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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

In news today a british woman in bali has been found guilty of smuggling 10lb of cocaine which i guess is a lot.

She has been given death penalty as far as i am concerned how they deal with it is upto them.

Our foreign office state they are lobbying them as they do not believe in death sentence. We cannot have it all ways one hand we moan if folk try to interfere with our rules yet dictate to others.

Folk say we need to be tougher on crime yet when another country is we complain.

The woman admitted the offence gets what they deserve as its not news indonesia has strict rules.

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

she won't die, there will be an appeal from the UK and she will be jailed... a complete waste of time.

there will be pics of wailing grandchildren, a sick family member making an appeal and they will be concerned for her mental health and blah, blah, blah...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In my opinion if you're going to break the law in another country you need to be prepared to accept the consequences according to their laws

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"In my opinion if you're going to break the law in another country you need to be prepared to accept the consequences according to their laws "

+1. No sympathy for her at all

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria


"she won't die, there will be an appeal from the UK and she will be jailed... a complete waste of time.

there will be pics of wailing grandchildren, a sick family member making an appeal and they will be concerned for her mental health and blah, blah, blah..."

I agree. I think Bali (or any other country where Brits have been sentenced to death, jailed in shitty conditions) should just tell us to fuck off - no-one can't NOT know that these countries have the death penalty or hell-hole prisons - tough fucking tits. The only commuting of the sentance should be if the drug mule gives up the next guy/girl up in the chain, the one who set them up with the 10 kg of snort or whatever

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"In my opinion if you're going to break the law in another country you need to be prepared to accept the consequences according to their laws "
Totally agree. If you're stupid enough to take that amount of into a country then you deserve what punishment you get

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By *ucky_LadsCouple (MM)
over a year ago

Kidderminster+ surrounding areas.


"In my opinion if you're going to break the law in another country you need to be prepared to accept the consequences according to their laws "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"In my opinion if you're going to break the law in another country you need to be prepared to accept the consequences according to their laws

+1. No sympathy for her at all "

+2. Think of the suffering her smuggling would have coursed. No sympathy at all from me !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have no sympathy with any drug traffickers…. They are without conscience harbingers of misery and death…

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By *bbandflowCouple
over a year ago

South Devon


"In my opinion if you're going to break the law in another country you need to be prepared to accept the consequences according to their laws

+1. No sympathy for her at all

+2. Think of the suffering her smuggling would have coursed. No sympathy at all from me !"

The judges didn't see overly concerned with any suffering caused, but more about damage to Bali as a holiday destination!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"In my opinion if you're going to break the law in another country you need to be prepared to accept the consequences according to their laws

+1. No sympathy for her at all

+2. Think of the suffering her smuggling would have coursed. No sympathy at all from me !"

+3. She knew what she was doing and probably knew the consequences if caught. No sympathy from me.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

She knew the risks....accept the consequences...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I couldn't ever be in favour of the passing of a death sentence but she should have known better.

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London


"she won't die, there will be an appeal from the UK and she will be jailed... a complete waste of time.

there will be pics of wailing grandchildren, a sick family member making an appeal and they will be concerned for her mental health and blah, blah, blah..."

Agreed. I bet after another year in a hell hole prison she'll be begging them to shoot her!

Absolutely no sympathy.

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By *nner ThighsCouple
over a year ago

Leicester

We went to Bali last year. It states several times as you get off the plane and go through immigration that anyone found smuggling drugs into Indonesia will be liable to receive the death penalty. No way she could have got through there without seeing it. It was also at check in from our departing airport. No sympathy.

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By *exy firemanMan
over a year ago

essex

tough. we should do the same to them who smuggle drugs into this country and to the scum who sells drugs to our kids !!!

zero sympathy from me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"tough. we should do the same to them who smuggle drugs into this country and to the scum who sells drugs to our kids !!!

zero sympathy from me"

You think the state should start murdering people who break the law?

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By *exy firemanMan
over a year ago

essex


"tough. we should do the same to them who smuggle drugs into this country and to the scum who sells drugs to our kids !!!

zero sympathy from me

You think the state should start murdering people who break the law?"

for certain offences, yes i do

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

fuck her she knew what she was doing and would have made a nice little few quid if she got away with it HANG HER game over

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By *uriouskinky2Couple
over a year ago

wrexham

The death penalty is morally wrong. No government should have the right to inflict lethal justice on a human being.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I believe in the death penalty for people who are evil, but for carrying drugs. Come on. 15 years in prison should have been the sentence.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shame we dont have the same tough laws in this country. It may slow down the skurge of druggies in this country.

