Saint in Paradise Posted 14 July, 2015 Share Posted 14 July, 2015 Another case of posting on facebook can cause you severe grief. An Australian woman who lives in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates has just found this out. Jailed and fined for ''writing bad words on social media'', ABC reported. Jodi Magi, aged 39, posted a photo to Facebook she had taken of a car parked across two disabled parking spaces outside her apartment in Abu Dhabi. She blanked out the licence number and did not post any identifiable detail, according to the ABC's PM program on Monday night. But a complaint landed Ms Magi in an Abu Dhabi court, where she was found guilty of "writing bad words on social media about a person" and told she would be deported. http://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/australia/australian-woman-jailed-in-abu-dhabi-for-facebook-post/ar-AAcVYck . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 14 July, 2015 Share Posted 14 July, 2015 Of course it's harsh, utterly ridiculous. Unfortunately "writing bad words on social media about a person" is on the fast track to being an arrestable offence here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 14 July, 2015 Share Posted 14 July, 2015 I'm told they also dish out jail sentences for spelling mistakes in thread titles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 14 July, 2015 Share Posted 14 July, 2015 This is a story about obeying the laws where you live now rather than where you used to live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Saint Posted 14 July, 2015 Share Posted 14 July, 2015 quite. As daft as we may think the law is, it is still the law of the land. If you don't want to adhere to these laws then don't live their. BTW how has Dubai Phil and Eric of Arabia avoided justice for so long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 14 July, 2015 Share Posted 14 July, 2015 I'm told they also dish out jail sentences for spelling mistakes in thread titles They'd have a field day in this place then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Malvo Posted 15 July, 2015 Share Posted 15 July, 2015 She's outta there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 15 July, 2015 Share Posted 15 July, 2015 This is a story about obeying the laws where you live now rather than where you used to live. Umm ... the question seemed to be more concerned with the fairness of her treatment rather than its legality. If the local law, for example, allows you to shoot your neighbour if he forgets to take his bins in at night, would you consider that behaviour to be justified and proportional merely because it is legal? There is the law and then there are deeper questions surrounding the concept of our 'Human Rights' that really should transcend matters of culture and geography. It may well be legal to imprison and then deport this poor women over some trivial matter, but that doesn't make it 'right' to do so I think. So back to the question of whether she has been ''a bit'' harshly treated or not - well the only answer that makes any sense at all to me would be 'yes'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 15 July, 2015 Share Posted 15 July, 2015 It's actually quite interesting to look at the charge against her, "writing bad words on social media about a person". If they don't even know who that person is, how would the authorities even know that the person in question had been affected by a photo of their badly parked car? And if the authorities do know, how did they find out, if the licence plates were blanked out? The charge is clearly ridiculous by any civilised standards, but then it's the UAE we're talking about here and normal standards simply don't apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 15 July, 2015 Share Posted 15 July, 2015 I see a woman has been jailed for 22 years in America (a teacher) for having sex with three 17 year old lads. 22 years? For a start I doubt very much if she had to tie the guys down but you wouldn't get that for murder here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted 15 July, 2015 Share Posted 15 July, 2015 I see a woman has been jailed for 22 years in America (a teacher) for having sex with three 17 year old lads. 22 years? For a start I doubt very much if she had to tie the guys down but you wouldn't get that for murder here. Got a link? That is ludicrous, even by american standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 15 July, 2015 Share Posted 15 July, 2015 It was on the bottom of a web page I was looking at yesterday. I will try and find it again. The mothers of the "boys" were saying they had been abused. I really doubt that they struggled much. From what I gather none of them complained! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 15 July, 2015 Share Posted 15 July, 2015 Umm ... the question seemed to be more concerned with the fairness of her treatment rather than its legality. If the local law, for example, allows you to shoot your neighbour if he forgets to take his bins in at night, would you consider that behaviour to be justified and proportional merely because it is legal? There is the law and then there are deeper questions surrounding the concept of our 'Human Rights' that really should transcend matters of culture and geography. It may well be legal to imprison and then deport this poor women over some trivial matter, but that doesn't make it 'right' to do so I think. So back to the question of whether she has been ''a bit'' harshly treated or not - well the only answer that makes any sense at all to me would be 'yes'. The topic of the thread is "A bit harsh or serve her right?" If she was found guilty in a local court of breaking a local law then she must accept the local punishment. There are things you simply cannot post on the internet in many parts of the world, including the Middle East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 15 July, 2015 Share Posted 15 July, 2015 The topic of the thread is "A bit harsh or serve her right?" If she was found guilty in a local court of breaking a local law then she must accept the local punishment. There are things you simply cannot post on the internet in many parts of the world, including the Middle East. Just because it is in a different country down't mean you have to blindly agree with it. Much of the Middle East is a backward, intolerant sh!t hole. This is just one example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 15 July, 2015 Share Posted 15 July, 2015 I see a woman has been jailed for 22 years in America (a teacher) for having