NorthernLad

Seems like a strange one, from reading different accounts no consistency from the prosecutions case. But then again, this is Dubai.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8602449.stm

Blue Cat

I know there has been some weird cases here recently but this one is just unbelievable.

littlejimmy

So it boils down to one person's word against two others'. Ridiculous.

At least they're not getting their heads lopped off for sorcery, mind.

The Dean

Does the fact that the lovely Charlotte is white, blonde-haired and from a Christian country have anything to do with the decision?

TGFKASE

Seeing as today is the letter 'H'..... You left out heifer....!!!

The Dean

........... or what about the fact that the guy is (reportedly) a Muslim?

seven seas

Or maybe more and more people are convinced that foreigners are increasingly acting like they are still back home , and they are getting pissed off with it?

TGFKASE

Heres a more up to date pic....

kittycat1

So this is being upheld because of the drinking not the snogging?

Arcadia

I cant believe the fact that the woman complaining didnt even see them kissing, she was told by her TWO year old daughter. Can two year olds actually talk? And if so, why didnt the mother just tell the child to ''stop looking, and eat your supper..or was it breakfast (given the time).

littlejimmy

That makes it even more ridiculous. The word of a 2-year-old is seen as being admissible evidence and worth more than that of the two westerners...

ctfc

There's the point - it's one Emirati's word against two kafirs.

Come on, you shouldn't be surprised by this at all.

ctfc

Harsh - looks rather nice to me. Too many skinny girls in this country.

The Dean

Yes........ but (perhaps?) they will one day realise that they need Western tourist dollars, pounds, euros, yen (and even renminbi?), etc simply to survive as a viable economy............ and then what will they do?

Just like here in Bahrain, they are moving 'closer' to so-called Islamic values just at the very moment they need to attract Westerners, not deter them.

Madam Medusa

all this...and yet snog, the soon to be opened frozen yoghurt shop in mirdif city centre, seems to be getting away with the biggest hoarding saying, "i fancy a snog"...how does that work, lol...

MM, xx