British housewife looking at Bali death row - drug smuggling.

[Herr Tubthumper]

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.

And as more time goes by, and more and more money is pumped into the so called war on drugs, you might realise what a complete waste of money it is and that a rethink is needed.

 

[Billy the Fish]

Still facing a good long stretch and can't think it will be easy porridge either.

There's a book written by an aussie bird called schapelle corby about life in the slammer over there. It's pretty f***ed up and I wouldn't wish those conditions on anyone, let alone someone who got caught with a little bit of sherbert.

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

Hard to judge without knowing the full story but most people tend to use the "they threatened my family" excuse.

 

[Pbseagull]

There's a book written by an aussie bird called schapelle corby about life in the slammer over there. It's pretty f***ed up and I wouldn't wish those conditions on anyone, let alone someone who got caught with a little bit of sherbert.

4.79KG of Cocaine worth £1.6 Million "a little bit of sherbert". Bet you have some bloody expensive weekends.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

4.79KG of Cocaine worth £1.6 Million "a little bit of sherbert". Bet you have some bloody expensive weekends.

You will at these prices. If 4.79 is worth 1.6 million that's over £300 a gram.

 

[Pbseagull]

You will at these prices. If 4.79 is worth 1.6 million that's over £300 a gram.

When I was a kid, sherbert Dib Dabs were only about 4p a tube......and you got a liquorice stick thrown in as well !!

 

[Billy the Fish]

Haha, I love it when they print drug bust values in the media, they're always ridiculously over inflated to make it sound better.

 

[Pbseagull]

Haha, I love it when they print drug bust values in the media, they're always ridiculously over inflated to make it sound better.

£1.6 million is probably what the Bali authorities get for selling it on

 

[StonehamPark]

Accept the consequences of your actions.

 

[Poyetry In Motion]

Accept the consequences of your actions.

This is the correct response.

 

[piersa]

Accept the consequences of your actions.

here here

 

[butchy]

This is the correct response.

Oh right, thanks for clearing that up. You see I was just wondering what the correct response was to this. Well now I know.

 

[BigGully]

And as more time goes by, and more and more money is pumped into the so called war on drugs, you might realise what a complete waste of money it is and that a rethink is needed.

Great you tell me what rethink is needed here.....

If you legalise anything, the very least that happens is usage increases and therefore the causalities ...

I do not wish to consider what is better for the hopeless skank head or the vehemently anti brigade, I want what is the best of a bad lot for our children.

Keep it unofficially legal for the casual user of the softer drugs, whilst not confusing or shifting the boundaries of those drugs that ruin lives, really really ruin lives.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

you tell me what rethink is needed here..

To be honest I don't have the complete answer. Further, I feel uneasy legalising everything. But, not having the answer does not invalidate my view that the current approach is not working. It clearly isn't. An open debate devoid of emotion and politics is required.

 

[Stat Brother]

To be honest I don't have the complete answer. Further, I feel uneasy legalising everything. But, not having the answer does not invalidate my view that the current approach is not working. It clearly isn't. An open debate devoid of emotion and politics is required.

and the even more impossible requirement - MONEY.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

and the even more impossible requirement - MONEY.

I'm not sure what you mean. Do you mean money to fund a different approach?

 

[Stat Brother]

I was thinking more about the billions of pounds currently slushing around the criminal world.
The merest hint of elected 'criminals' and big business getting stuck in, and we're all screwed.

You're right the current status quo isn't working, but would, lord knows.

 

[philsussex]

Hard to judge without knowing the full story but most people tend to use the "they threatened my family" excuse.

Maybe because that is how they operate?

 

[Questions]

Is drug smuggling really such a massive crime that it warrants a death penalty?

Yes over there it is.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Is drug smuggling really such a massive crime that it warrants a death penalty?

As far as Indonesia is concerned, yes it is.