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"Marijuana gives rise to insanity -- not in its users but in the policies directed against it. A nation that sentences the possessor of a single joint to life imprisonment without parole but sets a murderer free after perhaps six years is in the grips of a deep psychosis."
Eric Schlosser “More Reefer Madness”
In 2005 a Bali court sentenced Schapelle Corby to 20 years in jail for being caught with 4.2 kilograms of marijuana in a bag that she identified as hers. She's still locked up in a Bali prison today, reportedly going insane and looking a little worse for the wear. For obvious reasons.
Let's back up a little.
Three years prior to the complete theft and disintegration of Schapelle's young life, the infamous 2002 Bali bombers struck, slaughtering 202 innocent people and almost killing 240 others, who were "lucky" to receive only injuries.
Abu Bakar Bashir, the alleged spiritual leader of the terrorist group and open supporter of Osama Bin Laden was found guilty by the Indonesian government of partaking in the "evil conspiracy." When Bashir was asked whether he was embarrassed that fifteen of his students were directly involved in the terrorist attacks he said, "There are no Muslim terrorists. The terrorists are the CIA, the Americans and the Australians. They're the ones who terrorise Muslims."
Abu Bakar Bashir only served about 2 years in prison, as the judge found insufficient proof to establish a connection between him and the bombings... despite operatives of the attack claiming they had acted to please Bashir and to "fulfill his vision of overthrowing the Indonesian government to establish a pan-Islamic state." He was also released early for "good behavior."
For all the families who lost loved ones in the Bali Bombings and for all the governments across the world who believed the sentencing of Bashir was too short and lenient, this clearly represents a significant difference of opinion.
The Indonesian Government found Schapelle Corby guilty as well and sentenced her to 20 years in prison. There are also differences of opinion in the Schapelle Corby case.
Those who believe she is innocent, or who struggle to find her "guilty without a reasonable doubt" ask questions such as:
"How would a girl with no previous criminal history get 10lbs of pot through 2 major Australian airports?"
"Why would you smuggle $40,000 worth of Australian pot to Indonesia where the value would only be about $2,000?"
"Why did the Bali police refuse to have the bag of pot fingerprinted or tested as to determine it's origin?"
"Why did Quantas keep changing its story as to why CCTV footage was not working that day?"
"Why wasn't it taken into account that her bag was out of her control for 12 hours?"
"Why was it not taken into consideration that Corby's flight occurred on the same day that a large shipment of cocaine was transported out of the airport by a drug ring involving corrupt baggage handlers?"
"Why was it not taken into consideration that a prisoner testified he'd overheard a conversation in prison between two men in which they discussed planting the marijuana in Corby's boogie-board bag?"
In 2007 a documentary was released called "Ganja Queen" which covered the arrest, trial, and imprisonment of Schapelle Corby. Even if you think the Corby's are a bunch of classless redneck stoners (which maybe they are) it's still hard not to cringe and cry as they quietly get their hopes up that Schapelle will be able to come home "soon." We know - now - that she won't be home soon.
Media, god bless it, seems to have influenced the Indonesian governments treatment of her more than anything. Maybe a bribe could have been accepted in exchange for her freedom - if the whole world was not watching. Maybe the Indonesian Government would have been lenient and let her out sooner - if they weren't trying to make an example of her and prove a point. Is this about racial hatred?
In 2008 Schapelle Corby released her book, "No More Tomorrows: The Compelling True Story of an Innocent Woman Sentenced to Twenty Years in a Hellhole Bali Prison (Paperback)." Amazon.com is temporarily out of stock.
But I believe Abu Bakar Bashir speaks for both himself and Schapelle when he asks very simply, "What honour have we got left, when nobody is listening to us?"
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Get real. Shes not inocent.
Get real. Shes not inocent. She got caught and is now paying the price for her greed and stupidity. Boo hoo
Get Real she IS innocent.
Get Real she IS innocent. She pleaded with the police to weigh her luggage and signed a consent form to have the drugs tested for country of origin. The Police refused those requests. Maybe You should read into the facts a bit more. If not then I suggest You keep your mouth shut you low life dog.
