SCORPIONS DRUMMER JAILED IN DUBAI
The Associated Press is reporting that Newspapers in the United Arab Emirates are reporting that the American drummer for the rock band Scorpions has been sentenced to one month in jail after being convicted of offensive behavior in Dubai.
The government-backed National newspaper reported Tuesday that James Kottak was convicted of insulting Islam, raising his middle finger, and being under the influence of alcohol while in transit at Dubai airport.
The Gulf News daily says he was arrested April 3rd en route from Russia to Bahrain, where the German band was scheduled to perform at a Formula One race. Kottak was a no-show at the April 5th concert.
The newspapers say Kottak admitted to drinking but denied other charges.
The Scorpions’ manager did not respond to requests for comment. Kottak’s local lawyer couldn’t immediately be reached.
source: myfoxny.com
Good Lord! Talk about strict!? You mean to tell me that a drummer for an internationally successful rock group can’t get drunk, flip the bird and say fuck it after leaving Russia? It’s not like he did all this at a Mosque, he was in the AIRPORT?
Dubai sucks! KOTTAK ATTACK!!!!!
My new favorite drummer!
Uh-oh….let’s hope he gets released from jail. Guessing that’s a serious offense over there. Midnight Express comes to mind.
How about “Return to Paradise”…Let’s not make this any more difficult for him. He doesn’t need to be made an example out of.
We need MIDNIGHT EXPRESS in this country where no one has respect for anything. Gay marriage and legalized marijuana? They should arrest and prosecute shitheads who degrade religion. The band should replace him with another drummer and leave him behind. Public drunkenness is a sure sign of an asshole. How old is this moron? GOOD FOR YOU DUBAI. Don’t take shit from loser replacement drummers.
Right, insulting Islam, what a joke. Religion sucks IMO
DOUCHBAG COMMENT! What do you know about religion?
Religion is fine…taken in moderation of course! Islam is nothing to lose your head over.
Hahaaa LOL! right, don’t want to lose ones head!
Well I guess we should all be thankful that we are in America! Free speech, free flippin the bird, (cue Peter Griffin please), can drink, unlike all these places. We have it GREAT! FREEDOM BABY!
sounds like L.A. except the charges are different