Originally Posted by
Bresh
Of course its different … Criminals and fraudsters wouldnt like it.
Like the poor Nigerian who was murdered last week in bright daylight in Italy and no one helped him. Or the daily shootings, robberies and rape happening in western countries. You dont have that in the UAE. It is a very safe country where people like to raise their kids.
Unless you’re a woman who reports a rape and are then thrown in jail for having sex outside of marriage.
It took worldwide media interest for the last one to be released.
How about when you report a crime the police take your passport if they can even be bothered to investigate it? That's a lovely way to keep crime statistics low.
Don’t kid yourself that the UAE doesn’t have crime. They’re just much better at hiding it. Having no free press tends to help in that regard (remember the EK pilot who was the subject of a violent home invasion?) Can’t upset the carefully developed image.
We won’t even start about how certain nationalities are treated differently or how women are viewed as second class citizens.
But yeah it’s entirely like the western world!