sean Emmett

[Nobbynumbnuts]

Can't see if anyone else has posted this,
https://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/55031
There is a Facebook page too
https://www.facebook.com/helpseanemmett.
If you could spare a minute to sign the petition that would be great.
If you belong to other Forums,pass it on.
Ta.
Might be pissing in the wind,but you never know.

[Pie-Roe]

Goes to an Arab state, gets so drunk his wife falls to death. Then complains about how horrible it is. Don't go to a shithole country where drink and drugs are illegal and try and have a party honeymoon.

Yes, they are muslimified idiots who used to push camels around the desert 150 years ago. But their laws are widely known around the world. We complain about people coming here and doing what they want, but we do the same to others? I wouldn't say I have no sympathy, but it's not like the situation was completely out of their hands.
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[Nobbynumbnuts]

[Rigga]

I hate dubai and I've never even been, too many horror stories.

Fuck that place.
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[cimbian]

Two words: Due process.
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[anthony_r6]

I agree with Pyro on this. I wouldn't even risk doing some dumb shit over there, there are far too many horror stories. It seems they're always looking for reasons to put westerners away.
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[Cheeseybeaner]

'fined 2,000 dirham (£340) for drinking alcohol without a licence.'
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[Pie-Roe]

[Rogerborg]

Sean Emmet wasn't so pissed that he fell off a balcony though. Punishing the husband for the excesses of the wife?

And it was a stopover on the way back from South Africa, where they'd actually got married and honeymooned. They hadn't gone out there to go on the lash.

On the other hand, he did name his daughters Tiffany and Brittany...
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[Pigeon]

I'll sign it for what little it will do. Who hasn't done something a little dumb and wished they'd had a take back. Losing his wife on their honeymoon is bad enough, now he's lost his savings and freedom (effectively).

And who doesn't remember this

The guy is not known for being Mensa. But he does seem a good lad and pretty rapid racer (when his head was straight).

[Pie-Roe]

[MarJay]

Dubai is a scary place. It's all glitz and niceties on the surface but you know that underneath there is something really shitty happening. Just look at how they treat their immigrant workers from india and the like...

Westerners are welcomed as long as they have money and can do the technical things that the Emiratis need, but if you lose your job or end up in debt you best keep some dollars under your pillow so you can catch a flight out of there.

I went there for a few days a couple of years back and initially it was nice, but the more I saw, the more it made me uncomfortable. If you go there and you don't notice the shit that goes on in the background you're either blind or choosing to ignore the exploitation of indian/asian workers.
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[Ste]

e Petitions are worthless, they're a waste of time. There are more productive things you could be doing if its a cause that you support. Spamming forums with the link to an e petition doesn't count as doing anything to support their cause.

According to various newspapers he has signed a statement admitting that he drank alcohol without a licence.

It's a very unfortunate situation for him but Dubai is a country with some incredibly shit laws so it's a somewhat predictable situation.

Dubai often pardons ignorant Johnny Foreigners under an amnesty for the month of Ramadan so he might be there until the 28th of June next year.

[cimbian]

[LockyUK]

They know the rules before they go, when in Rome and all that, I do not want the consulate wasting my passport fee on bringing this guy home...

[MarJay]

Can I just point out that they were on a layover in Dubai on the way back from South Africa. They were only supposed to be there for two days. Perhaps they had no idea about having to have a license to consume alcohol?
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[Rogerborg]

Valid point about the layover, but on that ignorance defence, is it OK for Mohammed Wong to come to the UK and (for example) get behind a wheel and drive because he has no idea about having to have a license?

I do sympathise with the chap though, because how long can he survive - literally - in Dubai without money or the ability to work? Surely the best result all round is for the embassy to slip him a new passport?
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[Kris]

He should certainly be given some slack having lost his new wife.

What a shitty situation to be in.
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[Ste]

[chris-red]

It's legal over here it should be legal over there, is a shitty way to look at things. You wouldn't expect yanks to come over here carrying pistols with them, or the Spanish coming here and fucking our 13 year olds.

Respect the laws of where you are and if you don't like it don't go there.
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[Pigeon]

[Rogerborg]

[Kura]

That actually sounds quite handy.