Every now and then an article appears in the local newspapers about a person being convicted for some imaginative and unheard off offence in the UAE. It helps readers update their list of 'what not to do' and 'what to watch out for'. The latest addition to the list - 'Keep your bumpers clean of messages.'
"Motorists who paste a 'kiss my ...' sticker on their car windshield might be jailed and deported if they are taken to court.
This is the current status of a 30-year-old Filipino computer programmer who is waiting for Dubai Court of Appeal to decide his fate. The Public Prosecution charged the Filipino, J.J., with breaching public decency when he posted a 'kiss my ...' sticker on his vehicle windshield.
The Court of Appeal earlier sentenced the suspect to one month in jail followed by deportation after the Court of First Instance acquitted him of the first charge and fined him Dh2,000 for the second.
The Cassation Court overturned the lower court's verdict and ordered the Appeals Court to hold a fresh trial with a new panel of judges. A verdict will be issued soon."~Gulf News
Related Article:
Expatriate faces jail for lewd car sticker ~Gulf News, October 28, 2007
"Motorists who paste a 'kiss my ...' sticker on their car windshield might be jailed and deported if they are taken to court.
This is the current status of a 30-year-old Filipino computer programmer who is waiting for Dubai Court of Appeal to decide his fate. The Public Prosecution charged the Filipino, J.J., with breaching public decency when he posted a 'kiss my ...' sticker on his vehicle windshield.
The Court of Appeal earlier sentenced the suspect to one month in jail followed by deportation after the Court of First Instance acquitted him of the first charge and fined him Dh2,000 for the second.
The Cassation Court overturned the lower court's verdict and ordered the Appeals Court to hold a fresh trial with a new panel of judges. A verdict will be issued soon."~Gulf News
Related Article:
Expatriate faces jail for lewd car sticker ~Gulf News, October 28, 2007
1 comment:
I sometimes wonder why do people indulge in such acts. I would not dream of hurting the chrome finish or the paint of my car (that is when I do possess one). And that too, for a price this high - 2K & deportation for sticking a 20Dh bumper sticker.
Of course, people do defend themselves stating the stickers are simply a matter of individuality and self expression. But hello?! This is Dubai. Everything is curbed. And one should know, such weird stickers would definitely garner unwanted attention and may even bring undesired attention from the law enforcers, which of course is what we just witnessed in this case.
But this one piece is certainly offensive and am glad such action was taken against the man.
Going a bit off track from here, a really humorous bumper sticker, I came across last week said 'My money and my son both go to Australia'. Nice one!
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