Whipped…

2 Oct, 2008  Annoyances, Gov

Besides being a term to also describe the state of a well trained man by his wife (or girlfriend), in this case, it’s not a funny thought.

I read an article on the Gulf Times (see here) where ‘Bachelours’, were being WHIPPED if they tried to enter family areas.

I was in the souq a few days ago and saw the police turning away Indians (or labourers) trying to enter specific areas of the souq. Those areas being where the cafes and restaurants are.

At that time, I saw one police man say “No entrance here, go to the other area of the souq”. On the other hand another police man said “Go! Get!” and shoved some of them away.

However now they’ve resorted to whipping?! It’s just unacceptable! Fine, maybe some may not understand, how about you employ an Indian police guy to translate. How about you put a sign up in THEIR language to let them know which areas are family areas.

I’ll be honest, I’ve heard stories from women saying that some men stand there and stare at them while they’re at the cafe and ‘touch’ themselves… That’s something they should be whipped for probably, but hitting them as if to steer them like cattle is just… I’m lost for words. I’m going to contact the Human Rights Authority to see what they have to say about this but WTF???

The thing is, there aren’t that many social areas in Qatar these days because everything is under construction. I understand that sometimes, it’s not a pretty site when you have some labourers, not dressed well, sometimes reaking of B.O., and staring and touching themselves, but it’s still wrong to whip.. 

I don’t even know what to say, and in this case, I really don’t have a suggestion to make to make both sides happy… the labour city will help that’s for sure (with the malls, sports complexes and gardens for them) but it’s not enough… 

Perhaps some of the readers of this blog can comment and shed some of their own insight?

Side note: Family areas in Qatar Souq Wagif, Souq Najda, and The Corniche. The family times are until 7pm. Then it’s open to everyone

3 Comments so far »

  1. Sports News » Blog Archive » Whipped… said,

    Wrote on October 3, 2008 @ 12:08 am

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  2. tallg said,

    Wrote on October 3, 2008 @ 10:16 am

    I can see why there are family days and I think they’re a good idea, but one of the big problems is that they’re always on a Friday – the one day of the week that most “Bachelors” have off from work. One way to begin making both sides happy would be to change the family day to Saturday or even a week day.

    Please keep us updated on the HRAs response. Perhaps you could also provide details on how other people should go about contacting them about this. I expect a lot of people didn’t even realise there was an authority they could contact.

  3. sweet030_2 said,

    Wrote on October 13, 2008 @ 10:06 am

    Thats really not nice. On day after Eid, my dad and I went to Villagio and there were turning away a group of Indian men and they did not understand what the phillipines guard was saying…all he did was divert their attention to the notice on the door.

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