UncleBob
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Very little of Dubais income is from oil.Faster we move on from oil for energy, the faster these feckers can rot.
Very little of Dubais income is from oil.Faster we move on from oil for energy, the faster these feckers can rot.
That's the thing that bothers you here? A lapse of judgement which led to someone's life being ruined.That's the thing that bothers me, it doesn't matter if you agree with a law like this one, it's not difficult to not bring drugs with you to a foreign country. His friend is not really a friend.
Exactly.If it’s such a forbidden item, what was his mate doing with 4 bottles and leaving them in his car?
wheb people go to countries like this they should not assume the law will be anywhere near as lenient as where they come from
I feel a lot safer knowing I won't end up spending my life in prison because of something ridiculous.Not saying it’s right but Dubai/ UAE is insanely safe for this system. My uncle has left his £50k Rolex at a bar and picked it up the next day no issues.
Laws like this in UK would make it safer.
He picked it up because it was a counterfeit rolex worth £20Not saying it’s right but Dubai/ UAE is insanely safe for this system. My uncle has left his £50k Rolex at a bar and picked it up the next day no issues.
Laws like this in UK would make it safer.
Yes I'm bothered by a pretty big "lapse" of judgement that has particularly big consequences for someone else.That's the thing that bothers you here? A lapse of judgement which led to someone's life being ruined.
A lapse makes it sound like he forgotThat's the thing that bothers you here? A lapse of judgement which led to someone's life being ruined.
You make it sound like that makes it reasonable. Don't take the piss is obvious. But the law is a piss take as well.They've got zero tolerance on drugs. Their laws. Don't take the piss.
An example for Thailand, from the british government website.They've got zero tolerance on drugs. Their laws. Don't take the piss.
Drugs
Don’t become involved with drugs of any kind. Possession of even very small quantities can lead to imprisonment. If you are found guilty of possession of marijuana you could receive a long prison sentence and/or a heavy fine. If you’re found guilty of being in possession of 20 grams of a Class A drug on exiting Thailand you risk receiving the death penalty. Amphetamines and ecstasy are regarded as Class A drugs and possession or trafficking carries the same penalty as heroin.
No, it's from Abu Dhabi, so it is oil but one step removed.Very little of Dubais income is from oil.
?No, it's from Abu Dhabi, so it is oil but one step removed.
Dubai specifically? Yes. But the U.A.E. economy is oil oil oil.Very little of Dubais income is from oil.
All the construction and development in Dubai is funded by debt from Abu Dhabi, they are always rolling over and extending loans that Dubai can't pay back.
Link?All the construction and development in Dubai is funded by debt from Abu Dhabi, they are always rolling over and extending loans that Dubai can't pay back.
They won't, the money they have now got has gone into investing in future solutions and green tech they will keep rolling in the G's long after we stop using fossil fuels (whenever that might happen). You couldn't pay me to go there again after being forced to stay in Saudi Arabia for three months in the 90's.Faster we move on from oil for energy, the faster these feckers can rot.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-dubai-debt-exclusive-idUSKCN1PU1HULink?
Especially CBD oil.Very little of Dubais income is from oil.
Thankshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-dubai-debt-exclusive-idUSKCN1PU1HU
https://www.forbes.com/sites/domini...other-bailout-from-richer-neighbor-abu-dhabi/
There's a reason Dubai's flagship skyscraper is named after a bloke from Abu Dhabi.
I agree the law is harsh and outdated but it’s their law. So we should either respect that we are just visitors or don’t go thereYou make it sound like that makes it reasonable. Don't take the piss is obvious. But the law is a piss take as well.
Considering they've built some kind of weird haven for foreigners they should consider removing some of their cnutish laws.
That's not the point, the point isn't to judge a well known and established legal philosophy, particularly when you are a visitor. If I was to give you a trivial example, it would be that in certain cultures you do not wear your outside shoes inside, for a lot of people it's a stupid rule but it's none of your business, if you decide to go to someone that has that rule you abide to it or don't come. And the fact that it's not addictive makes it even worse because you ignore the law out of will more than necessity.For those mentioning Thailand’s drug laws, I’m fairly sure they’ve gone or are going green. 25 years for CBD oil anywhere in the world is just mental. It does nothing to you. It’s not addictive. Bit of common sense when judging these things wouldn’t go amiss.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...grow-six-pots-of-cannabis-each-as-rules-eased
I thought I was being pranked the first time I was told that in some cultures it's okay to wear shoes in the house. It's crazy.it would be that in certain cultures you do not wear your outside shoes inside
Absolutely, it's filthy!I thought I was being pranked the first time I was told that in some cultures it's okay to wear shoes in the house. It's crazy.
Any place where your hand can be chopped off by the state is not somewhere I would ever consider to be safe.Not saying it’s right but Dubai/ UAE is insanely safe for this system. My uncle has left his £50k Rolex at a bar and picked it up the next day no issues.
Laws like this in UK would make it safer.
That's because everyone is rich and already has a $100k Rolex.Not saying it’s right but Dubai/ UAE is insanely safe for this system. My uncle has left his £50k Rolex at a bar and picked it up the next day no issues.
Laws like this in UK would make it safer.
That was an election promise that hasn't been kept but you are right that marijuana and hemp are on the road to decriminalization. Hemp has been taken off the narcotics list recently.For those mentioning Thailand’s drug laws, I’m fairly sure they’ve gone or are going green. 25 years for CBD oil anywhere in the world is just mental. It does nothing to you. It’s not addictive. Bit of common sense when judging these things wouldn’t go amiss.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...grow-six-pots-of-cannabis-each-as-rules-eased
I suppose you don't worry about your role being stolen if you haven't got a wrist to wear it on anymore.Not saying it’s right but Dubai/ UAE is insanely safe for this system. My uncle has left his £50k Rolex at a bar and picked it up the next day no issues.
Laws like this in UK would make it safer.
That's because everyone is rich and already has a $100k Rolex.
How the feck do you manage to leave a 50grand Rolex in a bar???? That deserves a life sentence for stupidity.Not saying it’s right but Dubai/ UAE is insanely safe for this system. My uncle has left his £50k Rolex at a bar and picked it up the next day no issues.
Laws like this in UK would make it safer.
Yep. Folks are sure going to get high on that. Next you’ll be banged up for supplying wine gums in a non-drinking county.Intent to distribute? Four fecking bottles of oil? Bugger off.
Most possession charges will be accompanied by a trafficking charge as well.Intent to distribute? Four fecking bottles of oil? Bugger off.
Well as long as the drone strikes are on foreign soil hey?Any place where your hand can be chopped off by the state is not somewhere I would ever consider to be safe.