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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago

US student held in Dubai for weeks for tapping security officer’s arm

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US student held in Dubai for weeks for tapping security officer’s arm

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Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years ago
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Advocacy group said Elizabeth Polanco de los Santos, 21, accused of ‘assaulting and insulting’ contact, faced up to year in prison
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    How does anyone have the impression that the UAE is anything other than incredibly corrupt and fucking medieval?

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      I suspect she is also being horribly treated.

      Don’t go to Dubai.

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        She didn’t even “go to Dubai”. It was a layover.

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          Also don’t do that.

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          Fuck!

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        But all the influencers say its really cool there.

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          Getting the money from being paid to influence for Dubai is probably pretty cool for them.

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