She made her bed she needs to lay in it. She wont die there though. She will be in a lovely warm cell in London soon.

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By *quirrelMan
over a year ago

East Manchester

Every crime has a penalty, don't expect the punishment for any crime to be more lenient because you are a foreigner, The death sentence is the punishment given to all who commit this crime. If they had given one of their own people the same sentence would anyone outside of bali have said anything?.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The prospect of a lifetime in an Indonesian jail or the firing squad ?

I think I'd pull the trigger myself !

Or is the lady in question hoping for a commuted sentence and then a diplomatic effort to get her back to a UK prison ?

I think that just may be the case.

I think the Government need to think very hard at whether or not they fight her corner.

Maybe it is right that she should be executed ?

Lessons need to be learnt that we can't do as we please and then rely on Western diplomacy to kick in and get us out of our own self created situation.

As long as that continues to be the case, then the risks of distributing drugs (at whatever level in the food chain) are not as high as they should be.

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By *exy firemanMan
over a year ago

essex


"I believe in the death penalty for people who are evil, but for carrying drugs. Come on. 15 years in prison should have been the sentence. "

i dont agree. drugs ruin many lives. prison is no real deterrent

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Carry out sentence straight away then no chance to appeal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I believe in the death penalty for people who are evil, but for carrying drugs. Come on. 15 years in prison should have been the sentence. "

And how many people would have been harmed by the drugs?

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By *addy and shaunCouple
over a year ago

goole

seen tv she lovely

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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago

south east

Its time our government took a hardline stance and and told the people of this country........"look if you go abroad and smuggle drugs and get caught ....dont call us your on your own"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"tough. we should do the same to them who smuggle drugs into this country and to the scum who sells drugs to our kids !!!

zero sympathy from me

You think the state should start murdering people who break the law?"

Execution and murder are by definition different things. She broke the laws in a country where the penalty for her crime is execution.

The is wailing now she has been caught and blaming others, would she have given them up to the police if she got away with it? No.

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By * Busty HotwifeCouple
over a year ago

Bradford


"she won't die, there will be an appeal from the UK and she will be jailed... a complete waste of time.

there will be pics of wailing grandchildren, a sick family member making an appeal and they will be concerned for her mental health and blah, blah, blah..."

Sadly you're right. Our bleeding hearts modern day society will pour pity on her & her relatives.

No one in our country will consider the untold pain n misery her actions, had they been successful, would have wrought upon 1000's of others. 10lb of cocaine is alot? By the time it's been mixed with vim & other impurities I am pretty sure it'd go extremely far...

Does she deserve to die for her actions? Her criminal actions would have brought death to many others, so why not? She doesn't even deny doing it, does she?

What a shame we don't handle drug smugglers in the same way. A positive deterrant.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"tough. we should do the same to them who smuggle drugs into this country and to the scum who sells drugs to our kids !!!

zero sympathy from me

You think the state should start murdering people who break the law?

for certain offences, yes i do"

I disagree entirely. The death penalty simply cannot be justified. It's revenge in its most primitive form and doesn't belong in normal society. We should be setting an example to the backward countries like Iran, China and America, not following them down that path.

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By *exy firemanMan
over a year ago

essex

the British Government should simply turn their backs on her. We dont want that scum to be pardoned or to be allowed to serve her sentence in a British prison .because one day she will be walking our streets again.

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By *uriouskinky2Couple
over a year ago

wrexham

Does she deserve to die for what she's done?

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London


"If they had given one of their own people the same sentence would anyone outside of bali have said anything?. "

What do you think?

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By *exy firemanMan
over a year ago

essex


"seen tv she lovely "

what? hopefully a sarcastic remark!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Does she deserve to die for what she's done?"

Yes. She broke the law in a country where the penalty for her crime is death. I hope its televised to put other fuckwits off this vile trade

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Does she deserve to die for what she's done?"

Does she deserve compassion and help ?

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By *exy firemanMan
over a year ago

essex


"Does she deserve to die for what she's done?

