You misunderstood the thrust of my comment. The girl's punishment is the outrage.
HER CRIME IS:Her true crime (guilty of smuggling or just a dupe) is the choice to visit a country with absurd penalties for banal crimes. and corrupt Gov officials;
I posted that I did not agree with her punishment also..but we cannot protect anyone from being stupid- travel to the 3rd world at your own risk a 20 something air head found out it's what you don't know that kills you