Hi Jamie, thank you for your
Hi Jamie, thank you for your comment.
Maybe Schapelle is guilty, who knows? We will probably never really know what exactly happened and under what circumstances. But that wasn´t really my point for writing this article.
I find it bizarre that she was sentenced to 20 years and all her appeals have been unsuccessful when there were so many details not taken into consideration, which raise doubts as to her involvement at all.
I also find it bizarre that the man who coached terrorists to kill hundreds of people in the same country, was let off and declared not guilty, after just 2 years.
Bashir openly describes Australia as a terrorist nations, and I wonder how many other people in Bali may share his sentiments, or at least feel slight resentment towards people from westernized countries.
Considering those things, it leads me to wonder how much enjoyment the Indonesian Government may or may not have got from making an example of this woman, as a point of power or to save face or whatever, while the world watched on powerless to do anything about it. It seems like a big "up yours."
The question of whether she is guilty or not has long been hashed out in tacky gossip magazines to make money and honestly, who cares anymore. It doesn´t make a difference, cause either way, she´s sitting in prison and not likely to get out for a long time. I personally believe that the context of the situation on the whole runs much deeper and darker than playing connect-the-dots with a bunch of pot smokers. That´s what I wanted people to think about when I wrote this article.
Peace.
Will we ever know if she is
Will we ever know if she is innocent ?
All probability is that she is indeed guilty.
Sounds to me like she treated the Bali Government and people with contempt, and is now NOT prepared to pay the price.
I am sick of all these know it alls who "know" she is innocent, how do you know such a thing ?
If she was innocent, it would have been uncovered by now, NO, I'm affraid I must agree with you Jamie, she is most likely guilty and must suffer the consequences of her actions.
To those of you who "know" she is innocent, GROW up, ALL criminals say they are innocent, OR hadn't you noticed !
Why would you rob a bank and then admit to it ?, derrrrr !!
Have a nice day.
So many years I have said
So many years I have said she is guilty.....to get a parole on compasionate grounds, she has to plead guilty....get real kids.
Let her kiss the feet of the Indonesian President and ask for mercy, admit guilt.
Good Luck if you travel
Good Luck if you travel overseas, our security must be great if you can get thru an international airport with that ammount of drugs and not be detected until you get to a third world country. like schappelle is guilty - you loser
Really interesting stuff
Really interesting stuff Dallas. I've often wondered about the treatment of the Bali bombers compared to poor old Schapelle and there really is no logical explanation except, as your say, to make a point. A Gold Coast pothead treated worse than international terrorist murderers hardly seems fair! It's really, really sad.
Anyone who thinks Schapelle
Anyone who thinks Schapelle is guilty, should answer the same questions I've sent to Kevin Rudd . . .
http://www.womenforschapelle.org/womenforschapelle/fessupkev.html
. . . and maybe start to think a bit more, before believing everything they hear from the media spin, in between chucking off their work shoes at the front door, and collapsing into bed at night. It's downright dangerous to take the Australian media at face value, they're lying, cheating unmentionables, owned by the same corporations that make fat profits from a cosy relationship with Indonesia, and a Government desperate to cover up gross criminality at our airports. Google "The Wheeler Report" for more info on that.
. . . for clearer results,
. . . for clearer results, add ;
australia
. . . when you google "the wheeler report"
Dallas: Thank you for this
Dallas:
Thank you for this article. I am glad to see that the media is finally coming to it's senses.
The supporters of Schapelle Corby are not really interested in getting those questions answered. They want her brought home.
There is nothing stopping the Indonesians from releasing her. THey can grant her parole, use compassionate grounds, or cut her sentence.
And they don't need a Prisoner Transfer Agreement either.
Frm Canada
Yup - Schapelle needs to
Yup - Schapelle needs to come home.
Muchas veces opinamos sin
Muchas veces opinamos sin saber los detalles, para bien o para mal, lo que si esta mal es el trato, la comparacion hecha por Dallas muestra esta injusticia,
nunca nos terminamos de asustarnos con lo que nos muestra el mundo
Dont mix the two cases. If
Dont mix the two cases. If you want to mix terrorism, the Afgan and Iraqi people did not invite the white terrorists to their countries and neither was Corby invited to Indonesia with the 4 kilos of dope.
