Comments on: Saudi Religious Police Absent in Fighting Corruption http://xrdarabia.org/2010/02/04/saudi-religious-police-absent-in-fighting-corruption/ Informed comment and commentary about Saudi Arabia, reform, and its relations with the US Fri, 25 May 2012 21:12:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: anonymous http://xrdarabia.org/2010/02/04/saudi-religious-police-absent-in-fighting-corruption/comment-page-1/#comment-28343 anonymous Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:49:59 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9661#comment-28343 This is part of the Devil's Truce between the religious extremists and the ruling family. Going after corruption would be a breach of this truce. I really think it's that simple: for the Hai'a to do what it wants to do it can't be going around stepping on the toes of government officials because eventually you would be stepping on the toes of The Connected. Much easier to ignore that so they can go around condemning Blackberry phones and yelling at women in malls. This is part of the Devil’s Truce between the religious extremists and the ruling family. Going after corruption would be a breach of this truce. I really think it’s that simple: for the Hai’a to do what it wants to do it can’t be going around stepping on the toes of government officials because eventually you would be stepping on the toes of The Connected. Much easier to ignore that so they can go around condemning Blackberry phones and yelling at women in malls.

]]> By: Sparky http://xrdarabia.org/2010/02/04/saudi-religious-police-absent-in-fighting-corruption/comment-page-1/#comment-28156 Sparky Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:24:53 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9661#comment-28156 Oh my. The first article was well written! It was very coherent and Kamil made very valid points. The second article was well written as well. I do wonder though that if somehow by magic some people end up in high positions of authority. Come on guys its got to be magic. LMFAO This is an embarressing sign to those in power to take importance notice of..."People believe you are there because you have MAGIC and that you have paid millions for it." OMG Again LOL :-) Oh my. The first article was well written! It was very coherent and Kamil made very valid points.

The second article was well written as well. I do wonder though that if somehow by magic some people end up in high positions of authority. Come on guys its got to be magic. LMFAO

This is an embarressing sign to those in power to take importance notice of…”People believe you are there because you have MAGIC and that you have paid millions for it.” OMG Again LOL :-)

]]> By: Talal http://xrdarabia.org/2010/02/04/saudi-religious-police-absent-in-fighting-corruption/comment-page-1/#comment-28152 Talal Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:21:31 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9661#comment-28152 NielsC, It has been my experience that the Religious police in Saudi is not corrupt. In reality they are very iffecient in what they do and that's the problem. The issue is what they do and how I, for one, as Saudi see it as lacking. They officially "promote virtue and fight vice". Now that is a very broad subject which many Saudis view as a good thing if they actually expanded their role to issues that are not just the daly segregation of sexes. We would like them, as the article states, to fight corruption, to help in the fight against terrorism etc. NielsC,

It has been my experience that the Religious police in Saudi is not corrupt. In reality they are very iffecient in what they do and that’s the problem. The issue is what they do and how I, for one, as Saudi see it as lacking.

They officially “promote virtue and fight vice”. Now that is a very broad subject which many Saudis view as a good thing if they actually expanded their role to issues that are not just the daly segregation of sexes. We would like them, as the article states, to fight corruption, to help in the fight against terrorism etc.

]]> By: NielsC http://xrdarabia.org/2010/02/04/saudi-religious-police-absent-in-fighting-corruption/comment-page-1/#comment-28150 NielsC Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:10:33 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9661#comment-28150 Now I don't much about Saudi here, but the general experience is that moral police (in Iran, or in the old communist bloc) itself is corrupt, because the job is corrupting. Now I don’t much about Saudi here, but the general experience is that moral police (in Iran, or in the old communist bloc) itself is corrupt, because the job is corrupting.

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