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Emirati Man Gets 3-Month Prison Sentence Over Instagram Insult (go.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ABC News: A state-owned newspaper in the United Arab Emirates is reporting that an Emirati man has received a three-month prison sentence and a fine after being convicted of insulting his brother on Instagram. The Arabic-language newspaper Al Etihad reported on Thursday that the man's brother became upset after finding his photo on his brother's Instagram account with an expletive as the caption. The newspaper says the unidentified defendant also must pay a 250,000-dirham ($68,000) fine under the sentence from the Khor Fakkan Court of Misdemeanors. The newspaper says the defendant planned to appeal. In other insult-related stories, we asked Slashdotters back in April, "What are some insults no developer wants to hear?" Some of the standout responses include: "Wow this is microsoft quality!" and "It compiled cleanly, so he shipped it."
And in the supposedly "liberal" Netherlands a Dutchman has been sentenced to jail for insulting the king on facebook:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-...
Apparently the guy faked photos, which arguably might be covered under regular libel laws, but he was imprisoned under
a special "lese majeste law that dates from 1881 and carries sentences of up to five years jail or a fine of 20,000 euros ($22,200; £16,700)."
Actually, the firing squad is the sole execution method in the UAE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
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Before I said that BeauHD had apparently stopped being a retard who linked unrelated bullshit at the end of a summary, but apparently that's just not true.