Corby would have been convicted in Australia or any of the so-called civilised nations.....
>Corby would have been
>Corby would have been convicted in Australia or any of the so-called civilised nations.....
All those civilised nations that are beholden to the lie that cannabis is inherently criminal. It is prohibition that is criminogenic, not the pharmacology of pot.
And to your point as to what these nations do collectively by their signature status to the So=ingle Conventions and subsequent covenants is give licence to the bloody minded to pejorative in ways that wouldn't pass muster if we substituted ethnic, religious, color or disability as the point of focus. Just as this perception makes it OK to bully people, those same signatures give licence (and comfort) to governments who hang, shoot and kill extrajudicially, otherwise law abiding folk.
Anyone who knows this and who does nothing is as guilty as if he or she turned the key on the lock, opened the hangman's trapdoor, or pulled the trigger themselves. First they came for the gypsies, then the homo's, then the jews.... until they came for me and there was no one left to tell.
Drug Policy is the last big ogre remaining unresolved next to world peace. On a global scale it bigger than apartheid.
Indian, you seem to be
Indian, you seem to be biased against Schapelle beyond the scope of the facts of the case. The reality is that she would not have been convicted in any western court because in order to be found guilty of trafficking, the prosecution needs to prove intent. In other words, who were her intended buyers and who where her suppliers. Neither of these issues where ever investigated in Indonesia. The only evidence they had was the marijuana and it had been contaminated by the customs agent thereby making it inadmissable in a western court. So, not only would Schapelle not have been found guilty, but the case probably would never have made it to a courtroom.
Bianca: you refer to
Bianca: you refer to Schapelle as a 'pothead'. For your information ;
even the Bali police agreed that there were no traces of drugs of any kind found in her blood. The Premier of Queensland, Anna Bligh, and her police commisioner stood side by side and anounced on TV that
they could not understand the continuing claims and insinuations in the media ,because the family had been investigated and cleared of all involvement in drug trafficking. The family (including Schapelle)
hold certificates to this effect. These facts are systematically
ignored by the media who (no doubt, for their own propaganda purposes
and to protect their interests in Indonesia)always, without fail, refer to her as 'convicted drug smuggler'. Convicted by whom?
With the rejection, by the court, of any evidence in her favour and a judge who proudly and publicly announced that ,in 500 drug cases, he had never aquitted anyone ; she was certainly not convicted under Indonesian law.
If the Australian media had any integrity at all, they would be investigating the Howard Govt,'s complicity in allowing the imprisonment of an innocent woman with the following vilification of her family and the Rudd Govt.'s ignoring of her mental health problems and their dogged pretence that her only hope lies in a (never going to happen)Prisoner Transfer Agreement.
She had the drugs in her bag
She had the drugs in her bag Is that not intent? A smugler needs not use drugs to smugle drugs. ABC will tell you that.
I am a former drug smugler and I always had my stories right had I been caught. I was smart and never smugled in countries where the sentences were harsh. so you can call me a natural talent :)
The hysteri about this case is part racism. Same as with the Ngyen and the brian and Chamber cases but of course not as intense. All three were guys and nobody cared.
Had Australians had a grip on the realities, and not behaved like monkeys Schapelle Corby would have been in Australia by now.
Ngyen would have been hung no doubt. Brian and Chambers? You dont beat up Malaysian students just because an Asian countries sentences two Australians to death.
Here's the
Here's the petition
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/help-bring-schapelle-corby-home-a-free-woman
>She had the drugs in her
>She had the drugs in her bag Is that not intent?
No. The Drugs were in her bag, there has never been proof she conspired with others or by actions only known to her self, put them there. So 'She' didn't have drugs in her bag if the 'intent' test fails, they were only 'in her bag'. She need not offer any explanation for that. It is for the state to prove 'she knew' along with other evidence against her..
But in Indonesia lawful reason flys out the window along with humanity and compassion.
As I have previously stated in resepct of this case, it is an exemplar of state sponsored terror'ism to send the message 'we're tough'.
