Beverly Hills boycott: City council pressures Brunei to sell famed hotel

More Hollywood heavyweights are joining a boycott of the Beverly Hills Hotel, but as Ben Tracy reports, some of those caught in the middle have a message of their own.

[@notzeow2016]

LISTEN CAREFULLY YOU PROTEST BRUNEIAN LAW BUT THE LAW IS NOT EVEN IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY HOW IS THAT LOGIC

[@masmad8561]

Shariah in brunei NOT in your country!

[@fdja001]

That's why I think people who hold the same ideology, in this case Qur'an, should stay away from western countries.

[@Az-zf4du]

Mas Mad , we don't want the owners of the horrific ideology in our society and country.

[@hajiabdulrahman3105]

Sultan is just being obedience to the real teaching of Islam and said if we follow the wishes of the WEST, there will be no progress on the people in the country . I agreed.I have studied the religion and read the Koran, the right of ALLAH MUST be above the human right. I STRONGLY feel that sharia is the best for the country to grow.I don't want my kids to become gay. In UK parents are worried of the possibility of their kids turn to become gay.It is a country where parenting is worrying so cannot be called a happy place to raise children, so we will not follow the Western way .

[@santosst1192]

im with Brunei..

[@naswifuali7242]

We support brunei

[@fit1998]

which religious support gay?

[@toophatbaby3671]

Nur Fitriah guess what !!! they're not religious

[@241manc]

non religion support lgbt.. those ppls support lgbt are free thinker..

[@radhiyanature1075]

Not one religion

[@yangerek78]

If u are talking about freedom here and freedom there and human rights and bla..bla.. is it apparent as well Brunei themselves have their rights and freedom to choose and run how and what their country and laws are. Why are these man made issues are force on them? Not everyone have similar taste as each other

[@jovioke1646]

countries not muslim would hate brunei. Don't worry Indonesia always support brunei.we There's always support you brunei. Fear not of the heathen, my brother fear you of allah.

[@popolidah3899]

Thanks

[@qwertyuioppoiuytrewq7537]

respect us..the way we respect other..

[@teukudodialfayeet]

Support Brunei !

[@hussinsaid4716]

boycott, nothing will work because the sharia-law is the the law of GOD almighty the supreme power.As Bruneian we never complain about sharia law instead we welcome this law many years ahead. So stop complaining which isn't yours

[@Level-ue4ve]

We support Brunei

[@egoing74]

California Hypocrites.

[@notzeow2016]

You cant FORCE US TO STOP THATS UNFAIR HOW ABOUT WE STOP AMERICA

[@isma6800]

Support for brunai, salut, from indonesia

[@lenmarfox2947]

There was a protest in the UK at The Dorchester in London today, lets hope US citiziens take a stand like we have.

[@palbro3381]

I don't know you people. Why so worried about other country?

[@raolhooley]

my god ...what an ignorant fool

[@buj1387]

We have death penalty for drug traffickers too for decades and yet not one person has ever been hanged because of it unlike Malaysia, Indonesia and surprise!! Singapore. While our laws may seem harsh but we, the people that interprets them, are compassionate and are not out to harm ppl unnecessarily just like our head of state and Sultan. Look up human rights report on the number of capital punishment meted out by countries and you never see Brunei in that list. Ppl have been murdered here and the murderers were never sentenced to death but always given long-term jail sentences and I believe not even life sentences. Treasonous ppl were locked up for years since the 1962 rebellion but I believe all have been pardoned and released by now when in some countries the penalty for being treacherous against your own country is usually death. Just ask the Chinese ppl. Syariah law may give the courts the legislation to punish LGBTs with what seems like the worse punishment possible but they will be very meticulous in making sure there are no basis for any kind of reasonable doubt for that kind of sentencing. If they can just find one criterion that's lacking they'll just throw the case out and the Commonwealth Civil courts will take over. It's not easy to sentence someone to death here as every bit of facts submitted as evidence has to be perfect or else the case is thrown out or passed to a lower courts. As an e.g. For a drug trafficker to be sentenced to death for trafficking more than 500 grams of Marijuana, the Narcotics Control Bureau (DEA-equivalent) has to weigh it in its pure form eg its THC content even if a 1 kilo brick marijuana was found. That means they will go to great lengths to seek any avenue that the accused can use to defend him/herself from receiving the capital punishment. That's how compassionate we are. Learn about our Syariah penal code in detail and you'll find that it is more of a form of deterrent (as any kind of law enacted anywhere in this world) rather than seeking to eliminate a group of ppl who are different or on the wrong side of the law. Those capital punishments may never be successfully handed down as the criteria for a conviction are rather stringent and ridiculous by any civil courts standards.

