Two Cabin Crew Jailed For Texting Each Other

OutlawPete

In yet another incident indicating the growing hostility towards foreigners in Dubai, an Indian flight attendant and her cabin services supervisor were found guilty of indecent behaviour after they sent each other sexually explicit text messages.

Convicted for 'coercion to commit sin', the Emirate airlines cabin crew members were slapped with a six month prison term. However, the jail term was later reduced to the three months and the deportation orders were lifted on appeal.

Steamy text messages have resulted in a three-month jail sentence for an Indian man and an Indian woman in Dubai.

Judges ruled that they had planned to "commit sin", a reference to an extramarital affair - which is illegal in the United Arab Emirates.
The unnamed pair, aged 47 and 42, were working as cabin crew for Dubai's Emirates airline.

Their "sexy texts" first surfaced last year, in a divorce lawsuit by the woman's estranged husband.

Crimes of passion

The Indian pair were originally sentenced to six months in jail, followed by deportation.

But an appeals court reduced the term and gave them the option to remain in the country.

The court said there was not enough evidence to determine whether the man and the woman had actually had an affair, which could have brought a harsher sentence.

This is the latest in a series of cases where foreigners have been found to have broken Dubai's conservative laws.

Earlier this week, a British couple said they would appeal a one-month jail sentence for exchanging a passionate kiss in a restaurant.

In 2008, two Britons were sentenced to three months in jail for what authorities described as sex on the beach. The sentences were later suspended.

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Gummy Panda

Fúck that kip!

One month of jail for a kiss :eek: :eek:

orourkeda

I'm thinking of running a pimping business there

ScumLord

But an appeals court reduced the term and gave them the option to remain in the country.

Ah no, your all right sure I don't mind leaving at all thanks.

ejmaztec

orourkeda wrote: »

I'm thinking of running a pimping business there

I'm opening a string of off-licences and thong shops in Dubai to cater for the native population.

super_furry

Dangerous, backwards place run by dangerous, backwards people.

randomuser77

I know this conviction for texts thing is going a bit far, but, really, it's their country and they can run it as they like. People should know the rules when they go over there and respect their culture. If you want to be kissing in public or having sex on the beach then go somewhere else. Certainly I expect anyone coming here to respect our rules.

Fratton Fred

My mate goes to Dubai fairly regularly on business and reckons the place is full of eastern european "Escorts" that are regulated by the state.

ejmaztec

I'm sorry to have to say this, but predominately Catholic countries are beginning to look fairly normal.

OutlawPete

Fratton Fred wrote: »

My mate goes to Dubai fairly regularly on business and reckons the place is full of eastern european "Escorts" that are regulated by the state.

Does your "mate" partake in such activities?

ScumLord

randomuser77 wrote: »

I know this conviction for texts thing is going a bit far, but, really, it's their country and they can run it as they like. People should know the rules when they go over there and respect their culture. If you want to be kissing in public or having sex on the beach then go somewhere else. Certainly I expect anyone coming here to respect our rules.

Private text messages really have nothing to do with the state but your right, I'd just never go to such a backward country.

axer

Who are Irish people to give out when we have religious laws too

genericguy

and then they have the cheek to come over here demanding that we change our country to suit them...

Minstrel27

Dubai has definately been removed as a potential holiday spot. They can keep their backwards ways.

bonerm

super_furry wrote: »

Dangerous, backwards place run by dangerous, backwards people.

What a scary thought. :eek:

ejmaztec

I bet that even their inflatable sex dolls are wearing burkahs.

Another 500 years and they might catch up with the rest of us.

Biggins

Just more backwards madnees based on retarded laws!

Cookie_Monster

ejmaztec wrote: »

I'm opening a string of off-licences and thong shops in Dubai to cater for the native population.

you'd make a feckin fortune on booze out there. Was in a offo in RAK (another of the emirates) and in was packed

Fratton Fred

OutlawPete wrote: »

Does your "mate" partake in such activities?

He says not.