And we and other countries sign up to this injustice (and deviancy amplifying) policy carried out in this, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Mexico, Columbia, Afghanistan and countless other jurisdictions 'in our name'.
Absent of course, any proof any of it works.
Reform is the stuff of social capital.
Thanks for writing that
Thanks for writing that piece, Ms Boyd, even though I think you were too easy on the Indonesians! Your main point, although it has not been stated directly, seems to be that Indonesia's treatment of Schapelle Corby is due to resentment. I cannot agree more. Indonesia has much to be resentful of where Australian govts are concerned - especially the former govt led by John Howard. The Howard government's insistence that Bashir must be punished for ... something! finally resulted in a conviction after years of bullying by Howard. It was only 30 months - and he was later cleared of the conviction altogether - but at least Mr Howard and that buffoon Alexander Downer could puff themselves up about it. And let's not speak of East Timor oil!
Did you know that the chief of the Bali drug squad, Lt-Colonel Sugiarto, stated quite openly in November 2004 - quite soon after Ms Corby's arrest, I believe it was - that he would push for the toughest possible charges against her? He said a drug case must send a really tough message so it will intimidate others. Now 'intimidate' is not a word one hears the police use every day, now is it? I would say one would have to be immensely confident to use it.
It is clear the Bali police and the prosecutors intended to convict her no matter what. And they were so completely obvious about it because it was, as you say so eloquently, an “UP YOURS” to the people in Aussie land.
A few months after Sugiarto vowed to be tough on Ms Corby, and after the deadline for submitting defense evidence had passed, the same policeman admitted without a shred of shame that his investigation was only 50% completed. Not bad for someone who had already promised the toughest possible charges. Very brave of him to confess the case was only half investigated! Personally, I would say that no investigation whatsoever took place - and that is what really bothers me and every one I speak to about this case.
By the way, why is there a link to freeschapelle.net below your article? I used to check that site often until I realized it no longer provides the fullest or the most recent information about Ms Corby's case. Again, I thank you.
Hello Indian! So you're a
Hello Indian!
So you're a former drug smuggler? Wow! You're just the sort of fine, upstanding citizen that we want advice from! And you're a victim of racism as well? Was that before or after you started running drugs?
Just out of curiosity, what are we talking about here? Heroin? cocaine? Date rape drugs? Just asking.
Endri:
Many of the supporters suspect that Indonesian renstment has a lot to do with this - and some of them echo Indian's comments about the behaviour of team Corby.
It's been six years, the girl is in serious truoble, and it's enough.
They've made their point.
From Canada
Yes, of course you are
Yes, of course you are right. I was just trying to convince others that Schapelle Corby did not belong in prison BEFORE she got sick, either. She was never actually proved to be guilty in my opinion. No, not just in my opinion but in fact. That marijuana in her luggage was never tested for origin, was it?
But let's leave it at that if you think I am wasting my breath mentioning her trial. You and I are in complete agreement that any person in her condition should be shown mercy and repatriated without delay.
These comment things are a bit futile though, don't you think? Is this the best way to help an unfortunate? I found this site only because I was planning a trip to Costa Rica. Who will read it? No offense to Ms Boyd but if you hadn't replied so quickly I would be asleep in bed by now and I have no intention to return. So good night, whoever you are.
Hi Endri, Thanks for your
Hi Endri,
Thanks for your comment. I´m glad you found my site and took the time to read this blog, even if it was only because you were looking for information about Costa Rica. I am living in Costa Rica and have been here for the last two years, working in hospitality and tourism. If you would like any information or advice about coming to Costa Rica I am more than happy to help you out. You are welcome to email me at para.dallas@gmail.com
Comments are never futile.
Comments are never futile. For one thing, you never know when you might pick up something useful.
Something I forgot to mention before from Indian's post. Why do we care about Schapelle, but not the guys on death row?
We do care about them. But there's a big difference. Those Bali 9 geniuses are guilty as charged, and we all know it. Schapelle's case is completely different. It never made sense in the first place, and if Australian airport security wasn't such a pathetic joke, the whole thing would never have happened in the first place.
