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Corby sentenced to 20 years in jail (pg. 2)
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| PulseFusion |
| quote: | Originally posted by limitedtimeonly
She did get off lightly which is a bit shifty!
If she is guilty why did she get 20 years, she should of got the death penalty or should just have the case acquited. Its not a consistent result. I think the media attention may have saved her life because the backlash from australia would have been massive |
geez, i cant even imagine what would happen if she got death!!! it would definitely cause a stir... mind you i think that the aussie media has hyped this up to a really big thing when it really isnt.. |
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| limitedtimeonly |
| quote: | Originally posted by PulseFusion
geez, i cant even imagine what would happen if she got death!!! it would definitely cause a stir... mind you i think that the aussie media has hyped this up to a really big thing when it really isnt.. |
yeah the hype from the media is massive and i think has helped her slightly. It would interesting to see if it was the same situation but the the girl or the guy was of asian origin yet still an Australian.
would the media and the public still get behind them as much |
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| PulseFusion |
| yeah i think that if she didnt have so much media attention she might have had a harsher sentence. and i agree if she wasnt attractive she'd definitely not have as much attention. if she was asian i think it probably have been quite different too. this case isnt just about one person, it really is quite a political case. |
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| Xenocreator_PG_ |
| She's guilty but only deserves a 3 years sentence. 20 years is too long for such pety crime. |
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| Heidi_Fleiss |
Alexander Downer perverted the course of justice...The support was lowsy, and a lot of evidence was with-held.
Now that Schapelle is to appeal, she is taking a risk. In my view, she will be either extradited, or receive 2 sonsecutive life sentences. An accused heroin smuggler recently appealed the judge's verdict of a life sentence impeded on him, and they agreed ; The decision was not 'just' ; He deserves DEATH.
So what's happened now? This poor guy is on death row for appealing the judge's decision. The judicial system is quite barbaric, so there are great risks involved.
Whether she is guilty or not, she doesn't deserve 20 years locked away, particularly in an Indonesian Cell. These conditions are extremely primitive, and no Westerner could survive a year, let alone an almost consecutive life sentence. They are forced to eat maggots off the floor, contaminated food (which westerners are not accustomed to), abuse etc.
I honestly think she will be extradited, pending peace talks with the government. Australia has kept Indonesia alive with tourism. If it weren't for the Aussies, Bali wouldn't be. Having said this, we have the good end of the spectrum with a negotiation deal.
My prayers are with her. |
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| Philby |
| quote: | Originally posted by miss popsey
It is a moment in history, no matter where you stan on the situation |
what the hell does that mean? when people look back over the years and remember the berlin wall falling, they'll also think of that girl who got 20 years for drug smuggling? |
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| xtractorfan |
| quote: | Originally posted by matt.h
he's guilty, no two ways about it (unlike the corby case). caught doing the wrong thing in the wrong country, pay the price. |
The spymaster lives.
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| 00soups00 |
When I was up in Sydney on the weekend, i took a short trip to Byron Bay and I drove past Schapelle Corby's beauty salon... unfortunately it was closed, but there was a sign on the door saying "back in 20"...
once i got back to melbourne, i realised i needed to mow the lawns.. so i headed down to the local lawnmower store.. he recommended a new model that had just arrived.. the "victa schapelle", it holds 4.1kg of grass and has a 20 year guarantee... |
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| A.J. |
:stongue: :stongue: :stongue: :stongue:
so bad..... |
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| amnesiak |
| My mate just bought the latest Victa lawnmower, called the Schapelle... it holds 4kg of grass and has a 20 year guarantee! |
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| pasocon-otaku |
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| narcism |
| quote: | Originally posted by Philby
what the hell does that mean? when people look back over the years and remember the berlin wall falling, they'll also think of that girl who got 20 years for drug smuggling? |
no but i bet u everyone remembers
"the dingo got my baby"
it ranks up there with that, being a nation divided on whether or not she done it :p |
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