Australians should not go to Bali and see how they will survive without the tourism.While they treat Australians this way we should boycout travelling there. Release Schapelle she is innocent.
Schapelle should be released and transported back to Australia and put to trial under our laws. I believe in her innocence and wish her all the best with her battle against freedom.
It makes me sick how the Indeonesian Justice system can treat Schapelle how they already have and also think of executing her over dope and yet they sentence the mastermind of such a despicable act as the Sari Club bombing to only 2 and a half yrs prison - GO FIGURE!
Bali won't give Schapelle the death sentence as it will effect its tourism industry too greatly. The people over there will starve. Schapelle will probably get a sentence but I don't think shes guilty, because what kind of idiot drug smuggler would try to smuggle drugs in an unlocked boogie board bag. Its unjust. Our Government should be trying to do more. Can't wait to have her home, safe and sound.
Schapelle's dignity through this has been incredible. I belive in her innocence and hope for her sake and her family's that she is able to return home to Australia. Good luck!
What sort of animals are these people. They'll give a MURDERER like the Bali bomber 2 years for killing people but want to shoot an innocent young lady who has committed no crime. As someone else said, why bother trying to smuggle marijuana into Bali, the place is seething with it anyway and it just makes no sense. They have botched the whole affair from the word go and are now too afraid of international embaressment to admit they were wrong and let an innocent person go free. I hope this whole affair makes people think twice about going to Bali. Go somehwere else where they treat people like people not like animals. I for one will NEVER set foot on their soil.
Please remind us of punishment to those responsible for bali bombing? We have lost too many Australian lives there already!! Really great for Indonesian tourism hey? Good luck Schapelle, i hope the australian government assists you as much as they have helped the people of Indonesia. Every life is precious. Maybe if they found a bomb on you, they would be alot more kinder!
Please give her a break, allow her to come home!!
The system over thre is so corrupt. I know I have been in a bribe with a customs so called officer over a bottle of gin. Which he nicely put our money in his pocket and we went on our way. Australia will black ban Bali if she is convicted. How will the poor Balinese people survive then. They are only just recovering from the bomb and the tsunami. She is so innocent send her home and Australia do more about the corruption we have at our Airlines.
"you have to be pretty stupid to take low grade australian marijuana into indoneseaes specially since tyhey have a higher grade there AND thje laws are well known"
quote- unkown
I used to wonder whether or not I would ever travel to see Indonesia, especially after the Bali bimbings, but now my mind is made up - I will never visit this primative backwards country whose legal system puts a girl before a firing squad and a madman out on the streets.
I used to wonder whether or not I would ever travel to see Indonesia, especially after the Bali bimbings, but now my mind is made up - I will never visit this primative backwards country whose legal system puts a girl before a firing squad and a madman out on the streets.
How horrific, this could be mine / your inicent daughter on a trip of a life time. Consider that this could happen to anyone of us. Please show your Love and Affinity for Humanity and make a stand for Schapella.
Give her a fair trial - how can you put a world reknown terrorist in for only 2 yrs in jail and yet threaten the use of the firing squad for this alleged crime. How does this make sense to you??? who would like to be CAGED UP by these ANIMALS and then tortured (mentally), tormented and mocked like this. the girls life is ruined even if she gets off which is very unlickly given the bali death sentence history. It looks like she will be put to DEATH in a matter of WEEKS. lets do something about this HOW CAN OUR GOVERNMENT ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN HOW CAN JOHHNY COWARD KEEP FORKING OUT MILLIONS FOR US TO BABY SIT THE INDO's ANOTHER 300 MILLION JUST SPENT ON THE DEF FORCE WHY I ASK !!! and I really feel bad for her and hope that she is found innocent and get out of that awful place I myself have been to BALI 5 times have BRIDED the police there myself to stop me been jailed BALI IS A DODGY PLACE I URDGE ALL AUSSIES NOT TO TRAVEL TO Bali , I was about to set up bussiness there NEVER AGAIN WILL I STEP foot there , ANIMALS !!! COME ON HOWARD YOU HAVE CHILDREN .. We need to look at our own government and there lack of involvment in helping this young gir. If this was your (howards) daughter i bet she would be out by now, why cant howard take a stand for once for his country surely something can be worked out WHY CAUSE HE IS COWARD remeber WHO promised THERE WOULD BE NO GST YES FUKN JOHHNY DID !! Free this poor innocent lady!! It makes me sick to think Australia has done and is still doing so much for Indonesia and poor Schapella cant even get a fair trial - Bring her home where she belongs MR HOWARD!!!!Our country gives so much in the way of aid to Indonesia(I wonder how much of it gets to those who deserve it), that it would be nice to think one of our citizens would be treated fairly.But then again this is Indonesia we're dealing with here. Show some guts John Howard ...ONCE AGAIN HOWARD what if it was one of your children??
my final words The Indonesian justice sys
Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty? The Australian airport and the airlines involved should take some responsibility! Get off your ass John and help her! Forget about Iraq.
Why smuggle dope into Indonesia, it's full of it anyway, cheap in Bali and abundant in places like Jakarta, it's just another means of hitting the Westerners, I would suggest that John Howard reconsiders his aid package to a country that is totally corrupt from the top down, however, should Shapella be guilty, and only she knows that, she knows the laws in that country, and should take the punishment, if she is not, she should be released and compensated, but, with a corrupt government run by corrupt people, she will have no chance
At first I thought she was guilty and should pay the penalty that country decided upon. But I do think now that she has been an innocent victim, and I really feel bad for her and hope that she is found innocent and get out of that awful place. My self I have never been overseas, and this whole thing has made me want to travel even less.
Good Luck Schapella, you are in my prayers.