From Canada
In any western judiciary
In any western judiciary system the Bashir case wouldn't have got as far as the committal stage, with it's total lack of evidence.
The same would apply to the Corby case, that's where the comparison ends.
For those who think Corby is guilty, I would still advise you to securely lock any baggage that you check in, when travelling overseas espacially to third world South/ East Asia destinations.
Not long ago the Malaysian
Not long ago the Malaysian Prime Minister comented that most of the westerners in the countrys prisoners were all innocent. Everybody had been set up.:))
This was a well-written
This was a well-written article which highlights the hypocrisy of the system in Indonesia which condemned Schappelle for 20 years hard labor. While i tend to believe that Schappelle was actually guilty, or took the fall for her brother, I don't think the punishment fits the crime. She has served years for an offense that is light years away from terrorism. The discrepancy in sentencing and punishment is ridiculous for a drug mule vs. terrorist. I think she has served a reasonable term for a crime that wasn't proven beyond a reasonable doubt to most people. She deserves relief.
Dallas Boyd refers in her
Dallas Boyd refers in her article to the period of just over 2 years
that Abu Bakar Bashir served in prison. Three other examples of sentences handed down in Indonesia or time served there make interesting comparisons with the 20 year sentence given to Schapelle
Corby.
1. Tommy Suharto, son of a former Indonesian President, was found guilty in 2002 of paying a hitman to kill a Supreme Court judge who had convicted him of graft. Tommy Suharto was released from prison after serving only four years.
2. In October 2005, a group of Islamic militants ambushed some girls
walking to school in Indonesia. They cut off the heads of three of the girls and left a fourth girl scarred for life after hacking her in the face with a machete. Most of the jail sentences given to the perpetrators of this barbaric crime were for 10-14 years duration.
3. A Mexican woman was convicted of smuggling 15.22 kgs of marijuana
into Indonesia (3.7 times the 4.1 kg quantity in Schapelle Corby's
unlocked bag) and this woman received a sentence of 7 years (only
35% of Schapelle's sentence). What a contrast in prison terms.
Hey, thanks for that Macca.
Hey, thanks for that Macca. It´s all pretty sick isn´t it.
Or there is the sad sad case
Or there is the sad sad case of Moragam Shamagasu (sp) a father of two teenage boys (twins) who was hung under the authority of the single conventions, ironically with a hemp rope, for possessing about 500gms of pot. (Proof at last that cannabis has killed someone!)
The Singaporean hangman used the time honoured 'british' weight for length formulae crucial for a 'clean execution'.
He was hung in the very same prison that hundreds of British WWII POW's spent there days making... hemp rope!
i think she belongs in jail.
i think she belongs in jail. if she was innocent im sure with todays science it would of been proven long ago with all the attention this has got. and hello she was not crazy when she went to jail. just think of all the 'oh i turned crazy in jail cases' that would come of this.
Corby wanted trail by media.
Corby wanted trail by media. Not Indonesia. Indonesia was being looked up as a country of monkeys who dared to arrest a pretty white girl.:)
I remember a norwegian guy caught in Thailand with a few kilos of heroin. His defence was that he was ashamed for shaming the thai king and people and misused their hospitality.
His family told the press to stay away and let the Norwegian Foreign Department handle the case.
He was sentenced to the time he satt in custody and sent back to Norway.
I know that if the Indonesians were left alone to try Corbys case in peace, Corby would have been back in Australia by now.
But the British Raj seems to be alive in some people, 60 years after they were thrown out.
All people, whether they're
All people, whether they're "Pretty white girls," or dark skinned men, are entitled to justice. It's a horrible fact of life that generally doesn't happen, but that's hardly Schapelle's fault. Are you trying to blame one ordinary, working class girl, from one ordinary, working class family, for all the bad things in this World? Get real - and further, I'm sure the giants amongst us, like Martin Luther King Jnr and Gandhi would agree. Two wrongs do not make a right, and nor do more lies make truth.
Indian: Many of the people
Indian:
Many of the people who have tried to help with this case have said exactly the same thing. The tactics and the approach are all wrong. Unfortunately, the family seems trapped in the same behaviour patterns.