He was telling us of a bar/nightclub where there was a white line. By the bar. One side stood loads of european men in suits, the other were a load of girls looking for a "Date". He reckons that when you scratch the surface of morally strict Dubai, there is a very seedy underside, all legal and above board, as long as nothing untoward happens in public.

And if you want to understand the abstentionist morality of a lot of Arabs, check out the casino and escort agencies in London.

28064212

OutlawPete wrote: »

In yet another incident indicating the growing hostility towards foreigners in Dubai...

Not really. Maybe indicating the growing hostility to people who break the law. Is there anything to suggest that natives would have gotten a different sentence?

derfderf

ejmaztec wrote: »

I'm opening a string of off-licences and thong shops in Dubai to cater for the native population.

wonder how a head shop would go down overd there.

Sanjuro

OutlawPete wrote: »

Convicted for 'coercion to commit sin'

For fook sake. Religion is bullshit

ejmaztec

derfderf wrote: »

wonder how a head shop would go down overd there.

Probably lead to the opening of a be-head video shop.

OutlawPete

28064212 wrote: »

Not really. Maybe indicating the growing hostility to people who break the law. Is there anything to suggest that natives would have gotten a different sentence?

Locals don't appear to be getting these harsh sentences.

I realise that the media could just be focusing cases where western people are imprisoned for what would be trivial matters back home but I don't see evidence for that either.

What makes you think that this is the case?

Biggins

Next on their list of things to arrest you for - "Thought crime"

ejmaztec

Biggins wrote: »

Next on their list of things to arrest you for - "Thought crime"

With the onus on you to prove that you weren't thinking what you've been accused of thinking.:eek:

OutlawPete

Biggins wrote: »

Next on their list of things to arrest you for - "Thought crime"

If 'thought crime' ever comes in here, I'll be doing some hard time, I can tell ya

They'll be knocking on your door too Biggins.

How many times have you imagined kidnapping Bertie & Co?

Biggins

OutlawPete wrote: »

If 'thought crime' ever comes in here, I'll be doing some hard time, I can tell ya
They'll be knocking on your door too Biggins.
How many times have you imagined kidnapping Bertie & Co?

TOO many times! :cool:

Hail 2 Da Chimp

Biggins wrote: »

TOO many times! :cool:

You'll be OK as long as you just stick to sending him dirty text messages :pac:

Professey Chin

ejmaztec wrote: »

With the onus on you to prove that you weren't thinking what you've been accused of thinking.:eek:

What if im thinking that im not actually being accused of the thoughts im being charged with thinking?Does that mean I can answer in miles per hour?

BennyLava

Is anyone really surprised, this is happening in the middle east, their societies are really f@*ked up.

Good luck to them when their oil runs out

Big Nasty

Durka, Durka!

wes

[sarcasm]Well, if they don't like it, they can just go back to there own countries.[/sarcasm]

Being serious for a minute, its a silly law, but we expect people to obey our laws, so the people in Dubai have right to expect the same.

Teddy Daniels

Thats certainly a country I'd avoid.:eek:

Cherrycola

Having recently returned to Ireland after living in Dubai for 3yrs, i can tell you in no uncertain terms, that a local would not have received the same sentence as this or any western couple in the same situation, in fact, they would never have been charged with it...they would also have turned the whole thing to their advantage, and had the accuser arrested and deported!

Its a different world in more ways than one, a nation of contradictions, do as we say, but not as we do! Those arabs are hooring around any chance they get, drinking, doing drugs, but if you are unfortunate enough as a westerner to get stopped by the cops with any alcohol at all in your system, you will be arrested.
Its illegal to be drunk in public in Dubai...yes they sell alcohol, but it is only meant for consumption by tourists in hotels, and by residents(who have an alcohol licence) in their home.
As soon as you step outside your home, or a hotel bar, with drink in you, anything could happen.
There have been incidents where expats have fallen asleep in taxis after a night out, who have been driven straight to the cop shop for no other reason than the taxi driver is afraid he wont get paid!
And if you have the bad luck to get into an altercation with someone(god help you if its an arab), while drinking, say bye bye Dubai!

