Wednesday, July 9, 2008

"Men Don't Get In Trouble There"

A British woman on Wednesday was facing six years in jail for allegedly having sex on a Dubai beach, the Times of London reported.

Publishing firm manager Michelle Palmer, 30, was charged with having sex outside of marriage, indecent behavior in public, being drunk in public and assaulting a police officer on Saturday on the United Arab Emirates' Jumeirah Beach, the Times reported.

Her alleged partner in the crime was unnamed in the story but is reported to be a British man on vacation. If convicted, Palmer could face three months to six years in jail.


Of course, only the woman has committed any sort of crime according to this tiny article...
Though, according to the London Times article linked below, the guy got in trouble too. They still don't name his name though, which certainly seems to be a double standard. They've all protected him from the backlash that this poor woman is going to suffer...

Read on.

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