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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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[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 284 points 6 days ago (7 children)

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

[–] Woht24@lemmy.world 151 points 6 days ago (5 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?

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 25 points 6 days ago

My guess is that the bri'ish family is either composed of rich assholes wanting to show off they're rich, or of scammers that still haven't got caught. Seriously, that city is a magnet for scammers to spend money on.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 18 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Because for some people those are features.

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[–] OfficerBribe@lemm.ee 3 points 5 days ago

I have the same mindset against Dubai and would never visit it. That said I know a perfectly normal colleague who has been there with his family 2 or 3 times and said he would probably go there again. Don't recall why they liked it there that much.

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[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 54 points 6 days ago (1 children)

100%, I hated every minute of my layover wandering that shit-quality SimCity attempt, the bubble popped real fast once I talked to some locals.

I can't wait for the sand to bury that cruel slave labor shitberg.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 18 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

The only good reason to be there is a connecting flight

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

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.

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[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 83 points 6 days ago (16 children)

Hard to feel sorry about anyone travelling to Dubai.

[–] raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world 25 points 6 days 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.

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[–] madcaesar@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago

I have the family's next vacation picked out! Saudi Arabia, where they'll have a fully stocked bar of alcohol and pork waiting for them to enjoy! What could go wrong!

Stop spending your money in these Islamofascist countries!

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 23 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago

£20 says she's white and racist.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago (4 children)

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.

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