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You realize parent is simply describing the rape laws prevalent in parts of the Middle East and North Africa, including Dubai? Not literally endorsing them?
by didgeoridoo 10y ago
You realize parent is simply describing the rape laws prevalent in parts of the Middle East and North Africa, including Dubai? Not literally endorsing them?
- realo 10y agoWell... parent's post starts as a question, and then proceeds with some seemingly authoritative descriptions. It has no quotation marks and, as written, can not really be interpreted in the way you mention. Given the actual text in the post, your interpretation of the parent's true intentions could be as biased as mine... :)
- pja 10y agoThose authoritative descriptions are exactly the criteria for a rape prosecution in Dubai IIRC. Which I suspect is the parent commentator’s point.
- miles 10y agoGiven the poster's other comment in this discussion[1], I think we can agree that a charitable reading is justified. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13244642 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13244642
- apta 10y agoDescribed them incorrectly nonetheless.