sex with three 17 year old lads. 22 years? For a start I doubt very much if she had to tie the guys down but you wouldn't get that for murder here. 17? old enough to know their own minds. Its a breach of trust and sacking issue for me, not 22 years in prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 15 July, 2015 Share Posted 15 July, 2015 The topic of the thread is "A bit harsh or serve her right?" If she was found guilty in a local court of breaking a local law then she must accept the local punishment. Yeah I read the OP and concluded that ''a bit harsh'' was my considered opinion. Can I take it that you're not the type who places much value on any Human Being's right to 'free speech' then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 15 July, 2015 Share Posted 15 July, 2015 17? old enough to know their own minds. Its a breach of trust and sacking issue for me, not 22 years in prison. As it was America (don't know which state) it could be that at 17 they were still below the age of consent in that state? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 15 July, 2015 Share Posted 15 July, 2015 (edited) As it was America (don't know which state) it could be that at 17 they were still below the age of consent in that state? Maybe so, but its still not the same as abusing somebody too young to say no. Compare 22 years for consensual sex with a 17 year old and beating someone until they were brain damaged, paralysed and sentenced to 4 years. I know its a different country but the same applies both here and there. Current society is obsessed by talking about sex, printing sexual images, sex in films and music and then heavily punishing people who break societies rules about sex. We've lost the way somewhere. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/thug-who-left-girl-paralysed-5461453 Edited 15 July, 2015 by buctootim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 15 July, 2015 Share Posted 15 July, 2015 Just because it is in a different country down't mean you have to blindly agree with it. Much of the Middle East is a backward, intolerant sh!t hole. This is just one example. You don't. But she did. Or at least she should have while she was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 15 July, 2015 Share Posted 15 July, 2015 Yeah I read the OP and concluded that ''a bit harsh'' was my considered opinion. Can I take it that you're not the type who places much value on any Human Being's right to 'free speech' then? No, but you can take it that I'm the type who knows how to respect other people's customs and culture while I'm a guest in their country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 15 July, 2015 Share Posted 15 July, 2015 No, but you can take it that I'm the type who knows how to respect other people's customs and culture while I'm a guest in their country. Do you consider that jailing and then deporting a women for the so-called ''crime'' in question is harsh treatment or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 15 July, 2015 Share Posted 15 July, 2015 What I think is irrelevant, I don't make the laws. If you know it's wrong, don't do it. Would I have done what she did? No I would not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 15 July, 2015 Share Posted 15 July, 2015 Don't be shy - you must have some sort of opinion so why don't you share it with us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 15 July, 2015 Share Posted 15 July, 2015 If only she had not blurred out the number plate. They could have had a public beheading for the parking offence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 15 July, 2015 Share Posted 15 July, 2015 No, but you can take it that I'm the type who knows how to respect other people's customs and culture while I'm a guest in their country. That age old Abu Dhabi folk tradition of parking across two disabled bays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 15 July, 2015 Share Posted 15 July, 2015 You don't. But she did. Or at least she should have while she was there. Doesn't mean the punishment is not harsh. I expect in true Middle Eastern **** hole style there is more than an element of sexism and/or racism about this. I expect if the western woman had parked like that outside the home of some Arab and he posted something online she would still be the one banged up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Force Posted 16 July, 2015 Share Posted 16 July, 2015 Maybe dubai_phil's golf stories break some local law, we can but hope. If i posted something in another country and then passed through UAE would we liable? A lot of posters on here would be jailed instead of banned until they got a new email address. I am not sure how anyone can be condemned for pointing out other peoples breaking of rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 16 July, 2015 Share Posted 16 July, 2015 Don't be shy - you must have some sort of opinion so why don't you share it with us? Nice try. But given my current location I prefer to decline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 16 July, 2015 Share Posted 16 July, 2015 I see a woman has been jailed for 22 years in America (a teacher) for having sex with three 17 year old lads. 22 years? For a start I doubt very much if she had to tie the guys down but you wouldn't get that for murder here. Considering that's what a bloke would get for having sex with three underage girls, I'm actually quite impressed they've stuck to equality. What I think is irrelevant, I don't make the laws. If you know it's wrong, don't do it. Would I have done what she did? No I would not. Sure you wouldn't have done it, IF you had gone through the laws of the land with a fine tooth comb? If "writing bad words" is considered a felony there then you'd need to know everything about the law before you could even step outside just in case. I'm pretty sure she didn't think she was breaking the law when she did that, so working on the premise she flouted the law is a bit silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 16 July, 2015 Share Posted 16 July, 2015 Hutch getting "sent to the hutch" on this one. Oh yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 17 July, 2015 Share Posted 17 July, 2015 Ummm... yes it's harsh. Did you really need to ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 20 July, 2015 Share Posted 20 July, 2015 She should have done this instead. Passersby used post it notes on the car a a guy who parked in a disabled bay in Brazil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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