Naughty But Nice you are an idiot.Even the papers provide more detail than you seem to know given you have already blamed (at least partially) the girl for the offence.In a civilised world such as we purportably live in, RAPE by any guise is a VERY SERIOUS offense regardless how intoxicated or not the VICTIM was, and it would seem this was not a simple matter of taking advantage of a "non street wise" foreign girl.
Vblasu you are the KING of SCUM.If you are trully a Canadian, I can see why you are in the Middle east now. You obviously don't fit in there. Viewpoints like those are not shared with the community, nor with the judicial system.
For locals to get 2 years jail time in this case,there must have been compelling evidence to incriminate, or they would have walked. I believe 2 years for a "guilty" verdict under the circumstances is much too lenient, but that is a personal opinion. Put your daughter or wife in the victim's role and see how your perspective is.
We see petty thieves of foreign persuasion get 4 years+ for less than Dhs 500 worth of merchandise!
The concept of 2 separate judicial systems (at least with regards to incrimination and sentencing) is very much alive here.In another Rape case a man was sentenced to less than 6 months because his
2 separate victims took a month to come forward due to fear and ignorance of the judicial system here. The judge found him guilty "without doubt" but reduced his sentence because the girls took "excessive" time comming forward. Developed countries usually have a limitations statute running for may years if not indefinately for heinous crimes such as rape.
Yet another was given
2 years for stealing a Porche Cayenne and kidnapping a 13 year old, raping her repeatedly at a farm near Hatta. When the authorities caught up with him 2 days later, he rammed the patrol vehicles in his attempt to flee, writing off 3 of the vehicles.
Funny how other Muslim countries reward Rapists with the death penalty, but here 2 years (at least for a national) seems to fit the bill... but again only if there is overwhelming evidence!
Speaking with the police recently the number of residential breakins are on the rise exponentially. There is also many more reports of home invasions but these generally do not make it to the press.
I'm afraid like any big urban area there are problems, but the idea of Dubai being free of "serious" crime are days of the past. Most just don't make it to the press either intentionally or otherwise.
Till now I've only touched on some of the examples of "criminal" mis- justice, but the stories of "civil" cases abound as well. Ask many whom have been involved in property aquisition in Dubai. Very few will tell an unblemished story. (although if you have "found money "to speculate, in the past some have found it fruitful -don't want to be entirely negative here
) Everything from being involved in a traffic accident (neglegent is really more the term), to contesting unfair billing/treatment and lack of consumer rights brings with it many more obstacles than many developed countires.
For those contemplating a move here,
if you really must leave your "civilized" environment to come here, put your egos aside for a short bit, research and find out what you are
really bringing your family into.
Also, as many of the "happy lot" point out, you can try it and if you don't like it you can always leave... (goes for management's prime motto at EK too!), but it's akin to the Eagles song "Hotel California". Anything short of a "runner" within several years (read 3-7) of joining is a
very arduous and
expensive process negating the whole reason for comming (unless you are really tired of cold, rain and overcast sky), and with that also brings obvious consequences.