Parasail accident kills 10y-o British boy

[newswatcher]

A 10-year-old British boy was killed last Friday in a parasailing accident off Jumeirah. Local police said he crashed into the minaret of a mosque and died instantly after his parachute got detached from the boat pulling him.

On the surface, sounds like a tragic accident. However, since reports suggest that it was quite windy that day, was it wise to allow such a lightweight to participate?

[SecurID]

Dubai is, in many respects, like that fictitious island in America where Jaws was set. Was it Amity or something like that? Despite all the warnings of impending doom, the chiefs said 'Everything's Fine!!' and off all the bathers went into the shark infested waters with the inevitable results.

You can transpose that onto every aspect of life in Dubai.