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08-04-2019, 10:07 AM | #1 | |||
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She took her daughter to her ex-partners funeral and was detained even though the post was made two years ago
https://www.itv.com/news/2019-04-07/...acebook-posts/ A British woman faces up to two years in jail and a £50,000 fine in Dubai for calling her deceased ex-husband's wife "a horse" in a 2016 Facebook post. Londoner Laleh Shahravesh said she insulted her former husband's wife on Facebook as she felt "angry and betrayed" after seeing pictures of their wedding mere months after he had suddenly served her with divorce papers. Ms Shahravesh was arrested along with her 14-year-old daughter, Paris, for breaking Dubai’s cybercrime laws when they returned to the country on March 10 for Pedro's funeral after his death from a heart attack at the age of 51 a week before. The laws mean that an old social media post from before a person visits Dubai can see them heavily fined and jailed for years if they ever visit the desert state. After her arrest, police took Ms Shahravesh's passport and she is unable to leave the country. Paris flew home alone on her scheduled flight five days later and has been staying with relatives.
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08-04-2019, 10:13 AM | #2 | |||
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Ridiculous
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08-04-2019, 10:15 AM | #3 | |||
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I've been to Dubai but I doubt I would ever go again, it seems to incarcerate people for the most minor misdemeanours, the poor kid having to travel home on her own
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08-04-2019, 10:21 AM | #4 | |||
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My cousin has lived there for years with her family as her husband works in Emirates Airline and her sister has moved out there aswell, never had any problems. I don't know how comfortable I'd personally feel in a country that has such backward laws, specifically around women though
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08-04-2019, 10:27 AM | #5 | |||
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If only she did not post on Facebook while in the UK
and call the Lady a "Horse." One Word has got her locked away. |
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08-04-2019, 10:28 AM | #6 | |||
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We need to be very careful of where internet regulation is going, we should not be blind to the fact that the UK is at the forefront of regulating it. While regulation in itself is great for removing terrorist propaganda and fake news for example, the laws being brought in are much more restrictive than that and open to abuse
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08-04-2019, 10:37 AM | #7 | |||
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POW! BLAM!
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worldwide First Amendment tbh
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08-04-2019, 11:02 AM | #8 | ||
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On the plus side; it might mean a resurgence of anonymous / semi-anonymous social internet, like forums . |
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08-04-2019, 11:49 AM | #9 | |||
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to put it in context the new partner took the complaint to the police at the time, and we can only assume that she then followed up when the ex came out for his funeral, I don't think the authorities had a exclamation mark pop up over her name when she landed in Dubai, and deletion of the material wouldn't have helped as I would imagine they had screen shots
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08-04-2019, 12:02 PM | #10 | ||
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It's not just a "foreign country problem", the UK is headed firmly in the direction of strict internet regulation and it's not worth taking the risk of old posts coming back to haunt you. The internet was free and open 5, 10, 20 years ago and most of us who have been using it for a long time didn't expect it to go this way... and many of us were kids / teens with the internet... and posted things we wouldn't post knowing what we know now. It's not worth the risk. Burn it and start fresh with a more cautious and professional mindset; save even vaguely contentious statements for places where your real name isn't attached explicitly to every word. The era of being able to safely post whatever you want on twitter or facebook is dying, if not already dead, and there will be more and more stories like this one in our own country as time goes on. Last edited by Toy Soldier; 08-04-2019 at 12:03 PM. |
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08-04-2019, 12:04 PM | #11 | |||
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oh yes I agree, I am the ultimate secret squirrel..
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09-04-2019, 04:02 PM | #12 | |||
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They should throw the book at her and give her the maximum sentence
She was acting as a troll back then it is time trolls were made an example of.
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09-04-2019, 04:04 PM | #13 | |||
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09-04-2019, 04:05 PM | #14 | |||
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If you know a country hands down punishments like that, don't bloody well go!
I've been to Dubai three times, experienced no problems and neither has the vast majority of tourists. You know Dubai has harsh punishments, so stick to the law |
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09-04-2019, 04:14 PM | #15 | |||
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It was a derogatory comment of a personal nature, ergo it was trolling.
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09-04-2019, 04:31 PM | #16 | |||
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A British woman faces up to two years in jail and a £50,000 fine in Dubai for calling her deceased ex-husband's wife "a horse" in a 2016 Facebook post.
What on earth LOL |
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09-04-2019, 04:31 PM | #17 | |||
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And why r people defending this skjskjs
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09-04-2019, 04:39 PM | #18 | |||
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She took her daughter for her Dads funeral, and Im pretty sure she never thought calling someone a 'horse' online would land her in prison
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09-04-2019, 04:52 PM | #19 | |||
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The whole thing is completely stupid. I mean, why didn't the police simply tell the aggrieved party to take a walk (trot?) when the horse comment was reported
anyway #justice4horses Last edited by bitontheslide; 09-04-2019 at 05:04 PM. |
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09-04-2019, 04:58 PM | #20 | |||
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POW! BLAM!
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Plot twist: the guy actually married a horse.
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11-04-2019, 01:40 PM | #21 | |||
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After paying a fine, she has now been freed
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11-04-2019, 01:43 PM | #22 | |||
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Not like us.
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It's all turned out equine and dandy, and that's the mane thing.
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11-04-2019, 01:54 PM | #23 | |||
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11-04-2019, 02:59 PM | #24 | |||
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Not like us.
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I hope that woman's family sent her some sugarcubes as a thank you for dropping it.
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11-04-2019, 03:04 PM | #25 | |||
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That's enough now SR, rein it in
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