Confirmation, if one was needed, that Dubai has one set of laws for the rich and one for the not so rich, can be found in the following story.
American handed four-year drug sentence.
It is not with any surprise that this gentleman was sentenced in such a fashion; after all it follows the law of the land and ignorance of the law, as anywhere in the world, is no defense.
The fact that this guy appeared in court the very same day as a certain Mr. Dallas Austin, and was charged with the very same crime at the very same airport is also of no significance what so ever, as there is no law of precedence in the UAE.
What this story does highlight however is that if you have money and the influence it brings, you can be above the law in Dubai.
This people is FACT and those that have lived and worked in Dubai for at least a few years will know this to be true and will not have been surprised at the Dallas Austin pardon or the verdict handed down to "LK".
Both were American, there are no race issues here, just the greatest divide of all and a divide that the great and good of Dubai worship daily. Cold hard cash.
Don't be fooled again.
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‘Cold hard cash.’
The world’s most influential religion. Worship = The one thing all nationalities have in common.
One thing that keeps appearing here are the strange sentences announced by the government press releases, sentences which seem disproportionate to the offenses.
Such disproportionate sentences occur regularly in the US.
Sister Prejean wrote of two men who tortured, raped, and killed a young girl. The one who actually killed her struck a plea bargain and testified against his partner. He got 5 years, and was released on probation after just 18 months.
His partner did not plea bargain and was executed.
Scott Turow wrote a novel about a criminal who confessed to murder in order to provide himself with an alibi after the authorities found a kilo of marijuana, but weren't sure if it was his. He confessed to murder since the law in Turow's state provides for harsher penalties for marijuana than for murder. While this was a novel, I believe it was based on the actual law.
But here in Dubai, only a few sentences are presented in press releases, and, reading them together, punishments all seem disproportionate.
This is a very important story!! I've put a link to you on my blog so I can read more of these kinds of posts. :-)
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