Somewhere on the Internet is a TV interview with an Australian man who got caught in Thailand with heroin. If I remember correctly, they sentenced him to 50 years in prison.
But this guy understood how their system works. He behaved himself, and got a Royal pardon after only 6 years.
Just remember one thing - this guy - like your Norwegian - was actually guilty. What has always makes the Corby case so difficult is that she is innocent - and won;t claim otherwise.
From Canada
> Unfortunately, the family
> Unfortunately, the family seems trapped in the same behaviour patterns.
How about putting the 'blame' on poor and ineffectual drug policy, where it belongs. Had Schapelle not come to the attention of media (or customs) no one would have even heard of this non-descript, pretty much normal, Australian family.
It is only in the light of media scrutiny and inflated by-lines that [you and] everyone else is given licence to hold such prejudices.
Glasshouses and Stones come to mind... along with 'he who casts....'
NO ONE should have to spend ANY jail time for possesion of cannabis, premised on 'we are saving them from themselves!' - We are not. We are, by our collective silence, turning them into victims to send a confused message to our kids, and paying otherwise good people to execute the policy, rendering us all stupid.
Please remember that the
Please remember that the media showed up at the request of INDONESIA long before the Corbys contacted them. They wanted the credit for making a big drug bust.
As for the anon poster who said that Schapelle is guilty because science would have cleared her by now...GUESS WHAT??? Schapelle requested DNA testing and fingerprinting be done and IT WAS DENIED BY INDONESIA!!!!!! And yes she was sane went she first went to prison, but let's see how sane you would be after 6 years in a HELL HOLE for something you didn't do and your own government refuses to help you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very true that she requested
Very true that she requested that DNA be performed on the weed by the Australian police. There was one condition thought. Not if the Indonesian poilice were given the results.
This was the reason the drugs were not DNAd.
I still wonder why they were not done. Corby was not the one who decided.
I liked especially the sister and mother playing monkeys and screaming at the judje. Wonder what an Australian judge had done to them?
For the Indonesians, this
For the Indonesians, this was an open and shut case. A DNA was not needed. Corby was found with the dope but the Corby team somehow thought that the origin would prove something. What has origin got to do with a drug case?
The point is that Corby refused. Then we have the baggage handlers. All crap. Her lawyer said this to the press as being false.
http://www.news.com.au/dna-test-rejected-corby-lawyer/story-e6frfkp9-1111112989941
Imagine what the world will look like if the Corby family set the standards for right and wrong.
Origin has got everything to
Origin has got everything to do with this case! If the mj came from Indonesia which is the likely scenario then it wouldn't be smuggling, would it.
It's most likely that the Indonesian handlers put the drugs in the bag themselves looking for an easy bribe or to look good in making a drug bust. It's not the first time this has happened. Indonesia turned down every chance Schapelle had to defend herself and that's a fact. If they were so sure of her guilt they would have encouraged DNA testing, fingerprinting, CCTV footage, investigation as to who her connections were ect. They didn't want any of that done beccause they would not have come out looking too pretty.
And one more thing Indian,
And one more thing Indian, as you've freely bragged about being a drug smuggler, let me ask you this. How many lives have you ruined? You've got a lot of nerve making comments about a family emotionally reacting to a loved one's unjust verdict when you yourself have done horrible things.
Perhaps instead of trying to blur the facts by referring to long disproved media stories and further damaging a deeply suffering and most likely innocent young woman you'd be better off making some redemptions on your own life.
This is my last post on this site as my time is better spent working with the people who know the facts and are working to bring her home.
So the Indoanesians smugle
So the Indoanesians smugle the marihuana into the International airport and them smugle it back into via Corbys bag.
Australians are a naive people. The Barlows and Chambers case, Terry Mcaullifs love dust case....Van Nguyens case in Singapore... All great innocent Australians.
The Barlow and Chambers case made quite a row in Australia claiming they were innocent and murdered in Malaysia. Two innocent Australian babbies murdered by bloodthirsty Malaysian....
The case of the Australians who sent them and the 10-years sentence they got in AUSTRALIA is known too.
If you cant do the time, dont do the crime. If the sentences are too harsh in Asia, then do it in Australia. Its as simple as that.
