RE: Re: RE: Schapelle Corby
It's pretty clear that she is innocent. Not even the most empty headed lunatic would smuggle dope out of Australia and into Indonesia, especially in such an absurb way. It would be like smuggling chondroes out of Australia and taking them to a country where they are worth nothing but owning them will send you to your death.
I'm amazed that the Indonesian government hasn't very publicly screamed "Wow, we don't know what on earth went wrong here. We love you, here is a million dollars for your trouble". Perhaps they haven't noticed that tourism is the backbone of their economy and treating Australian tourists like this is going to cost their country insane amounts of money in lost income. It also strains their diplomatic relationship with Australia, which would be bad for them if our government decides to cut back on the millions of dollars in foreign aid we send them each year, despite the fact that extreme hatred against Australians is common in Indonesia.
They should be in damage control after tourists have been scared off by angry mobs of protestors burning Australian flags etc, the Bali bombing etc, not sending out a message to the world that they'll send innocent tourists to prison, or to their deaths if they manage. Yes, she is white, young and pretty, this gives her unfair sympathy, it also makes the Indonesian government look worse, it's stupid politics, but it makes what they are doing even worse for themselves.