U of M graduate from Woodbury held in Abu Dhabi prison

MPLS Star & Sickle ^ | 11-27-13 | COREY MITCHELL

[TurboZamboni]

Washington – A University of Minnesota graduate from Woodbury has been detained in a maximum-security prison in Abu Dhabi since June after posting a YouTube video that the United Arab Emirates claims violates its federal cyber crimes law and poses a threat to national security there. Family members of Shezanne “Shez” Cassim, 29, say the 19-minute video, “Ultimate Combat System: The Deadly Satwa G’s,” was intended as a spoof on youth culture in Dubai, where he has lived and worked since graduating from the U in 2006.

[TurboZamboni]

Good to know we're not the only place you go to prison for youtubes video.

[BenLurkin]

Indeed!

[Hot Tabasco]

Wasn’t it a video that sparked an invasion on our embassy in Benghazi?

[Gay State Conservative]

Having done a certain amount of traveling to Third World countries I've found that it's beyond foolish to expect western-style civilization and official restraint in such a nation.I've had a Tanzanian soldier point an AK-47 at me and demanding my camera for taking what I assumed was an innocent photo.I've had other spooky,but less threatening,experiences with officials of several other countries.When traveling to such countries don't be surprised if the policeman detaining you doesn't read you your “Miranda rights”.

[ZULU]

Sha-ZAM.

What do you know? You go to a Muslim dictatorship and find yourself in a Muslim Dictatorship.

[Steely Tom]

You go to a Muslim dictatorship and find yourself in a Muslim Dictatorship.

Yeah, and you can wake up one morning and think to yourself, "gee, this is like some kind of Muslim Dictatorship."

[ZULU]

:)

[dead]

“They got a lot of sick and strict rules around here. Thank God I’m just visiting this hell hole!”

[DirtyPigpen]

I thought the governor destroyed Woodbury after the botched raid on the prison?

[SauronOfMordor]

Ultimate Combat System: The Deadly Satwa Gs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUk5CB9kaBY

[DanielRedfoot]

So True!

At any case, its SUPPOSED to hurt to be stupid. Maybe he can take a lesson back to his NE liberal friends some day.

PS - Im glad a riot didn’t break out or he would be in jail here in the US next.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Before an expat posts anyting on the web that can be taken as derogatory about their host country, be sure of these things;

1. Make sure they’re never, ever going back.

2. Make damn sure they’re out of the country at the time.

Reapeat often.

[bill1952]

He can rot there.

[trisham]

Maybe he can take a lesson back to his NE liberal friends some day.

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He's from Minnesota.

[TurboZamboni]

When he gets out I supposed he’ll go hiking in Iran.