Driver – and His Father – Obstruct Police
Don’t you wonder what happens next? Do they ever find out who the people are who are blocking them? I can see the whole thing happening in my mind – blocking the police!!
Driver arrested after obstructing onـduty police
Staff Writer Al Watan
KUWAIT: While police were organizing traffic at the second crossـsection in Jahra, they spotted two juveniles joyـriding nearby. They reported the incident to another police patrol which went to investigate the case. The two cars, upon being flagged down by the police patrol, immediately drove off and a police chase ensued.
The police patrol initially found it difficult to corner them due to wedding party, but as they were closing in a car of a German make impeded them.
Police repeatedly instructed him to clear from the route but the driver persistently blocked them. The officers approached the man to investigate the matter, but he refused to cooperate. Police asked for his identification, but the driver and the passenger, who was the driver”s father, refused to present identification. The two were arrested in place of the joyـriders and taken into police custody.
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Jahra is out of bounds to the police, all the disputes are settled by the tribal sheiks there. The police know that and don’t try to enforce anything. Even those arrested will probably be released within the hour of their arrest.
I’ve heard that Jahra is the Wild Wild West of Kuwait. wonder how they say “this town aint big enough for both of us” in Arabic 😛
I remember when we came to Kuwait, we were told Jahra is off limits. I see most of the worst traffic accidents seem to happen around Jahra, and that most of the doctors attacked by patients are in the Jahra hospital. We have visited Jahra; it always seems very tame, but . . . we have never visited at night! I am guessing there is a difference.
(We were told the same thing about Fehaheel, but we occasionally go there at night)
Mathai – LOL – those might be the last words you ever say, if you learn how to say them!
It is not really a dangerous place, I have been there a few times even at night. It is only when you have a dispute then you cannot rely on the police or others and tribal rules apply.
Don Veto – so how does a person know what the tribal rules are? How are tribal rules applied to non-tribal members?
I see that the police are called to Jahra all the time, by Jahrans – like a drunk man might beat up his father if his father won’t give him money, so the father calls the police, or a wife will call the police because her husband is beating her . . . so maybe the call gives the family a time-out, time to rethink and lower the emotional level? The person is released the next day – but do then they face consequences from the tribal leaders? What if they ARE the tribal leaders, do they not answer to anyone?
Because I am writing, and you can’t see my face, I am not being hostile or funny here, I just don’t know how it works.
Well in your scenario, the police would be a sort of time out like you said, and then things would get settled by the tribes.
What you mentioned where tribal disputes, and usually because of intermarriage or direct relationship , it would not reach the stage of having the police called, the uncles or brothers would be intervene instead.
Ah! OK, thank you, Don Veto.