nowhere and all proceed to rape and beat her and then if you do get caught most of you will get off due to "insufficient evidence" and the remaining few will be sentenced to two years....
Does that sound like justice to you?
Michelle Shepheard, Dubai
Just the kind of people we want to manage our ports, wouldn't you say? (/bitter sarcasm)
Kinda reminds me of the guy who got a few months for molesting a kid, that was in an Arabian country, too--oh, wait, no that was in the US...
You're the biggest trop shill I think I've ever seen.
Do we have a story, a link or some such?
I see one of my exes has been talking... ;)
(Yawn)
That's "news"??
"News" would be: Arab/Muslim honored for displaying compassion to infidel. Sedates infidel before sawing off head.
Is this what these arguments against the deal have sunk to? Apparently so.
Long on emotional hissy fit, totally devoid of facts.
Who was the victim?
What was she doing in Dubai?
Is she local or a foreigner?
Is she muslim or infidel?
Or did I miss something and failed to learn that Dubai is the latest tropical vacation hot spot?
I'm surprised they didn't find her guilty of causing a rape and stone her to death.
If even a brief summary of the purported crime can't be posted, the Story isn't worth reading.
Be assured I think rapists should get life/no parole if not death. What I am saying is that you are reaching here.
Hold on now... Who was applauding al-Qaeda terrorism the other day and calling for more?
When they destroy other trop items, I don't mind whatsoever.
So you are effectively an al-Qaeda supporter.
If they hate Clinton as well, does that make me an AQ supporter?
The same thing happens in Aruba and the perps get no jail time.
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