Cellmates 'giving Corby hell' (Australian woman who recieved 20 years in Indonesian prison)

Australia Sunday Herald Sun ^ | 5/29/05 | John Hamilton

[No Blue States]

Nearly 9 pounds..

[ambrose]

9 pounds of marijuana would likely yield the same (if not longer) sentence under U.S. sentencing guidelines.

[FierceKulak]

1 kg = 2.2 pounds. About 9 pounds.

[nmh]

"Don't do the crime if you can't do the time."

When I heard it was NINE lbs. of this stuff ... geeeh!

[nmh]

Thanks.

[finnman69]

It may seem absurd, but if you dont respect the laws of another country, and you break them, and get caught committing a crime. Too bad.

Maybe if we had prisons as nasty and tough sentences like this, criminals might think a little ahrder in the US.

[ambrose]

[Allan]

Usually I am suspicious of claims that the drugs were planted
but her claim along with the fact
that there is no evidence of drug use in her past
is rather convincing.

The fact that the artificial compartment
together with the drugs
doubled the normal weight of her bag
makes her claim a bit suspicious.

You don't need to be a drug user to be a drug peddlar.

[LdSentinal]

This is why I don't want to see the rest of the world. Most of it is crap.

[ScreamingFist]

But then again, perhaps the next girl who thinks she'll make a quick buck by smuggling drugs into Indonesia might take a few minutes to weigh the risk.

Smuggling pot into Indonesia is like smuggling pot into Jamaica. The local stuff is plentiful and cheap. Strange case.

[ran15]

Reminds me of America.. letting murderers out to make room for pot smokers.

[Paul_B]

We have people here who serve 6 years for murder, and do it in humane conditions. This is an outrage.

[veronica]

But an Islamofascist "imam" there, connected to the Bali bombing, got only 5 years. Turd World justice.

[No Blue States]

After having visited Mexico once and being scared as hell I would never get back to the USA I would recommend never leaving. I certainly will never leave my native homeland again.

[eyespysomething]

Someone tell me again how much time the Bali bombers got? 13 months?

[Beckwith]

"This stupid brat . . ."

Real nice. You must be a Christian.

[wagglebee]

9 pounds of marijuana would likely yield the same (if not longer) sentence under U.S. sentencing guidelines.

But there are some major differences:

1. 20 years in a US prison, is not a de facto death sentence; it would be highly unpleasant, but survivable.
2. If this was in the US, a person would have a far better chance of being found not guilty. The burden would be on the prosecution to prove that she knew about the drugs AND planned to distribute them.
3. A person in the US with no prior criminal record and no evidence of drug trafficking would probably not face a sentence anywhere near this harsh.

[fso301]

I'd give her a urinalysis and if it came back negative would be more inclined to believe her story.

[Txsleuth]

I have to say, after reading the article, if I were her, I might prefer to be hanged.

[ambrose]

Why deal with Mexico when you can go to Hawaii for only a few hundred dollars more?