Man jailed in Dubai after brushing against another man in bar

[LaLuna 12,732]

Disgusted but not surprised. The United Arab Emirates are not exactly known for being open-minded. Hard to believe they live in the same century as us 

[2007 5,291]

1 minute ago, ryanripley said:

you think he deserved to go to jail for 3 years and losing his job for accidentally touching a man and drinking alcohol?

they also moved his court date without telling him

See that’s the thing, how do you know it was accidental? I bet that **** happens all the time in bars but since he’s the first to be convicted makes the story all sketchy af. Ofcourse he’d say anything to defend himself, and it’s expected from the UK media to stand with him. But for me to get a more clear pic of this story I’d have to know the accuser side + the police feed. 

And lets be real, if this story was on a man+woman y’all wouldn’t be so fast to believe him. 

[ryanripley 86,575]

2 minutes ago, 2007 said:

See that’s the thing, how do you know it was accidental? I bet that **** happens all the time in bars but since he’s the first to be convicted makes the story all sketchy af. Ofcourse he’d say anything to defend himself, and it’s expected from the UK media to stand with him. But for me to get a more clear pic of this story I’d have to know the accuser side + the police feed. 

And lets be real, if this story was on a man+woman y’all wouldn’t be so fast to believe him. 

did you read the article? it's pretty clear the police are treating him unfairly on purpose just so they have reasons to detain him plus it's dubai so it's very likely it was an accident

[Economy 52,842]

5 minutes ago, 2007 said:

See that’s the thing, how do you know it was accidental? I bet that **** happens all the time in bars but since he’s the first to be convicted makes the story all sketchy af. Ofcourse he’d say anything to defend himself, and it’s expected from the UK media to stand with him. But for me to get a more clear pic of this story I’d have to know the accuser side + the police feed. 

And lets be real, if this story was on a man+woman y’all wouldn’t be so fast to believe him. 

I do agree with u theres probably more details to the story. In fact i pretty much assumed that when i read this article

 

however even if it was intentional its far too extra

 

unless he started removing clothing or being forceful 3 years is an exageration even if it was intentional so that says something about the culture

 

if someone started being sexual with me and i didnt want that attention id simply ask them to stop and wouldnt bother reporting unless the person just wouldnt let go. And even then i wouldnt want my offender to go to hail for 3 whole years unless he or she did something more serious

[GagaMyBlood95 9,915]

This is seriously so stupid and pathetic, because there are literally TONS of business man and other rich people in Dubai who pay to have sex with guys, they literally fly them from all over the world and the government knows it but guess what? They have money and connections and thats why they are safe..

But god forbid that another man *accidentally or not* touches another man in public.. 

A true MESS

[Addison Rae 18,080]

30 minutes ago, 2007 said:

Sorry but the story sounds so sugarcoated, no surprise there since it’s published by British media on a British man in a foreign country. 

I’ll just say if somebody touched me without consent (drunk or not) he deserves everything he gets. 

Absolutely. There must be more to the story. I was in Abu Dhabi this summer visiting cousins that live there and people hug and stuff all the time. 

[2007 5,291]

7 minutes ago, Economy said:

I do agree with u theres probably more details to the story. In fact i pretty much assumed that when i read this article

 

however even if it was intentional its far too extra

 

unless he started removing clothing or being forceful 3 years is an exageration even if it was intentional so that says something about the culture

 

if someone started being sexual with me and i didnt want that attention id simply ask them to stop and wouldnt bother reporting unless the person just wouldnt let go. And even then i wouldnt want my offender to go to hail for 3 whole years unless he or she did something more serious

It is too extra indeed. But then again it’s the gulf region where they have zero tolerance for sex and drugs cases, where the minimum sentence for drugs (weed included) possession is 4 years. Plus this isn’t only a sexual harassment case, it’s connected to homosexuality where it’s forbidden there. Personally I won’t judge either sides until I know more about the story.

[HANZ 4,380]

I'm not surprised

I mean this is a muslim country, expect the worse from them

 

[ToxicHot 6,444]

I can't believe how big of a deal this is.....  

So much for ever vacationing in Dubai I guess (always wanted to go ).

[LetsGetHigh 52,683]

Sorry but Emirates is trash! I live in Lebanon, I would know. Can't believe that **** like this happens and no officials are to be seen. 

Sad that tourists come to see Arab culture only to end up in trash like Dubai ddd come to Lebanon y'all we have gay bars and gr8 food.

[Qualle1 1,385]

Welcome to the Middle Ages...

[Illuminati 15,965]

6 hours ago, Morphine Prince said:

Harron is said to have since lost his job and has spent more than £30,000 in expenses and legal fees, having already been stuck in the country for three months

@Haroon You ok there buddy?

[Liza 618]

18 hours ago, 2007 said:

See that’s the thing, how do you know it was accidental? I bet that **** happens all the time in bars but since he’s the first to be convicted makes the story all sketchy af. Ofcourse he’d say anything to defend himself, and it’s expected from the UK media to stand with him. But for me to get a more clear pic of this story I’d have to know the accuser side + the police feed. 

And lets be real, if this story was on a man+woman y’all wouldn’t be so fast to believe him. 

Don't play devil's advocate for Dubai. They arrest tourists all the time for things like this. The accuser and the police are not going to have a reasonable explanation for this arrest. If anything untoward had actually happened, we would know about it by now - he's been there for three months.