Face it guys and gals every country has stupid ridiculous laws that are still on the books. Australia, the USA anywhere in Europe or amongst the Muslim nations it is all the same.
It is a sign of respect to the country and the people of that country to atleast check the laws of the country (especially those that would apply to tourists) BEFORE travelling there. This should apply twice to Dubai which is well known for its changeable nature when it comes to allowing personal freedoms to the Western contingent of its population.
One thing which none of you seem to have clicked on to is
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a salesman in a local store
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That sentence to me implies that the guy lives in Dubai. He knows how Ramadan works and should know that it's illegal to drink juice or any form of liquid between the hours of dawn and sunset.
They're just lucky all they got was a fine rather then jail time.