A Scottish man holidaying in Dubai is facing up to three years in jail for allegedly putting his hand on another man’s hip to avoid spilling his drink.
Jamie Harron, 27, was arrested in July for public indecency after placing his hand on a man’s hip, the campaign group Detained in Dubai first reported.
Following his arrest, Harron was incarcerated for five days and has not been allowed to leave the country, his passport confiscated. According to Detained in Dubai, he has already spent more than £30,000 in expenses and legal fees since his detention.
“It is quite outrageous that he has been held in the country for so long already,” said Radha Stirling, chief executive of Detained in Dubai. “This is another example of how vulnerable tourists are to arrest and detention in Dubai and at how drawn out and disorganized legal proceedings are.”
The incident occurred as Harron was drinking in a crowded bar and “touched a man on his hip to avoid impact,” after which the man became aggravated. more
No human should go to Dubai.
PERIOD.
izlamo delenda est …
Can we all chip in and get the Obamas a vacation there?
@Tim;
Ditto.
There is no shortage of these news stories, why would anyone think it a good idea to go where your are obviously hated.
Reminds me of car chases when I was out west, there is at least one a day that gets broadcast live with the same outcome every time….you’d think people would learn that multiple choppers with cameras cannot be outrun.
Going anywhere in the Middle East on vacation makes as much sense as smuggling yourself into North Korea.
The stupid shall be punished.
Sorry. If you are that unaware I can’t help you.
You’re on your own.
Is it just for touching a hip?
What does sex with another man get you?
The chair?
On the other hand, I’m thinking about vacationing in Compton, CA next year. Any tips?
As far as I’m concerned, if you travel voluntarily to a muslim shithole country, you deserve whatever happens to you.
That’s why I’ll never go back to Germany, France, or England.
(Too soon? Or no?)
@harbqll
I’m with you. Fortunately I played in Europe in the late 70s thru 90s and at the end foreboding changes were happening rapidly.
I’ll not go back.
@PHenry, I lived there in ’52 as a 2nd grader. I understand things have changed very much….you’re on you own.
I gage my travel destinations on one criteria before all others. Can I wear my gun.
By the way, Utah and Arizona now honor any permit from any state. Even California.
PHenry,
One recommendation for CA……don’t.
B_B
Well, com’on over to Utah. Even in spite of us Mormons.😁😁😁
Deplorable B Woodman
I respect the hell out of Mormons unless they’re trying to over throw the election. LOL. I live in an area with a lot of Mormons and they are very wholesome bunch.
Utah is a beautiful state.
that’s beyond Insanity ! These guys are so overly worried about Homo’s, that it seems as if they’re scared they might like it !!! LOL
I bet they don’t wrestle.
He should have ignored his Scottish heritage and just spilled his damn drink. What the hell are people thinking going to these places?
You can’t travel to MOST of the world.
From Mexico on down, they can throw you in jail until you pay ransom, and the same with the arab world. Now Europe is an unlivable shithole, so you can’t go there. Russia? Why?
What’s left is: Japan, French Indo-China, Canada, USA, Australia.
When I was a kid my dad called me Utah so for 25 years that was my nickname. But.
My wife would not call me Utah she thought it was stupid.
I’m not calling you Utah…..pal.
half-assed patriot
Honestly when I travel out of California I feel like I’m visiting another nation.
I’m not PC
There’s a Pacific Rim joke in there some where, but I’m not going there.
Had a brother in law stuck there months to pay off a hospital bill. He finally learned not to take contracts in any muzzie shithole.
saudi arabia is just as bad if not worse.
PHenery
Aprender español! A Compton se desea español.
da** auto correct desen
as in they