Schapelle will be doin’ time
Bill Nicholson writes to the Editor of the Courier Mail saying everyone he talks to thinks Schapelle Corby is innocent and adds;
…If she is found gulity, the sentence will be seen as an obvious miscarrige of justice and will be deeply resented by almost all Australians.I’m glad Bill included the rider ‘almost’ as everyone I talk to thinks she’s guilty. Bill needs to talk to more people, get out and around more and stop asking silly-weed smokers for their opinion. As much as I would like to think she’s inncocent I have yet to read or hear of anything that proves this is the case. Nine days to go for a verdict. UPDATE: The Jakarta Post quotes Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Hassan Wirayuda who said;
… that he had not received a formal letter from Australia regarding a prisoner transfer, but that his government would consider it. “In the practices of international relations, the handing over of convicts to their original country is not a strange thing,” Hassan said. “We are open, but what is needed is an agreement on transfer of prisoners that is effective in general.”The newspaper also mentions that the case is attracting a lot of press in Australia.
However, the government of Prime Minister John Howard has been under intense pressure to act Corby’s behalf. The case has received massive media attention in Australia, where most respondents to television station polls saying they believe Corby is innocent.Must be talking about the Ch 9 poll.
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I would like to think Schapelle is innocent too, but the realities are we (as Australians) have not been privy to her trial except for small snippets chosen by the main stream media and therefore to state here innonence (as many are in letters to editors etc.) is premature. The facts are that the people hearing her charges are competent, well educated in law and unless otherwise proven more than capable of coming to a proper conclusion based on the evidence presented. We may not approve, but this is their justice system and it is not our place to second guess them based on our own inadequate justice system and ideas of we know better.
There is a serious degree of “stupid little brown gooks can’t be trusted” at play here. One thing I’ve also noticed is that the people I know who smoke dope seem to be the most determined that she be found not guilty.
Murph.
I’m with you on dope smokers pushing her innocence and whether or not stupid little brown gooks can’t be trusted… is pointless. It is their country, their laws and it patronizing of us to tell them how to run their judiciary and, in the long term, very counter productive.
Whilst we all hold hands and chant that the Indon system is just, lets remember that this is the same system that only gave Bashir 2.5 years, he could be out by the end of next year.
A system that places the value of 88 Aust lives that low is hardly likely to balk at stitching up an innocent Aussie.
You have a point, Kevin, but coming out claiming that in your opinion she’s guilty, which you’re doing, is just as bad if not worse than other Australians doing the opposite. The Indonesian justice system is drastically different from ours and for most people, it is an unfair system. When emotional aspects are brought into play by the media, as is the case with Corby, rationality of thought goes out the window.
From my perspective, I believe she’s an unwitting mule. The facts made public to date do offer a more positive slant in her favour than negative. That said, I might be wrong, but I don’t think so. Then again, I’m a lefty, so I guess I’m bound to be wrong in any case, no matter what.
Read it again, Niall. I chose not to say she’s guilty but suggested that most opinions I’ve encountered think she is and whereas I’d like to think she’s innocent I have not heard or read anything to suggest that is the case.
Lefty/righty makes no difference.
Harry has a point but it doesn’t matter one iota. Their country, their law and their call whether we like it or not. The comparison between the sentence given Bashir and whatever they give Corby, if found guilty, will be interesting. I have previously blogged on Bashir and that exact subject here
“As much as I would like to think she’s inncocent (sic) I have yet to read or hear of anything that proves this is the case.”
Not as I read it, Kevin, but let’s not split hairs. Let’s agree, shall we, that the Indonesian judicial system leaves much to be desired, from an Australian democratic perspective.
Agreed
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Niall Says: Let’s agree, shall we,….
Kev Says: Agreed
It’ll be raining cane toads next…
Grow up, Danny
It ll take a lot more then one civil comment Niall to get a civil reaction. I doubt you could sustain it anyway and will go back your typical mo.
Ok Neil
Try me, Gary…..you just never know, do you ;)
It is up to you to try not me.
I’m sure the time will come….someday
I do have one question. If she did smuggle the marijuana, why wasn’t it picked up at Brisbane Airport when she flew out?
Any number of reasons;
■ Drug sniffer dogs were checking other flights at the time.
■ Customs weren’t attracted to the boogie board. I don’t know if the boogie board was cabin luggage or not but either way Customs don’t do 100% hands-on checks and maybe grass doesn’t show on X-rays.
■ Customs are only interested in explosives on outgoing flights.
■ Customs could’ve been overstretched checking three or four Jumbo loads all within 20 minutes
■ etc
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