Salman verdict is shocking

Readers express shock on Salman Khan's hit-and-run case verdict. Other topics: water, jet-skiing, religion

Readers express disappointment over Salman Khan’s hit-and-run case. EPA

I am shocked at the sentence given to the Bollywood star Salman Khan (Salman Khan handed a jailhouse role, May 7). I can’t believe that someone can be jailed for just five years driving under the influence, killing an individual and injuring four. Salman Khan should have been jailed for a minimum of 10 years.

Fatima Suhail, Sharjah

I thought I was reading about a case in my native Philippines. The situation seems to be the same there. Justice comes to a grinding halt when a case involves an influential individual.

Jun M Cargullo, Dubai

Can hotels offer complimentary spring water?

I am another reader who is not going to keep quiet about the price of water in UAE hotels and restaurants (Don't keep quiet on water prices, May 7).

Unlike many parts of the world, the incessant heat almost guarantees the sale of water in the hospitality industry as we try to keep ourselves hydrated. However, why should our wallets be punished for this?

Consider this, please, how restaurants in mountainous regions of Europe are able to offer a complimentary jug of spring water for every customer. We have the same available to us here; most of us have weekly deliveries of five- gallon spring water to our homes from the mountainous Northern Emirates.

Surely hotels and restaurants should be able to offer the same. I, for one, would return to those establishments again and again, and spend more money on sampling their cuisine, rather than on imported water.

Susan, Abu Dhabi

Dubai jet-skiers are no better

This problem is not unique to Abu Dhabi (Jet-skiers rev up residents' anger, April 2). We suffer the same issue in Dubai Marina, where the speed limit is four knots. Sometimes a security boat will approach these unruly jet-skiers to tell them to slow down, but as soon as the boat is gone, they return to their usual ways. They create a nightmare and the noise is intolerable. They need to be banned.

Alan S, Dubai

Hundreds of Al Muneera residents have been suffering for years from this nuisance on a daily basis.

Two years ago the authorities imposed a ban on jet-skiing in that area. Laws have also been introduced to regulate this activity in Abu Dhabi. Despite all this, not only does the problem persists, it has become worse.

Sometimes when coastguard personnel turn up, jet-skiers leave, only to return after a few minutes.

It’s not just about noise pollution. These jet-skiers deliberately splash water on people on the beach. By skiing at break-neck speed they also endanger their lives, as well as those of the swimmers in the area.

So it is not enough to patrol these areas occasionally. The only way to address this problem is to enforce the law and maintain constant vigil in the area. Fines should be imposed on offenders.

Mohammed Al Hussaini, Abu Dhabi

We must learn from past errors

The FNC Speaker, Mohammed Al Murr, is right that terrorism is not unique to any religion, nationality, region or culture and all must unite to fight its influence (Terrorism is not unique to any religion, nationality or region, says FNC speaker, May 4).

However, we also need to understand that every society goes through a natural cycle.

All we can do is ask those in power to study that cycle, see where other nations or societies have gone wrong, and act as quickly as possible to not make the same mistakes.

Theo Scheepers, Dubai