This is my first post here and sadly not something aviation related, but very important to write about.The Letters to the Editir are still available, see here
http://www.7days.ae/letters-to-the-editor.htmlTo blame this incident on the victim is at the very least purely naive but more so just plain disgusting.As has been mentioned before, the girl was scared, she was being followed and harassed by a group of local young men and was 'rescued' by another couple of nicer guys and given the circumstances decided to accept the offer of a lift, this was whilst she was waiting for a taxi. The rest has been well documented but what is interesting was the defendants claims that she 'agreed to have sex with them.' I know of no one who would knowingly agree to have consensual sex with six men she has just met.A search for “Gang Rape Dubai” resulted in 118,000 hits, but try this for further reading:
A businesswoman who accused three men of gang rape has been arrested in Dubai and faces trial on charges of adultery.http://news.telegraph.co.uk/news/mai...03/wgang03.xmlThe following is banned by the local censors:
www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=5676 Another good article specifically targeting the Gang Rape mentality is found here:
http://secretdubai.!!!!!!!!.com/2005...i_archive.htmlThe shocking outcome of the case is now being highlighted in the local press, which is a good thing, but the memories of the event will scar this young girl's life forever. Her life has been changed forever because of this, Dubai has also changed dramatically in the five years service that I have given.