I have smugled two kilos of
I have smugled two kilos of hash from Amsterdam to Sweden in the early 70s. This amount hardly ruined any lives.
I was smart and never would have been caught as I never carried it myself.
I would not have done this today and never certainly been stupid enough to try this stunt in Asia.
Even today i speak to kids travelling to Asia because of the abundance of cheap dope who still think that their white skin is a free card and imunity againt the law in Asia.
Indian: Do you hate all
Indian:
Do you hate all white people, or just Australians?
Do I need to hate white
Do I need to hate white people to be a realist
"Very true that she
"Very true that she requested that DNA be performed on the weed by the Australian police. There was one condition thought. Not if the Indonesian poilice were given the results."
That quote above is complete and utter BS, and a TOTAL lie - I guess that's why you have to post anonymously, because if you didn't, the Corby's could sue the pants off you.
Give Corby a life. Let her
Give Corby a life. Let her have that piece of mind to explore lesbian sex in the prison with pretty indonesian ladies.
Indian, whatever you are
Indian, whatever you are (not whoever you are) - you are just pond slime. It's OK to have an opinion, but not to brag arrogantly about being a criminal yourself and slag off other people. If you don't know the FACTS about the case, then keep your big ugly trap shut.
The facts of the case prove Schapelle's innocence. I'm not going to go into all of them again here, because people who are really interested in her case already know them. They wanted a 'pretty Westerner' to be the face of their 'War on Drugs' and they got two of them - Schapelle Corby and Michelle Leslie. Michelle Leslie played the game correctly. She kept her trap shut, kept out of the media and had her boyfriend pay the AUS$100,000 bribes the Indonesians wanted. She was in and out of jail in less than 3 months.
Unfortunately Schapelle and her family got the wrong advice and played it wrong. Michelle's out and Schapelle's still there.
Indian, your ridiculous, hurtful, maladjusted posts are being reported as offensive. You are so vicious.
What has happened to Schapelle Corby is history repeating itself. It's a witch hunt. We all remember Lindy Chamberlain, don't we?
One day the truth will come out and all you people who 'ran with the hounds' and followed the (media)'s pack of lies will hang your heads in shame.
Schapelle is innocent. She has continued to claim this. I believe her.
Whoever I am I am free to
Whoever I am I am free to live my life the way I want and Corby is a prisoner obeying the indonesian justice system.
Corby got just punishment. Dont do the crime if you cant do the time.
Indian, you're naive in the
Indian, you're naive in the extreme. There was a time when it was OK to flog slaves. It was even 'legal' to do so. There was a time when institutionalised apartheid was de-jour. Governments did business with bad Governments. We dunked people to see if the died and were thus innocent. We burned people for reading the wrong book. We enslaved and massacred people for praying in the wrong direction. We jailed people to correct sexual orientation. We gave shock treatment to 'cure' masturbatory inclinations.
And because all these thing happened in a time when it was 'alright' to do so... there were people who said stuff much like your self.
Just because something is legal and or common doesn't make it laudable..
We don't do that anymore, and that others do, doesnt make it right either.
Putting someone in jail 'for drugs' will soon come to be seen in much the same light. Not so much for the act that got that person there but for the policy that induces that outcome. If we are collectively responsible for that policy, we each bear a portion of the responsibility for its outcomes.
Even if you don't think so...
If you were uneducated and or poorly informed there would be some forgiveness for your horribleness. But that is not the case here is it. You just like being horrible. It such weaknesses of character that made it easy for folk to turn the key on the locks of the carriages dispatching people to Auschwitz. It wasn't the money. And it wasn't the job. It was closed minds. Shut off to reason and shared humanity.
Such views are dangerous... far more than cannabis could ever be.
Is there a blood test for stupidity? For you are not alone!
So Eloquent Blair Anderson -
So Eloquent
Blair Anderson - so eloquently put! Well done. I agree with every word you wrote so beautifully.
Why don't we learn from history?
I fervently hope that one day justice will prevail for Schapelle Corby, but it looks less and less likely with every passing week. I have fears she really will not survive her incarceration.
Shame on every one of us.
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