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^^ EXACTLY. you know you are taking chances when you are doing something illegal.. i always find it amusing when people get caught for something like this and blame the authorities or get all pissy. if you smuggle drugs and get caught... tough. 
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^ And hey, at least she wasn't busted in Vietnam. They don't commute anything... "Weee weduce yo sentence to onree tree rifles instead of six"
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May 30, 05
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i like drugs, i support drugs, and if drug money goes to terrorism so be it, if theres no bad in this world then there would be no good, the fight against evil is nt a useless one, but being the middle man is so much more fun!
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"The evidence we've seen isn't particularly strong in favor of her innocence," he told Channel 9. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/28/in...ia/28indo.html? Busted abroad From Brian Todd CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Schapelle Corby's 20-year sentence may seem harsh. But one international attorney says her claim that she didn't know she was carrying marijuana into Indonesia carried little weight with the judges. "In most countries, if you have drugs in your possession, in your suitcase or on you, the fact that you don't know about it or you were set up or you're carrying someone else's bag -- that is no excuse whatsoever and you're gonna be sentenced to the full extent of the law," says international attorney Dick Atkins. Atkins has worked with hundreds of clients accused of drug possession or trafficking while traveling abroad. Combining Atkins' expertise with information on the U.S. State Department's Web site, CNN found the countries where foreign nationals are most likely to be executed for possession or trafficking in drugs: China, Iran, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Singapore. On occasion, in Saudi Arabia and Singapore, possession of narcotics can result in a beating, then deportation or prison. Corby could have gotten the death penalty in Indonesia, but it's rare for a foreign national to be executed there. Atkins says the same is true in Thailand. But he says in many of these countries, your fate depends on your nationality. "There is a double-standard. And quite often if you're from Africa, if you're from a developing country, you'll be executed. There aren't that many people protesting or making a big fuss. But our State Department and the media -- if you're a Westerner -- will make a big fuss," Atkins says. But escaping the death penalty doesn't always mean escaping death. Atkins says in so many developing nations -- especially in Africa and South America, where they don't have the death penalty -- prison conditions are so bad, you're just as likely to die inside. "It's actually going to be the hassle of your life and the hassle of your family's life and you may never get out," says Atkins. CNN asked him what he'd do if Schapelle Corby was his client. He said he'd appeal to the Australian government to work with Indonesia on a prisoner-transfer treaty that might allow Corby to serve at least part of her sentence in Australia. There's no treaty in place now between those two countries. But this week, Australian officials said they'd discussed the idea of a prisoner swap for Corby. http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/05/27...oad/index.html
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Or even better Nolan...why don't you go and spend some money in the US!! My boycott on the US is worth more than your WORD saying to send more supplies;P In fact, I love africa and I would LOVe to travel there. Way more than taking a fucking day trip to the US or going to Bali for vacation. I said that Canada's taxes can't save the world with aid...but it's a completely different story if you actually back up your fat head with actions and signed checks.
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my uncle worked for the World Health Organization (WHO) and he said that unless you're out in the field, sending money is worthless because it's usually appropriated by the first of second African official, who then buys guns to fund his militia and maim a village.
really not worth it.
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i say we start up a Schapelle Corby trust fund, maybe get a tie in with World Vision or something. Or we could do an album for her. Something in the vein of "We Are the World" with people from FnK. I don't have the best singing voice... although I can do a pretty good Irish accent when tipsy.
it feels great to make a difference sometimes :):)
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Then u'r gonna tell the government to give everyones money to Africa. Then u'r gonna complain about the school children that die when the schools fall apart in the earthquake. Then you'll say that what...you're angry at the fact that the rest of the world didn't send us money to help rebuild?? LOL yu wouldn't even think they should send money to us...would you. You're alll give* GIVE GIVE GIVE* I mean...why not? We're Canadians! WE'RE RITZ BITZ?! Seriously...what was the point of your post? To get under my skin? Saying that I back the spread of AIDS?? *pfft...PRIORITAY?!
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p.s. you really are clueless? Last edited by Senior; Jun 01, 05 at 06:34 AM.
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oh my.
this thread made me laugh, and then it made me incredibly sad. people honestly think it's a huge and deplorable human rights violation to prohibit someone from smoking marijuana in a foreign country? get your heads out of your asses, and open your eyes. i don't think many agree with the degree of severity of sentencing that the girl received, but to put her on the same level as those suffering atrocities for no reason other than racial/religious prejudice in any other number of countries is repulsive. this thread would have done better in 'the chronical', where fellow stoners would have stomped around in self-righteous outrage, though the idea of a travel boycott would be unnecessary since it's highly doubtful said stoners will ever leave their parents basements.
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what's wrong with a little focus for a change? why doesn't everyone just blast those threads about people in the Punching Bag sections having a shitty monday or the sniffles with a bunch of Third World sob stories? We'll cross that bridge when we get there... in the meantime it's a lame, weak-ass strategy to try to discredit this whole thread, saying nothing on its merit but rather because there are more "important" things going on.
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The fact of the matter is this: 20 years is way to harsh for what she did, however, that's the country's rules so if you visit the country follow the rules.
Replace "pot" with heroin, or cocane, and none of you would bat an eye. The country has decided to class all illicit substances the same, that's their choice.
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