Smuggling dope into Bali makes no sense - this is wrong and with what is being said about the baggage handlers - it could have just as easily happened to any one of us. It stinks and this poor girl needs to be brought home immediately. Do the right thing for once Howard!! Save this girl!
who would like to be CAGED UP by these ANIMALS and then tortured (mentally), tormented and mocked like this. the girls life is ruined even if she gets off which is very unlickly given the bali death sentence history. It looks like she will be put to DEATH in a matter of WEEKS. lets do something about this and help this poor girl and get her out of the hands of these EVIL ANIMALS that want to SPLATTER HER BRAINS OUT WITH BULLETS. DESPRESSING, isn't it!.
We need to look at our own government and there lack of involvment in helping this young gir. If this was howards daughter i bet she would be out by now
Give her a fair trial - how can you put a world reknown terrorist in for only 2 yrs in jail and yet threaten the use of the firing squad for this alleged crime. How does this make sense to you? Are you trying to make money from it? You are our neighbour and greedily accept our handouts which we give you so generously. How can you let this happen? Give her a fair trial.
why cant howard take a stand for once for his country surely something can be worked out. death sentence for dope! what a joke.our prays are with you schapelle x o
The Indonesian justice system is a pathetic joke. A convicted terrorist involved in the Bali bombing who was responsible for the murder of many innocent people is only given a jail sentence wheres this innocent woman has the dark cloud of the death penalty looming over her head. Where is the justice in that? I for one will be boycotting this country until they drag their archaic legal system out of the dark ages.
Free this poor innocent lady!! It makes me sick to think Australia has done and is still doing so much for Indonesia and poor Schapella cant even get a fair trial - Bring her home where she belongs MR HOWARD!!!!
Common let this woman go, even if she is guilty she does not deserve this!!!! I have cancelled my holiday in Indonisia, and will stay in Australia where I know I am safe!!!
We need to get Schapelle home. Australia needs to put a stop to this abuse. Shapelle has all of her people behind her and the Australian Governmernt needs to be behind its peope. Fight for Shapelle, bring her home!!! All of my love Shapelle, stay strong!
If we question Australia's legal system, how can we possibly reply on a lawful outcome from an Indonesian one? Give me a break guys! There is something REALLY REALLY wrong here...
how does the muslim cleric who cold heartedly plan the bali bombing that killed so many people get two years in prison
while they are torchering an australian girl like animals has left me shocked about their brutality
The bali bomer gets two years and schapella may receive the death penalty for a crime that she didn't commit. Shows just how good the justtice system is!
Yeah right, why don't we see if we can't smuggle some ice to sell to the Eskimos. Our country gives so much in the way of aid to Indonesia(I wonder how much of it gets to those who deserve it), that it would be nice to think one of our citizens would be treated fairly.But then again this is Indonesia we're dealing with here. Show some guts John Howard ... what if it was one of your children??
This could be your daughter,no one deserves to be treated this way.She has been made an example for the rest of the world watching.But watching barbaric inhumane behaviour. Shame on you Bali.Be strong and continue your courageous fight. We are all with you.
I would like to say that I am disgusted and appalled at the lack of support Australia is offering for one its children. No mater what the crime, Schapelle Corby is an Australian citizen.
To begin, it is not her fault she was brought up in a country that is lenient towards the topic marijuana, in Australia we are even allowed to grow 12 plants in the state of South Australia.
Growing up in this country we are taught that marijuana is only a slap on the rist if found with possession, we are all aware of our standing and education on this plant.
So how de we as a country sit back and allow one of our children be subjected to such horrific actions and facing such disturbing end. Not only are we allowing this to happen, but we are giving these murderers millions of our tax paying dollars in support of there own disasters. I do understand that the topic is drugs and I am aware that this subject is taboo but we need to all realize that this poor girl may just be innocent and one day this could be any one of us who is traveling around the world.
How can anyone now feel safe as an Australian citizen in other countries, when in a time of need your country Australia is not there for you?
If Schapelle Corby was American would this be a different story? would the Government then send its troops to sort out the problem ?. Because in America’s time of need we sent all we had to protect the American life and dollar but when it comes to looking after our own the government decides to ignore the situation.
We need to get together as a country and do what we have to bring our girl home, we pay taxes for our military to look after us in that time of need, well at the moment an Australian is in need, guilty or not guilty is not the issue it’s a matter of another dead Australian in Indonesia. Have they not killed enough of us?
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So typical of John Howard to not step in on issues of human rights. The Oz guvmint will bend over backwards to secure trade agreements with human rights abusers (Indonesia, China), and will completely abstain from these country's political issues so not to "offend" our neighbours. John Howard says he will let "justice take its course"... these countries have no justice!!
Schapella Corby has been dealt the most injustice I have ever heard of. It is so clear that this women is not guilty.The Indonesian Government should make an intervention into this case for all the help that the Australians have given over recent months.
I hope we see human rights change from this. Yes we have our own problems but this is ridiculous. Beyond reasonable doubt? (Do we know she's guilty?) You know the answer. Just imagine it was you in this predicament, and you knew nothing of this before arriving in Bali what would you be thinking?
Let the poor girl go!!! She should be at least released and sent back to Australia and trialled there, as the crime would've been committed in Australia to start with
Howard is disgraceful he should be doing more for this poor innocent girl.... he gives them millions for the tsunami and this is how they repay us?? What a joke.
Schapelle Corby will not get a fair trial in Bali. I think your laws are disgraceful, can't you see what you're doing to her??!! How can you justify subjecting her to 'death by firing squad' when Abu Bakar Bashir only got 2 years?
She's innocent. As if anyone would want to import drugs to Bali, when they're cheaper there than here! We are all vulnerable with our baggage ....this could happen to anyone of us !!
