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Originally Posted by RevengeBucks_Monica
Apparently a couple of poppy seeds on your shirt or .003 grams of weed on your shoe can get you thrown into jail for years.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7234786.stm
I didn't realize their drug laws were quite this stiff. I mean, a couple poppy seeds?? yikes. |
There's more story to it than that.
I've flown thru the UAE so many times with no problems.
I've been with people who were drunk in emirates where alcohol was banned, nothing happened. went swimming w/ busty danish girls in bikinis on the beaches, no issues.
Dubai/UAE has an interesting legal system - you really take responsibility for your own actions. IE - you can speed past a cop at 300km/hr - no problems. But if you crash and maim someone, you'll be in jail for a very long time.
I for one applaud a legal system like that. Actions, consequences. Deal with it.
Edit** - worth mentioning there's an almost 0 crime rate in dubai.