She might have been doing it for her kids, but she's not going to see them for a very long time.
Brit Lindsay Sandiford Arrested In Bali For Smuggling £1.6m Of Cocaine
Brit Lindsay Sandiford Arrested In Bali For Smuggling £1.6m Of Cocaine
British housewife looking at Bali death row - drug smuggling.
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BensGrandad
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I know that as it is not me or my family it is easy to say but I have no sympathy as anybody doing this knows the possible outcome and the risks involved and they chose to take the chance.
Hillian1
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Agree with you 100%.
bravohotelalpha
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Doing it for her kids ..... she could end up being executed by firing squad!
Hatterlovesbrighton
something clever
Think she might be saved from the firing squad as she's cooperated with the police. Still facing a good long stretch and can't think it will be easy porridge either.
Paris
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She might end up with more holes in her than a cheese grater.
There are other ways to help you children other than drug smuggling....
Albion Dan
Banned
I'd argue that because she put herself up in a sting operation that led to the much bigger fish getting caught she'll be dealt with quite leniantly. I'd imagine once she's out she'll have some interesting characters after some retribution though!
Is drug smuggling really such a massive crime that it warrants a death penalty?
Albion Dan
Banned
If you actually read the article she said she did it because her kids had been threatened. It's a bit different to how some here are painting the picture.
Albion Dan
Banned
I guess you could argue that smuggling a massive load of Heroin that leads to untold misery and death should carry a big penalty, although I think that if drugs were decriminilised across the board this nonsense would all stop.
Makes you wonder what her kids had got themselves into.
Lots of things bring untold misery and death. The war on drugs needs a re-think and this case just seems utterly pointless. What will it do?
BensGrandad
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If that was the case why didnt she go straight to the authorities and report it then do the run with their knowledge and them following her. She would have finished up as she is now but withoput charges against her. Still had people after her etc.
Slightly irrelevant what anyone outside of Indonesia thinks is a suitable punishment. I personally don't agree with capital punishment full stop, but if that is the law in another country, you either respect it or don't go.
Tricky Dicky
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Presumably she thought she wouldn't get caught, but with 4.7kg in your bag, I think that's rather unlikely.
Insel affe
HellBilly
So much easier to hide in a golf bag eh Richard !
I think your young and naive, as time goes by and your hit with colleagues dying and maybe personally the victim of relentless crime, then you might gain a different view on the drugs and its implications.
You may ( you might not ) be a casual recreational drug user and of course you would like to have everything you like decriminalised, however in my view our laws should be there to protect the majority and not to encourage a burgeoning drug culture.
Granted it might be too late.
Tricky Dicky
New member
Ooh - lots of "secret" pockets in those bags too.
public school boy
Banned
Silly woman, lame excuse. Might get away with a long sentence part of which will be served in an English jail. We're bound to hear from the human rights brigade. how did she manage to smuggle the drugs out of Thailand?