Is walking ALONE in SAUDI Arabia SAFE? | Local neighborhood in Jeddah | Walk with me (youtu.be)

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[-] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 months ago

Oppressive police states are usually very safe.

[-] PanArab@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Oppressive police state, not really. You wont be killed or beaten up by the police. The police will arrest you peacefully and you will stand before a judge and receive your sentence, which may be excessively harsh.

Anyways, I shared the video because it shows how Jeddah has a good amount of medium density housing neighborhoods with good walkability.

[-] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 6 months ago

You are right, Saudi police only beat women to death. And who cares about those.

[-] PanArab@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

You mean this story from 2022? https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-police-chasing-beating-women-orphanage-video

They didn't beat women to death. It was a shocking incident that drew public outcry, an exception rather than a rule.

In response to the video, the governor of the province, Turki bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, ordered the formation of a committee to investigate “all parties” of the incident and “refer the case to the competent authority”.

Either way, I understand it is an uphill battle when it comes to anything Arab or MENA-related. As someone who is completely burnt out, I'd rather put my energy towards something else. Saudi Arabia is rich, it can hire someone to defend it.

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