tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post9041026706247022709..comments2024-03-27T15:45:49.926+04:00Comments on Life in Dubai: Heavy handed policingSeabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-31279461729638803822009-06-17T23:12:27.587+04:002009-06-17T23:12:27.587+04:00The law is the LAW, i'm AFRAID.The law is the LAW, i'm AFRAID.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-28508395500891709542009-06-17T13:37:50.738+04:002009-06-17T13:37:50.738+04:00yeah, that doesn't sound right... this story i...yeah, that doesn't sound right... this story is missing something for sure.moryartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947593768240856478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-40878982635183877812009-06-16T18:59:13.431+04:002009-06-16T18:59:13.431+04:00Jesus, this is sad. I mean, yes, there is the law...Jesus, this is sad. I mean, yes, there is the law, however, he is working, and everybody knows what the souls have to go through. What IS the big deal even if he asked for a buck or Pepsi? On several occasions I've bought them tea, water and sandwiches. I realize the law is the law, however, these aren't the folks to be arrested. There are some sophisticated panhandlers out there in flashy cars and clothes.roshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271894997251528158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-30880612695921590272009-06-16T16:13:29.561+04:002009-06-16T16:13:29.561+04:00and to think that people still come by truckloads ...and to think that people still come by truckloads to live and work there for decades. it may not be happening to us, but to imagine this is what the system is capable of...really shocking. i have never seen labourers in any country being treated as an untouchable class, like in the gulf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-26589946108751604472009-06-16T14:25:02.237+04:002009-06-16T14:25:02.237+04:00Very true Naseem, which is why I wrote: "If t...Very true <b>Naseem</b>, which is why I wrote: "If that's true and the full story".<br /><br />I also wondered whether the third paragraph in the story indicated some threatening behaviour...Seabeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939892206726271433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21258644.post-19728490217535404952009-06-16T14:08:03.058+04:002009-06-16T14:08:03.058+04:00by the way.. when I was reading the same on gulfne...by the way.. when I was reading the same on gulfnews.. I was waiting for one of you bloggers to write about it :p<br /><br />the story doesn't make any sense at all and its either the worker is actually begging and he is lying.. or the policeman is using his authority to screw a worker..<br /><br />a policeman would only arrest the worker if he is begging out in the streets not when the worker is with his colleagues... <br /><br />will wait for the story to develop and find out more about itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com