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Awful. But don't pretend the rest of the world is a paragon of virtue. We need to progress in all parts of the world. So, instead of pointing fingers, I was c

Awful. But don't pretend the rest of the world is a paragon of virtue. We need to progress in all parts of the world. So, instead of pointing fingers, I was curious about your thoughts on Dubai's potential Crime Prediction Software.

miles 10y ago
"don't pretend the rest of the world is a paragon of virtue" The rest of the world needs to be aware of just how bad the situation is in UAE: Rape Victims Are Being Jailed Under Extramarital Sex Laws in the UAE https://news.vice.com/article/rape-victims-are-being-jailed-under-extramarital-sex-laws-in-the-uae https://news.vice.com/article/rape-victims-are-being-jailed-... UAE imprisoning rape victims under extramarital sex laws – investigation https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/26/hundreds-of-women-prosecuted-for-extramarital-sex-in-uae-finds-bbc https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/26/hundreds-of-wo... 'They Destroyed Me': French Teen's Rape Case Exposes Dubai's Dark Side http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=3932740 http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=3932740 The vanished: the Filipino domestic workers who disappear behind closed doors https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/oct/24/the-vanished-filipino-domestic-workers-working-abroad https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/oct/24/t... (Links via TorgnyLagman's reddit comment: https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5jr48x/unmarried_maid_arrested_for_giving_birth_to/dbiz85f/ https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5jr48x/unmarried... )
- throwaway_374 10y ago
  Oh you mean like this? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/20/idaho-football-coat-hanger-rape-teammate-john-rk-howard https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/20/idaho-footba... There's a lot you won't find on Breitbart or the Daily Stormer.
  - miles 10y ago
    That is a tragic miscarriage of justice; thank you for sharing it. You will note however, that the victim was not jailed for the "crime" of having been sexually assaulted. (Funnily enough, I am a Guardian Member https://membership.theguardian.com https://membership.theguardian.com and have never visited the sites you mention.)
    - throwaway_374 10y ago
      The point was simply to demonstrate your immediate pounce to associate the topic with a completely irrelevant matter, as was pointed out in the parent. So, instead of pointing fingers, I was curious about your thoughts on Dubai's potential Crime Prediction Software.

miles 10y ago

"don't pretend the rest of the world is a paragon of virtue" The rest of the world needs to be aware of just how bad the situation is in UAE: Rape Victims Are Being Jailed Under Extramarital Sex Laws in the UAE https://news.vice.com/article/rape-victims-are-being-jailed-under-extramarital-sex-laws-in-the-uae https://news.vice.com/article/rape-victims-are-being-jailed-... UAE imprisoning rape victims under extramarital sex laws – investigation https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/26/hundreds-of-women-prosecuted-for-extramarital-sex-in-uae-finds-bbc https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/26/hundreds-of-wo... 'They Destroyed Me': French Teen's Rape Case Exposes Dubai's Dark Side http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=3932740 http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=3932740 The vanished: the Filipino domestic workers who disappear behind closed doors https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/oct/24/the-vanished-filipino-domestic-workers-working-abroad https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/oct/24/t... (Links via TorgnyLagman's reddit comment: https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5jr48x/unmarried_maid_arrested_for_giving_birth_to/dbiz85f/ https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/5jr48x/unmarried... )

throwaway_374 10y ago
Oh you mean like this? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/20/idaho-football-coat-hanger-rape-teammate-john-rk-howard https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/dec/20/idaho-footba... There's a lot you won't find on Breitbart or the Daily Stormer.
- miles 10y ago
  That is a tragic miscarriage of justice; thank you for sharing it. You will note however, that the victim was not jailed for the "crime" of having been sexually assaulted. (Funnily enough, I am a Guardian Member https://membership.theguardian.com https://membership.theguardian.com and have never visited the sites you mention.)
  - throwaway_374 10y ago
    The point was simply to demonstrate your immediate pounce to associate the topic with a completely irrelevant matter, as was pointed out in the parent. So, instead of pointing fingers, I was curious about your thoughts on Dubai's potential Crime Prediction Software.