On 10/31/06, Kragen Javier Sitaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
In addition to the list of places suggested by previous posters (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Japan, maybe Korea, large parts of Scandinavia, most of Singapore, Gibraltar, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Uganda) none of which I
Living in the UAE, which includes Abu Dhabi and Dubai, I think the safety perceptions may be changing. Yes, this place is safer than most other places that I have lived in or visited, but the fact that newspapers need police clearance to report crime, and that crimes you know have occurred have never been reported, implies that people feel safe when they are allowed to feel safe. Of late, local papers have been reporting more crime. There is talk of more openness in media by government officials. Murder, armed robbery and rape get reported almost everyday, and for the first time in the three years that I have been here, I've read of three executions yesterday. One for a murder and two for rape. All locals. Ram
