Dubai Bye...Update...4/19

Doesn't it just pi$$ you off when people swear. If you are one of those people with sensitive ears - you just might want to consider moving to Dubai.

One of the seven emirates of the UAE (United Arab Emirates), Dubai is a ultra-modern city that offers any amenity one could ask for. But if you swear - you die.

A British lad recently found out the hard way the penalty for swearing.

Lee Bradley Brown was on vacation in Dubai, staying at a hotel where the minimum nightly cost was over £1,000 (thats $1635) . Holy $hit - that's a lot of Dirhams. Well, he had the misfortune of swearing, was arrested, thrown into a filthy cell in the infamous Bur Dubai police station and beaten to death. [4/15 update] It is now alleged that Mr. Brown attempted to throw a Nepalese chambermaid off of the sixth balcony when she entered his room unannounced. Sounds like one fun vacation in this global city that claims tourism as one of it's major industries.
Animals will be animals anywhere in the world. But in this area - they seem to run rampant. After his arrest things went poorly for Mr. Brown. The Daily Mail reports:

Inmates say they watched in horror as he was 'badly beaten' by a group of up to six police officers. They say he was stripped and handcuffed to a chair, where he was beaten with fists, feet and batons.

He was dragged to a solitary confinement cell where he died three days later – before guards bundled him into a body-bag and dragged him out of the building. During Mr Brown's six days in Bur Dubai police station, guards refused to give him enough food and water and did not let him see a lawyer, it is alleged...

Dubai's attorney general Eisam Al Humaidan said,

the preliminary forensic report had ruled out any torture and that there were traces of cannabis in Mr Brown's system, with the formal autopsy report due to be issued next week. 'The forensic report attributed Brown's death to asphyxia. The deceased choked on his own vomit. 'The report also pointed to traces of hashish in his blood and urine samples.'

Sharky&Sharky will keep you apprised of this story and do what can be done to avoid a cover-up. But, where is the outrage for Mr. Brown? The Bur Dubai police should be investigated with the same rigor as the miscreant US forces utimately were at Abu Ghraib? Why has the story changed from Mr. Brown "swearing" to him attempting to throw a chambermaid off a 6 story balcony? Where is the record in print of what Mr. Brown swore, the words he used? Let us all know so that planned vacations to Dubai do not end up in tragedy. To all Sharky&Sharky readers: While in Dubai do not throw the chambermaid out the window! This is a No! No!

[4/19 update]  Two Dubai doctors have been asked to reexamine Mr. Brown's body post autopsy before the family repatriates the body to England. From the Daily Mail.

Lt Gen Dahi Khalfan Bin Tamim, head of Dubai Police, told the Daily Telegraph: 'We do not doubt the first report but we just want to confirm it.  'Two doctors started examining the body on Saturday and we will reveal the results soon. 'Dubai Police didn't beat the British man and we didn't put him into solitary confinement. 'Dubai Police policy is known to be transparent and we will not hesitate to ensure our own officers face justice and punishment if we believe that they used violence against prisoners.'

The Sharks demand that the British authorities provide a second autopsy. It is not usual for sober people to choke on their own vomit.

Sharky&Sharky highly recommend the world tell Dubai to go to hell. Vacation elsewhere.

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