Comment on Anon plays GTA: Dubai
GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 7 months agoThere 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 7 months 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 7 months 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.
abfarid@startrek.website 7 months ago
Exactly! Just as I said in my earlier replies, if you disagree with the laws and customs, just don’t go there. But also, don’t spread misinformation.
GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
Where did I spread misinformation?