There is definitely an undercurrent of unrest there at the moment, they feel like they are losing their culture to westerners and their ways, and since the economic downturn, their jobs too...not that they would work to warm themselves! :rolleyes:
So on one hand they dont want us there, on the other, they know they need us, so what other way to control it, than to force us to live within their religious beliefs.
And yes, while Ireland still has catholic laws which we enforce on non-catholics, like closing pubs on Good Friday, at least here you know if you have the bad luck to get arrested, whether a local or an expat, you will be treated fairly....well, probably the expats get treated a bit fairer here, for fear of screams of discrimination, but thats a whole other thread....:D

I would never live in ME again, and cant wait to completely wash our hands of the place(my husband still works out there, not for long more though, hopefully)
I could go on all day with stories about the place, but what you really need to know, is its a third world country, with a first world veneer, and that will never change.

28064212

OutlawPete wrote: »

Locals don't appear to be getting these harsh sentences.

I realise that the media could just be focusing cases where western people are imprisoned for what would be trivial matters back home but I don't see evidence for that either.

What makes you think that this is the case?

• Foreign person breaks minor foreign law, goes to jail - Not News
• Local person breaks minor foreign law which would be a ridiculous law in their home country - News

Do you expect the media to be reporting every time an Irish person gets fined for breaking the smoking ban?

thecornflake

im willing to bet they haven't got a big tinker problem like us.

Canis Lupus

super_furry wrote: »

Dangerous, backwards place run by dangerous, backwards people.

Yeah how dare they run their own country as they wish. Why they sound like a right bunch of intollerant bastards... :rolleyes:

ejmaztec

thecornflake wrote: »

im willing to bet they haven't got a big tinker problem like us.

The caravans wouldn't suit them.

http://www.fotoblur.com/images/3693

Fratton Fred

I can understand them trying to increase tourism and foreign investment, because when the oil runs out they won't have an economy.

The thing is though, when the oil does run out, how are people going to get there??

Battleflag

Thank god for western countries

ejmaztec

Fratton Fred wrote: »

I can understand them trying to increase tourism and foreign investment, because when the oil runs out they won't have an economy.

The thing is though, when the oil does run out, how are people going to get there??

Please refer to the photo-link in my previous post.:P

wes

Fratton Fred wrote: »

I can understand them trying to increase tourism and foreign investment, because when the oil runs out they won't have an economy.

The thing is though, when the oil does run out, how are people going to get there??

Well according to Wikipedia (which i know is not the most reliable source), oil accounts for 6% of there Gross Domestic product:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Dubai

So running out of oil, isn't that big a deal, when compared to there neighbours. Having said that, with all the sun they get, they could probably easily move to Solar energy .

ejmaztec

The oil-rich sheikhs will have bought most of Europe by the time the oil runs out, so the starving peasants will be the only ones left.

wes

ejmaztec wrote: »

The oil-rich sheikhs will have bought most of Europe by the time the oil runs out, so the starving peasants will be the only ones left.

Well, I for one would like to welcome our oil-rich sheikh over lords !

ejmaztec

wes wrote: »

Well, I for one would like to welcome our oil-rich sheikh over lords !

They'll all be driving round in gold-plated, diamond-encrusted stretched electric limos, that can travel 5 miles before the next recharge.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

wes wrote: »

Well, I for one would like to welcome our oil-rich sheikh over lords !

You would have to welcome Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, those are the countries with the oil

Won't be too long before America try to invade Iran, the campaign to make Iran look like a dangerous renegade state is well under way...

wes

ejmaztec wrote: »

They'll all be driving round in gold-plated, diamond-encrusted stretched electric limos, that can travel 5 miles before the next recharge.

I see the anti-electric car lobby has gotten to you :eek:. There everywhere.....

james finn

what would happen to the green isle hunger strikers who had 700 images of porn in work and when they got sacked they went on strike shouting shame on green isle foods,

its on youtube

Piste

genericguy wrote: »

and then they have the cheek to come over here demanding that we change our country to suit them...

Do they? I havent heard of that happening.

landsleaving

Really Piste? Do you not read the Daily Mail?