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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."
Their religion has made them incapable of rational thought or putting things in perspective. Insult someone, draw a cartoon, or say something that they don't like (even if it is patently true) and they go into an uncontrollable rage. Hence the law in muslim countries treats them more like a vicious dog or an ants nest than human beings, say something nasty and its your fault if they go on a killing spree.