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That’s not the spirit of Ramadan.

• cscurmudgeon 4y ago
  Really? https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/ramadan-fines-you-pay-you-26541563 https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/rama... https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2017/06/tunisia-fifth-man-facing-jail-term-for-breaking-fast-during-ramadan/ https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/press-release/2017/06/tuni... https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=0de064b1-c214-44eb-a1a0-1ed33608f2a6 https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=0de064b1-c214... It seems in a lot of Muslim countries you can go to jail for just eating normally during Ramadan.
  • pygy_ 4y ago
    That seems irrelevant given that these offenses are but a minute share of the total judicial cases.
  • erenyeager 4y ago
    Judicial process is different than the process of arresting. Following the culture and norms of the place you’re in is often inscribed in law. The judges have to do with the actual judgement process of crime. Completely orthogonal.