Does she deserve compassion and help ?"

NO

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Does she deserve to die for what she's done?

Does she deserve compassion and help ?

NO"

Do you think her human rights should simply no longer exist now she's been sentenced?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A few interesting points raised here.

Isn't this the same woman who, at the time of her arrest, the press were running stories about how she was living in a £2m house with a fancy car in the driveway even though she was "unemployed"?

Seems like she was no innocent tourist duped into becoming a drug mule.

What annoys me, is the way the press describe her as a "grandmother" in all the headlines and tv reports?

Why not describe her as "convicted drug smuggler"?

She also states that she thought her age (in her 50s) would have been taken into consideration when trying to avoid the death penalty! What she actually means is that you should only execute young people!

It is important to state that they are Bali's laws and I wholeheartedly believe she knew this when taking up this "job". It is all over Banged Up Abroad or newspapers all the time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Does she deserve to die for what she's done?

Does she deserve compassion and help ?

NO

Do you think her human rights should simply no longer exist now she's been sentenced?"

Why should she have any human rights when she was happy to get rich off other people's misery? Or was she going to give the money to charity

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By *exy firemanMan
over a year ago

essex


"Does she deserve to die for what she's done?

Does she deserve compassion and help ?

NO

Do you think her human rights should simply no longer exist now she's been sentenced?"

her human rights? i am more concerned with the human rights of the millions of lives shattered by drugs .

and am i right in guessing that in your opinion drugs dealers are not evil?

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By * Busty HotwifeCouple
over a year ago

Bradford


"Does she deserve to die for what she's done?

Does she deserve compassion and help ?"

She had no compassion for the lives she was happy-to-help to Royally fuk over...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Does she deserve to die for what she's done?

Does she deserve compassion and help ?

NO

Do you think her human rights should simply no longer exist now she's been sentenced?"

Apparently she has shown no remorse for her crime, so it’s hard to qualify any reason to provide her with compassion or help.

Her human rights have being protected throughout her captivity, she was given a fair trial for her crimes,,

A crime she willingly committed in full knowledge of the penelty,,,

So how can you suggest her human rights don't exist?

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By *bbandflowCouple
over a year ago

South Devon

Do we think people in white vans who smuggle cheaper cigarettes into this country illegally should face a firing squad?...after all there are approx 80,000 smoking related deaths in the UK annually...Cocaine related deaths in the UK approx 250 annually.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

are drug dealers evil?

tobacconists, chemists, pubs and bars?

hmmmmmm

I wonder.

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn


"Do we think people in white vans who smuggle cheaper cigarettes into this country illegally should face a firing squad?...after all there are approx 80,000 smoking related deaths in the UK annually...Cocaine related deaths in the UK approx 250 annually.

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No I don't think they should be but they should be punished in accordance with the laws of this land

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Do we think people in white vans who smuggle cheaper cigarettes into this country illegally should face a firing squad?...after all there are approx 80,000 smoking related deaths in the UK annually...Cocaine related deaths in the UK approx 250 annually.

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But she wasn't smuggling anything into THIS country.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Do we think people in white vans who smuggle cheaper cigarettes into this country illegally should face a firing squad?...after all there are approx 80,000 smoking related deaths in the UK annually...Cocaine related deaths in the UK approx 250 annually.

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Cigarettes are legal in this country,,,, avoiding tax is not…!...

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By *uriouskinky2Couple
over a year ago

wrexham


"Do we think people in white vans who smuggle cheaper cigarettes into this country illegally should face a firing squad?...after all there are approx 80,000 smoking related deaths in the UK annually...Cocaine related deaths in the UK approx 250 annually.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Do we think people in white vans who smuggle cheaper cigarettes into this country illegally should face a firing squad?...after all there are approx 80,000 smoking related deaths in the UK annually...Cocaine related deaths in the UK approx 250 annually.

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people caught smuggling cigarettes into this country would be under our law she knew the law in the country she was entering, she knew the risk she was taking simple

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By * Busty HotwifeCouple
over a year ago

Bradford


"Do we think people in white vans who smuggle cheaper cigarettes into this country illegally should face a firing squad?...after all there are approx 80,000 smoking related deaths in the UK annually...Cocaine related deaths in the UK approx 250 annually.

