Its probably easier for a Westerner to do the work Sharla does since its controversial families would never support their family member doing such activities. We used to live next to a local who would beat his wife everynight and all we could do was call and ask him to be quietier, its not acceptable to call the police. Plus many police here and in Dubai are not locals they are from Sudan ect. don't so they don't understand some cultural issues and they don't have the power to do anything either, they don't like to make waves or they will be deported.