[@buj1387]

@@Az-zf4du Afraid not. Rather than just target LGBTs this penal code is the same as any you can find any where in the world for all kinds of acts deem unacceptable to its society. In France there are laws against headscarves, in Singapore against chewing gums etc. etc. etc. And in Brunei being *openly gay* (as in overtly showing provocative acts of affection between same sex) is frowned or even loathe upon. But that treatment is the same even for straight couples. Be respectful of the ppl around you and no one will bate an eyelid. Ppl here have lived with, have friends with, work with, tomboys and effeminate men since forever and we are used to them as some of them are our family members and we never gay-bash them, in fact accepted their differences. So nothing much will change. No morality police officer doing their rounds like in Saudi Arabia. But just because of that don't deliberately break any law just to challenge the gov't to see what they will do. Don't make this into an LGBT-bashing issue as it is not. This penal code is wide-ranging for all sorts of crime and its main aim, as with any law, is as a deterrent not as a "trap" to target some group of unlucky ppl.

[@harithzaidy6954]

They should up the stakes, stop driving non electric cars because Brunei sells oil.

[@meriatihan5271]

Poverty sweeps across USA. Worry about that. Not the affair in other country

[@jamaliahmdshah8520]

Patut le. Sebab pekerjanya Ada yang LGBT. Dan amalan Songsang yang nyata.

[@indriahappy1627]

Come to Bali, we have a lot beautiful luxurious hotel in Bali.Balinese people will protect you. We welcome with no judge.

[@tseamus8288]

Im from west java and falling in love with Bali the people, the tradition, the nature everything. and really want to move there..

[@luxus1243]

Indria Happy... you can only offerd THE BEAUTI LUXURIOUS HOTEL FOR THE RICHERS IN BALI??? IF UR WELCOME WITH NO JUDGE THEN YOU SHOULDN'T OFFER THE LUXURIOUS ONLY😖😖🤔

[@bramantyoprahoro7284]

Do you really want LBGTQ polluting Balinese people generally?

[@AirTrio]

USELESS PROTEST. USELESS!

[@wolfpack8275]

So does Beverly Hills even belong to California??

[@misterpets535]

Big news coming from one guy whose contribution to American cultural values was Spinal Tap, and another who sold Doritos.

[@ukboy6303]

We should do the same in the UK. Ask them to sell up

[@batamfanny2639]

Brunei do not be too arrogant yet.When time to go back ,u have to go back.Nothing is everlasting.

[@jnoongasjp5153]

Brunei arrogant? You know nothing about Brunei

[@popolidah3899]

It's my country so it's bruneien businesses not u

[@jimmorgan465]

Eminant Domain Emergency We have laws too.

[@amjanwaters6142]

Hah, this is just a mask to take somebody's business. Greedy2.

[@nissachaya3208]

Sorry this is not sharia law ..if u want to learn about sharia law .please refer to true Islam ..

[@ukboy6303]

This is the true Islam. Sick

[@broiskandar4129]

Peace be upon you

[@jalihahjbadar2260]

Not interested so annoying,none of your businesd.

[@oratiog9036]

Hahahaa California fudgepackers beware.

[@fossphorus]

People still stoning people in the 21st century? What are these people cave men? 😂 I imagine they are very uneducated and scared of their own shadow. It’s so sad that they would treat their loved ones this way.

[@danloh9312]

luckily my country malaysia didnt follow what brunei did, if they does my favourite Malaysia political party DAP will fight for our rights again. its not the 1st time

[@bestieslife6353]

@@danloh9312 we will. Soon. Dont be too happy. Your DAP is going down with its currrent governance. Theyre not doing so well. :)

[@bestbeast74]

Any record on stoning to death in Brunei? The law is there for deterrnce , not encouraging people to be unnatural..

[@danloh9312]

@@bestieslife6353 Tun M also disproved hudud laah

[@amiraiman2995]

who cares,,,,

[@andersliljevall2946]

He is just a ridiculous little man with too much money

[@jnoongasjp5153]

Anders Liljevall Bruneians support the Sultan...

[@andersliljevall2946]

@@jnoongasjp5153 good for them (as long as they are not gay)

[@teresachuma5020]

Hope Muslim are watching this islam law will never rule the world

[@hanadyare4735]

It was and it will be just wait

[@hrcutz]

Get a new job . Sorry

[@danyloup1547]

my thoughts exactly! They have a choice