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Laurie

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Schapelle Corby
« on: July 02, 2008, 09:54:12 PM »
Did anyone watch the HBO documentary "Ganja Queen"? It was depressing as hell.

captain carrigan

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Re: Schapelle Corby
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2008, 10:24:02 PM »
I just finished it.  Oh, man.  Cross one place off the list of places to go ever.

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Re: Schapelle Corby
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2008, 11:03:04 PM »
Many clerics and officials in Indonesia would love the caliphate restored and sharia law (moreso) implemented everywhere, and they say so pretty openly. Not a place to travel if you're a Westerner who parties.

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Re: Schapelle Corby
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2008, 04:17:25 AM »
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Ganja Queen (2007)

Overview
Director: Janine Hosking
Genre: Documentary
Plot: A behind-the-scenes look at the trial of Schapelle Corby, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for smuggling marijuana into Indonesia.

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Re: Schapelle Corby
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2008, 09:03:22 AM »
Oh boy.

So do you guys think she's innocent?

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Re: Schapelle Corby
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2008, 11:15:14 AM »
I was having trouble from the description understanding the distinction of innocence/guilt. It sounds like she was inarguably caught with a bunch of weed which is illegal. I thought the controversy was more whether the law was too harsh.

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Re: Schapelle Corby
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2008, 01:11:50 PM »
I was in Aus when this court case was going on.  Initially the reports were questioning whether she was guilty and then a lot of stuff seemed to be dragged out about her family and their past.  Then the focus sort of shifted from whether she was innocent to whether she was being unfairly treated and overly punished.  There was a media frenzy at the time and in the end I think it was probably a good thing in terms of raising awareness as a lot of young Aussies travel through Indonesia and the government do not mess about. 

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Re: Schapelle Corby
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2008, 01:16:38 PM »
Oh boy.

So do you guys think she's innocent?

Yes. The fact that baggage handlers were caught as part of a drug ring at the same airport on the same day the drugs were found in her bag points to the fact that she'd be innocent.

I don't think she ever had a chance there, to be honest....
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captain carrigan

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Re: Schapelle Corby
« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2008, 01:21:36 PM »
I really don't know.  I read the wikipedia on the case after watching the movie, and I was less persuaded of her innocence after reading it.  

One of the things that was shocking me while watching the movie (and I started a little late, so maybe they addressed this in the beginning and I missed it) was how cavalier the Indonesian government was with forensic work on the evidence.  The wikipedia entry says the Australian government offered to perform DNA testing/fingerprinting, etc., but Corby refused their assistance.  That could have been a strategic decision based on feared ramifications of a false positive, but it seems if she had definitely never touched the bag of marijuana, she would have appreciated the assistance.

Setting aside ridiculousness of executing someone for possession of marijuana, what was most shocking to me (speaking as an American and a lawyer) was that they appeared to be basing a potential death-penalty case on a preponderance of the evidence (e.g., more than 50% chance of guilt) standard, rather than the guilty beyond a reasonable doubt (e.g., something like a 95-99% chance of guilt) that we apply here.

BUUUUUT, I also learned that if you go to jail in Indonesia, you usually get one to two months out of jail each year for Christmas break.  So there's that.

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Re: Schapelle Corby
« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2008, 02:13:52 PM »
BUUUUUT, I also learned that if you go to jail in Indonesia, you usually get one to two months out of jail each year for Christmas break.  So there's that.

So, it's like Hogwarts!
"I LOVE HONEY BUNCHES AND OATS,BUT THE LAST THREE TIMES I WAS EATING IT,T EXSPIRIENCED SEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN AND ACID REFLEX PROBLEMS.SO THIS CEREAL IS OF MY GROCERY LIST" - Monika54

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Re: Schapelle Corby
« Reply #10 on: July 03, 2008, 09:51:48 PM »
There are plenty of great reasons to visit Indonesia, although it probably isn't a great place to be toting around drugs. Yeah, there are a few terrorist crazies running around, but my sense is that it makes Pakistan look like a playground, and that's no reason not to visit.