Sexual harassment rampant in malls

Staff

Published Thursday, September 30, 2010

Technology has given harassment a new dimension in crowded places such as shopping centres in the Emirates. (SUPPLIED)

Technology has given harassment a new dimension in crowded places such as shopping centres in the Emirates. Reports of people using mobile phones to take pictures of women or using bluetooth to send lewd messages across are increasing.

Captain Ali Ahmed Al Suwaidi, head of the commercial centres investigation section at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), was quoted as saying by 'Gulf Today' that the security patrols deployed at these centres try hard to curb such negative phenomenon, and have been found to follow up any complaint that has been reported by the public.

Even women have been found 'harassing' other women. However, mostly such complaints come from families at the malls and not from the victims themselves, he added.

In most cases, police confiscate the mobile phone and refer the accused to police station where legal procedures will take their course.

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Annine 1 October 2010 14:29 0 0

Well, people should not misbehave with others. That's it.

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Ali 1 October 2010 01:18 0 0

@Siddiqui -- When u say sick that means that these people won't be afraid of big fines or jail as they give more importance to the fun what they get doing such activities, and they feel that they cannot be caught. Such sicks can be found anywhere in the world. So the best thing is to avoid them by taking due precautions.

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Ahmad 1 October 2010 01:09 0 0

Prevention is better than cure

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shokatele 30 September 2010 19:17 0 0

Ok but it should be enforced responsibly. In Zaabeel park i was stopped by security to check my camera because two girls complained that I filmed them. I was together with my wife on that lake there and they thought my only purpose in life was to film them from a 50-metre distance at night from a moving boat. And funnily enough the security thought it wise to shout at me. When they realised it was a horrible mistake I started shouting.

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siddiqui 30 September 2010 18:46 0 0

@Hamza and Moiz -- the thing that you are talking about is precaution...and precaution is never a guarantee that something won't happen. It just reduces the possibilty. Those who are sick in the head would find other ways to do it. There should be a strong action against such things. A very heavy fine and at least a year's jail term.

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cycloneous 30 September 2010 15:54 0 0

Hamza, this is not an issue of "dressing modestly" or because how a woman looks. The problem isn't the women, it's the men who can't keep their hands to themselves.

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Hamza 30 September 2010 10:24 0 0

Here comes the importance of having modest and decent dressing. The victioms will most likely will ignore the modesty and even the local culture.

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Moiz 30 September 2010 08:57 0 0

Just keep your bluetooth switched off when unused--simple! people get careless with themselves thats when they become prey..

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