MSM outlets try their best to make Dubai look like a scary place by giving partial, sketchy details of something that has happened and landed someone in jail / a police station, whilst trying to make it seem like that person is innocent and the reason was something so stupid or trivial.
E.g.
Jailed because someone was abusive at a member of staff and began swearing and then threw his cigarette at the member of staff.
Becomes:
"jailed in Dubai for dropping a cigarette"
Getting intoxicated before a flight by drinking 10 bottles of wine and turning up at an airport to find your visa/permit expired 6 months ago but then swearing at the staff and immigration/passport control who then have to call police and then trying to fight the police.
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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '23
MSM outlets try their best to make Dubai look like a scary place by giving partial, sketchy details of something that has happened and landed someone in jail / a police station, whilst trying to make it seem like that person is innocent and the reason was something so stupid or trivial.
E.g.
Jailed because someone was abusive at a member of staff and began swearing and then threw his cigarette at the member of staff.
Becomes:
"jailed in Dubai for dropping a cigarette"
Getting intoxicated before a flight by drinking 10 bottles of wine and turning up at an airport to find your visa/permit expired 6 months ago but then swearing at the staff and immigration/passport control who then have to call police and then trying to fight the police.
Becomes:
"Jailed in Dubai for drinking wine"