Facebook post written in Florida lands US man in United Arab Emirates jail

Post by throwaway344 » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 6:22 AM UTC

higherpurpose wrote: post #11

Amnesty International released this tool a while ago to see what "crimes" you're committing with your posts in other countries: http://www.trialbytimeline.org.nz/ Also, once again civil libertarians were right: when US starts arresting people from across the globe for doing "crimes" that hardly have anything to do with its jurisdiction, eventually other countries will start doing the same with Americans, knowing that…

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Post by archier » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 6:40 AM UTC

subliminalpanda wrote: post #21

TillE wrote: post #4

I really can't understand why well-off Westerners continue to work in or visit the UAE, Qatar, etc. You have a choice. Unless you're doing some kind of humanitarian or cultural work which actually requires you to be there, stay the hell away.

Low cost of living, high salary and no income tax. My sister works as an attorney for a global law firm in Dubai, and the attitude that westerners have there is like they're exploiting a rainforest for its goods. You move there for 4 or 5 years, rack up a huge sum and head back to your country of origin with a huge chunk of change. Although I imagine for Americans this will be more difficult now with FACTA laws.

Post by enraged_camel » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 6:54 AM UTC

level09 wrote: post #22

subliminalpanda wrote: post #21

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Low cost of living, high salary and no income tax. My sister works as an attorney for a global law firm in Dubai, and the attitude that westerners have there is like they're exploiting a rainforest for its goods. You move there for 4 or 5 years, rack up a huge sum and head back to your country of origin with a huge chunk of change. Although I imagine for Americans this will be more difficult now with FACTA laws.

>Low cost of living Not really true http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/rankings.jsp however, many companies offer housing as part of their packages.

Post by dschuler » Sat, Mar 07, 2015, 7:03 AM UTC

chaostheory wrote: post #23

aikah wrote: post #9

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Well, it depends on how much one is willing to risk for a given salary. I bet the guy was well paid in KSA. He was just ignorant of that specific risk when going back there or too arrogant to think he would get caught. I know a lot of people that work in Singapore too.A beautiful place but you'd better make sure you know the implications of doing things that would seem harmless in the west. Because being a westerner…

Personally, I tend to stay far away from any place that requires an exit visa.