You guys are missing the point here, the fact is Qatar is always trying to transform itself into the 'modern' state, and one of the fundamentals of such states is the idea of equality before the law for everyone who is subjected to the law, you can't have laws applied to some and not to others. Either they ban alcohol and clubs for everyone, or legalize it for everyone, this whole selective application of the law hits at the credibility of the state in respect to discrimination. Some will say yeah but drinking/clubbing is 'bad' for them, well if it is bad for them, then it should be bad for everyone, you can't have it 'good' for some but 'bad' for others.
You guys are missing the point here, the fact is Qatar is always trying to transform itself into the 'modern' state, and one of the fundamentals of such states is the idea of equality before the law for everyone who is subjected to the law, you can't have laws applied to some and not to others. Either they ban alcohol and clubs for everyone, or legalize it for everyone, this whole selective application of the law hits at the credibility of the state in respect to discrimination. Some will say yeah but drinking/clubbing is 'bad' for them, well if it is bad for them, then it should be bad for everyone, you can't have it 'good' for some but 'bad' for others.