Posted on 05/06/2005 1:26:38 PM PDT by JeffersonRepublic.com
Uh, if the drugs were planted on her then how was she breaking the law?
Wahh!! She's lucky she's not being hung.
Lesson is don't take vacations in corrupt Muslim countries. Any Australian would have to be nuts to go there.
We can debate the severity of the punishment (I think it way too harsh in this instance - No history of trafficking, no apparent ring - At least she hasn't fingered any yet, etc.) but from my perspective she knew what she was doing and is guilty.
You are right, they must be going soft, because that is exactly what they normally do. And they have hung a few Aussies for that very reason.
airport found 4.1 kilograms (nine pounds) of the drug in her luggage
not likely someone "planted" the stuff w/o her knowledge !
"Uh, if the drugs were planted on her then how was she breaking the law?"
That is what she is saying. Go to any US prison and ask the inmates if they are innocent or guilty, I'm sure a good deal of them will say they were set up.
There are nine other Aussie who will be facing the same charges and a man from India who has already had his punishment - death. Drug trafficing is a crime that hurts many people. The drugs destroy families and communities, and the government is responible to stop it. So when in Rome...
Yeah, it's not like anybody else may have had access to her luggage or anything. I mean, it's an airline flight, the luggage is never handled or anything. [/sarcasm]
Yes, there are many people who are guilty who say they are innocent. That does not mean that someone who says she is innocent must therefore be guilty.
As another poster noted, this is the same nation that hands out slap on the wrist sentences to those with guilty knowledge of the Bali bombing, an event that ruined a lot more lives than 9 pounds of marijuana ever could.
When Indonesia gets 1/10th as tough on Muslim extremists as they do on alleged pot smugglers, then I'll start believing in the integrity of their criminal justice system.
I do think the best lesson from this is if you're an Aussie, never go to Bali. Who knows whether the stuff was planted, so why take the risk of someone planting something on you?
Marijuana is for losers bump ...
Well maybe Muslim countries just like to kill Christans. I would not go there if I was an Aussie smuggling drugs. The Government says that they have proven her guilty and the punishment is life not the usually firing line. Sounds like Christan Aussie should stay out of this area if they are planting drugs on them for the excuse to throw them in jail for life.
I don't agree with the punishment, but don't bring 9 pounds of drugs into someones community and then tell them you don't like their laws.
O.K. Mr. Gullible, didja read this:
unwittingly used as a courier by organized criminals trying to smuggle the drugs on a connecting flight from Brisbane to Sydney.
FWIW: Brisbane to Sydney is the opposite direction...quite a stretch of you to think she's innocent
If she is telling the truth a simple drug test would prove it. No drugs, especially marijuana, in her system then the planted drug story has more credence. So one must ask themselves why hasnt the defense attorney insisted on a drug test?
Clarence Darrow you're not:
Corby, 27, who was arrested last October
unless you think she was toke'n in her cell these past 7 months.
G'Day mates,
Bali is a small resort island that is part of the archipelago. Balinese are mostly hindus believe it or not, they are good people. Thing is, the island is part of Indonesia which is the most muslim populated country.
Had Bali stood by its own, as in a sovereign country even though it's a small island, I reckon balinese would enjoy a lot more prosperity without being controled by those numbskulls in Jakarta. I have been to Bali, it's a fav spot for us aussies. Random is an aussie expat living in the States :)
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