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One-night stands will be illegal at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

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https://gctpnews.org/qatar-2022-world-cup-death-toll/ "The name of the current [migrant worker employment] system is kafala, a system forcing all migrants to be sponsored and subsequently tied to an employer. The kafala system has been frequently described as modern day slavery due to its exploitative nature. This employer controls housing, wages, travel, and the well being of each employee." "[...] an estimated 4,00…

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Re: One-night stands will be illegal at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

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> It's their culture, their country, do we have a moral right to say country barbaric for their cultural norms they accepted for hundreds of years? Cultural norms end where other people's human rights start.

Homeless people dying on the streets shooting up drugs would be a good place for human rights to start, but NIMBY's cultural norms are very inclusive of this for some reason.

Also male genital mutilation at birth is such a nice cultural norm.

Re: One-night stands will be illegal at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

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> The Daily Star now reports that there is growing concern from UK law enforcement about the possibility of British fans facing stiff penalties for doing things that they would not think twice about. Do I sound too conservative if I say that it's often a good idea to think twice before having a one-night stand?

If you see sex as a perishable intimate resource, then it’s not conservative to move slower. If you see sex as one step up from dancing, then it’s likely to still be playful in any quantity (when practiced safely and consensually)

Re: One-night stands will be illegal at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

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post #87

> The Daily Star now reports that there is growing concern from UK law enforcement about the possibility of British fans facing stiff penalties for doing things that they would not think twice about. Do I sound too conservative if I say that it's often a good idea to think twice before having a one-night stand?

It depends what you mean by “think twice”. It could be that you’re saying that you should not be reckless - to be extra sure you both have the same expectations from the encounter, that you both consent, that neither one of you is beyond the point of being able to properly give that consent (ie you and partner aren’t completely intoxicated), that nobody else’s feelings are going to be hurt and a few other things, that you use protection etc …

But if you mean that people shouldn’t ever be having one night stands, yeah I think that is a little more conservative than the average person.

In this context though, the Daily Star means that this is something people might not even consider is illegal, having not grown up or otherwise lived in a strictly religious state

Re: One-night stands will be illegal at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

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post #87

> The Daily Star now reports that there is growing concern from UK law enforcement about the possibility of British fans facing stiff penalties for doing things that they would not think twice about. Do I sound too conservative if I say that it's often a good idea to think twice before having a one-night stand?

One night stands are the least concern for british football fans travelling there. I doubt they're going to be storming foreign hotel rooms. The biggest threat to the fans is their actions celebrating (or venting) on the streets in broad daylight. We're not exactly known for having a quiet one when the footballs on.

Re: One-night stands will be illegal at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

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Why is no one trying to kick Qatar out of the Swift network?

Let's not pretend that Russia got kicked out due to their less than ideal stance on gay rights, freedom of the press or straight up murders of dissidents in foreign countries. Mounting a full on invasion of a neighboring country is not the same.

Re: One-night stands will be illegal at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

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> Flogging is used in Qatar as a punishment for alcohol consumption or illicit sexual relations. According to Amnesty International, in 2012 at least six foreign nationals were sentenced to floggings of either 40 or 100 lashes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Qatar#Legal_sy...

Singapore uses public caning. This stuff seems common in city-states.

Small area means less space to put large prisons on it - which means punishment moves to more corporeal and less incarceration. Especially with "morality" laws, where there is no real reason to protect society from a "criminal", that may be a good way to handle things. I'd guess many folks sitting in prison in the US for smoking weed would much rather have a few whips with a cane than losing years and years doing nothing productive.

Re: One-night stands will be illegal at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

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A 22 year old is a boy now?

Yes. Simone De Beauvoir said "One is not born a woman, but becomes one". The idea is that "man" and "woman" are social roles you gradually grow into as you increase your responsibility for yourself and others. Things that may contribute towards becoming a man or woman are: Becoming a parent, becoming financially independent, becoming emotionally mature, participating in society on the level of your fellow grown-up pe…

Young man sounds okay to me. But boy? For a 22 year old? That's downright manipulative.

Re: One-night stands will be illegal at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

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Is "World Cup" public? I assume this is an event organised by private (for-profit) entity (FIFA).

FIFA is actually registered as a non-profit organisation. ...despite making profits of around $250M/year with cash reserves of over $2.5B.

See also: Wikipedia Foundation.
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