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London teen jailed for one year in Dubai after 'holiday romance' with 17-year-old girl (www.mylondon.news)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/nottheonion

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Marcus, from Tottenham, North London, had been enjoying a holiday with his parents when he met a fellow Brit at the same hotel. A holiday fling sparked and the pair spent time together until the girl, also from London, flew back to Britain.

In Dubai, if an adult has a sexual relationship with a person under 18, they can be prosecuted for having a sexual relationship with a minor. The relationship would be legal in the UK.

Marcus and his parents were set to fly back shortly after - but their plans were thrown into chaos when police knocked on their hotel room door. The "terrified" teenager was then reportedly hauled in for questioning without any explanation and held at the Al Barsha Police Station, DID said. He spent three days there, during which time he was not allowed to make a phone call or speak with his parents, it is claimed.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

I wonder if there is a law in the UK that would allow the parents of the boy to sue the mother of the girl for snitching. Like, she weaponized the laws of another country that criminalize behaviours that are legal in the UK, for things that happened between UK citizens abroad. That sounds like something UK legislators might have the power and incentive to legislate, right?

Also, I would not fault the girl if she hated her horrible mother for the rest of her life.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago

You know, laws and code have a lot in common. In both, if you change something at the wrong place, another totally unrelated part will behave different or stop working entirelly. And then there's edge cases, whose handling was entirely forgotten.

[–] [email protected] 72 points 20 hours ago (13 children)

Hard to feel sorry about anyone travelling to Dubai.

[–] raspberriesareyummy 14 points 5 hours ago

Correct for adults, but this was the kid travelling with his parents. It's likely that the decision was the parents' - also, most kids are not very well-versed in politics.

[–] FlyingSquid 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I'm pretty sure his parents were the ones making the trip and he was forced to come along whether he wanted to or not what with him living under his parents' roof.

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[–] BetaBlake 230 points 1 day ago (10 children)

You Europeans really gotta stop vacationing in fucking Dubai, there are way cooler places to fly to.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

My dad got there. They literally brainwashed him within a week. We had to prove him on multiple accounts that the tour guide lied to him.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

Literally

Cairo
Antioch
Muğla
Baghdad
Umman

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

Or just don't fly.

[–] Woht24 112 points 22 hours ago (4 children)

It's fucking Dubai.. Why would you want to go there?

A monument to man's arrogance, literal slaves, rampant misogyny, homophobia Yada Yada. Terrifying laws based on ultra conservative religions. Routinely one of the hottest places in the world and extremely expensive.

Just fucking why?

[–] Tangent5280 1 points 6 hours ago

You just can't get the same calibre of mouth-shitting instagram whores anywhere else.

[–] atempuser23 12 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

That list sounds like a way to remind Brittan of it's glory days, but warm.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

In its glory days, Britain had plenty of warm spots.

[–] chonglibloodsport 2 points 7 hours ago

Yeah like Jamaica! An infinitely better place to vacation than Dubai.

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