Just watching Sky news now. A lot of flack given to the AFP for their roll in the arrest of these drug traffickers?
Unjust in my opinion. They should be punished where the crime is being commited.
Why would anyone's family member die because of them, it's not like they will drive by steathily at night and throw a meth bomb into my house
Indonesia should have been glad the Bali 9 were taking drugs OUT of the country....It was a politically poor decision for the AFP to facilitate the arrest of Australian citizens in a foreign country.
It was a politically poor decision for the AFP to facilitate the arrest of Australian citizens in a foreign country.
You're all for capital punishment @Big Mick ;?
They knew the risk, they rolled the dice, now it's time to pay up, not even sure why did is a discussion point in Australia, it's not like it was sprung on them all of a sudden and they thought they were entering a risk free enterprise.
This makes it pretty fucking obvious if you ask me.
Drugs fuck with your mind Big Mick. They impair judgement severely.
It was a politically poor decision for the AFP to facilitate the arrest of Australian citizens in a foreign country.
It's fine to say that the penalties here are too weak for crime in general. For drugs I reckon it's a different story, its a war which is futile and unnecessary and it is one that will never be won. People will seek out drugs just as they have been since the beginning of time! What makes one substance legal and another illegal lol.. its stupid!Exactly my point. I agree 100%, this is why the Indonesian Government is taking a strong stance on this.
Over here we are way too weak IMO, I don't expect (or want) death penalties in Australia, I do however expect harsher punishment than what we have, where most crims just get a slap on the wrist, and only a light one at that, would not want to hurt their wrist they could sue us
It's fine to say that the penalties here are too weak for crime in general. For drugs I reckon it's a different story, its a war which is futile and unnecessary and it is one that will never be won. People will seek out drugs just as they have been since the beginning of time! What makes one substance legal and another illegal lol.. its stupid!
Fair dinkum if they're manufacturing it and shit, but if they're drug addled mules with half their brain fried up then they need help (rehab) and medical treatment, not treated like human filth. Their prefrontal cortex isn't working properly so even if a huge red flashing laser sign with subsonic horns blared into their face along with a taser dildo launching deeply into their ass would not have deterred them from doing what their limbic system is telling them to do the until they sober the hell up.
Obviously none of this philosophy affects Bali 9 duo, nor Mr Joko even if the excellent above mentioned signal was sent in his general direction..
I understand your point, but I don't buy into it, if they are doing it because they are drug fucked, really I don't care, they had choices, we all have choices, we make choices every day, what affects your decision process is not really relevant to the final outcome.
There is always the bleeding heart side, of they are poor immigrant families, they had a bad childhood, they were not thinking straight, their mummy did not hug them enough or cut the crust off their toast or what ever, really I don't care what has let up to the final event, they had choices, they made decisions, and we all have to live with our decisions, both good and bad.
If some grub comes climbing through my window at 3am I don't really care what has let up to getting them there, what their childhood was like, or if they got the right amount of hugs from nana or what ever, they will meet Mr Baseball Bat straight to the forehead.
What are your thoughts?
Will they be spared?
Do they deserve to be there?
Was the jail transfer overkill?
Should have been shot 10 years ago, case closed. The Australian government ought to respect the laws of a sovereign country if it wants our laws to be respected by others. No Aussie would be happy with an Indonesian official nagging us to apply the capital punishment on a dual Indonesian-Australian citizen, if he was caught by our police dealing with drug trafficking here in Australia. We would all scream "hey Indonesia, mind your own business and respect our laws"!
Some may argue that yeh, but we Aussies are pro-life, where the Indonesian government is pro capital punishment. That would be correct, but should not make one law superior over the other, or even judged as such. The law of the land should be respected by all, and all means ALL!
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