Comment on Anon plays GTA: Dubai
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month agoThats the dumbest bullshit i have ever read on here. If you havent seen or heard anything fucked up, in or about Dubai, thats because you havent looked.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Dubai
Homosexuality is illegal. The death penalty is one of the punishments for homosexuality. Kissing in some public places is illegal and can result in deportation.
These are just the first two sentences in the “Dubai Law” section, it just keeps going along similar fucked up lines tho.
Sharing a hotel room with the opposite sex is prohibited under Dubai’s law unless married or closely related. There is to be no display of public affection.
And this doesnt even start talking about slave labour, still horrible womens rights, human trafficing, censorship, political assassinations, etc.
Seriously, i wouldnt go to Dubai if you paid me for it and neither should amyone that values their own safety and general human rights.
abfarid@startrek.website 1 month ago
As I said, respect the local laws and customs and nothing will happen to you. As proven by about 15 million annual tourists from all over the world.
You obviously don’t have to visit if you disagree with the local customs, but to say that going there has any measurable chances of getting arrested is incorrect.
And regarding the law about sharing a room by a (heterosexual) premarital couple, it has been decriminalized in 2020, and rarely applied to foreigners in the first place.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 month ago
Why would you want to visit Dubai though. It’s literally just where people show off their wealth
abfarid@startrek.website 1 month ago
Are you asking about my personal opinion or why 15 million people that visit it every year?
Personally, I visited many times because my brother studied there for 4 years, and I often transit through Dubai.
But generally, people go there for the numerous tourist attractions and duty free shopping (although, I believe that has been cancelled a couple of years ago).
jaybone@lemmy.world 1 month ago
What do you work for their chamber of commerce or something? You’re not convincing anyone here.
unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
This is the kinda of person that thinks that Neom is a good and innovative project. Thats just what happens to people who worship money and consumption.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 month ago
Type of thing I only want made so I can look at pictures and maybe watch a 30 minute b1m video on it. Say “that’s cool” then get on with my life. Although I’m probably Saudi Arabia’s target audience in this case 🤣
I’m not saying I support it, because there’s probably a million better reasons why it shouldn’t be made that are better than “it’s cool”
abfarid@startrek.website 1 month ago
This is the kind of person that makes assumptions about people out of thin air. Just because I’m stating facts that are contrary to your preconceived notions, doesn’t mean that I support or “worship” things.
jaybone@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Decriminalized in 2020. How progressive.
abfarid@startrek.website 1 month ago
I didn’t say it’s progressive (although it’s obviously progress), I was just pointing out that, besides the point, that info is outdated.
GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
There are multiple stories of women being raped and then charged with having premarital sex, as if they had a say in the matter. Here’s one example. The fact that’s it’s happened enough for an organization to be created to deal with it sounds fairly damning from where I stand. I can only assume those 15 million people don’t find that to be reason enough to stay away.
abfarid@startrek.website 1 month ago
Yes, crime in Dubai happens. Yes, they have unreasonable and archaic Sharia laws. Yes, awful situations, like women being jailed for being raped happen, according to some sources, possibly even several times a year. But here’s the unintuitive thing, it’s still statistically safe. Whether you like it or not, that’s how statistics work.
Here’s an example to help people visualize it better. Every year, on average, 10-20 planes crash, with 100s of deaths, which is terrible. But, every year, on average, there are about 40 million flights, which comes up to about 0.00004% crash rate percentage. Every time you get on a plane there’s a chance you’re going to die in a crash, cause crashes happen regularly, and yet, it’s the safest method of transportation.
Now let’s make a rough calculation for the rape cases for tourists. Let’s be generous (because UAE definitely underreports these incidents) and assume it happens not just several, but 10 times annually. There are 15 million tourist visits annually. That is roughly… 0.00007% chance. Depending on what numbers you pick, that is about twice as likely as being in a plane crash.
And to drive the final nail into the coffin, let’s looks at some official numbers:
In conclusion:
GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
And if I don’t go, I’m not lending support to a place with archaic laws and other abusive practices, even if I wouldn’t be at risk if I went there. It’s as simple as that.