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That's because smoking is far more endemic than the use of cocaine or any drugs.

Smoking also tends not to lead to lots of low levels of crime inc muggings, theft, burglary,etc in order to pay for the habit n the first place.

However, thi is also the UK, our laws are different, if you commit a crime in another country you should be punished by that countries laws & accept your punishment in accordance with the penal system there.

Be a drug smuggler in the UK, get a stay at HMs pleasure in a Cat A prison which treats its inmates to better food & education than our armed forces gives to its' personnel. Try to smuggle drugs into Bali & die.

Which is the most effective deterrent, I wonder??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Why should she have any human rights when she was happy to get rich off other people's misery? Or was she going to give the money to charity"

What's that got to do with anything? And why didn't you answer the question?


"her human rights? i am more concerned with the human rights of the millions of lives shattered by drugs .

and am i right in guessing that in your opinion drugs dealers are not evil? "

Not even slightly right, no.
"Apparently she has shown no remorse for her crime, so it’s hard to qualify any reason to provide her with compassion or help.

Her human rights have being protected throughout her captivity, she was given a fair trial for her crimes,,

A crime she willingly committed in full knowledge of the penelty,,,

So how can you suggest her human rights don't exist?"

Nobody said that or anything similar, and the question didn't relate to her treatment prior to her conviction. What I actually asked was: do you think her human rights should no longer exist now she's been sentenced?

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

she won't be executed, no point getting in a tizz

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

agree with View's post on this..

for those advocating the death penalty over here perhaps take a few minutes and google 'miscarriage of justice'..

once the state has taken a life as a method of revenge or to deter others, they cant be brought back if the conviction is proven to be unsafe..

and believe it or not it happens and has happened to 'normal' people throughout our history..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

they should make her eat that shit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Why should she have any human rights when she was happy to get rich off other people's misery? Or was she going to give the money to charity

What's that got to do with anything? And why didn't you answer the question?

her human rights? i am more concerned with the human rights of the millions of lives shattered by drugs .

and am i right in guessing that in your opinion drugs dealers are not evil?

Not even slightly right, no.Apparently she has shown no remorse for her crime, so it’s hard to qualify any reason to provide her with compassion or help.

Her human rights have being protected throughout her captivity, she was given a fair trial for her crimes,,

A crime she willingly committed in full knowledge of the penelty,,,

So how can you suggest her human rights don't exist?

Nobody said that or anything similar, and the question didn't relate to her treatment prior to her conviction. What I actually asked was: do you think her human rights should no longer exist now she's been sentenced?"

To answer the question ... Yes I think her human rights should no longer exist now she has been sentenced or to put it in an other way strip her of her ham rights

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Human not ham

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

diced with your own life....untold misery....evil...ad nauseum .

That's not always the case. Its horses for courses. bit like booze.or fags.or gambling.or online shopping. the list is endless and whatever you do someone will call you a cunt for doing it. you don't like something! don't do it but don't tar everyone with the same brush

chill

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Common sense, don't smuggle drugs into a country that has the death penalty for smuggling drugs, idiot !!!..............................let her swing x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"To answer the question ... Yes I think her human rights should no longer exist now she has been sentenced or to put it in an other way strip her of her ham rights "

Then perhaps you'd be happier living in Saudi Arabia. Human rights are non-existent.

And nobody eats ham

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By *bbandflowCouple
over a year ago

South Devon


"Do we think people in white vans who smuggle cheaper cigarettes into this country illegally should face a firing squad?...after all there are approx 80,000 smoking related deaths in the UK annually...Cocaine related deaths in the UK approx 250 annually.

That's because smoking is far more endemic than the use of cocaine or any drugs.

Smoking also tends not to lead to lots of low levels of crime inc muggings, theft, burglary,etc in order to pay for the habit n the first place.

However, thi is also the UK, our laws are different, if you commit a crime in another country you should be punished by that countries laws & accept your punishment in accordance with the penal system there.

Be a drug smuggler in the UK, get a stay at HMs pleasure in a Cat A prison which treats its inmates to better food & education than our armed forces gives to its' personnel. Try to smuggle drugs into Bali & die.

Which is the most effective deterrent, I wonder??"

I wasn't questioning the decisions of other countries, or the efficacy of deterrents in this country...I was simply asking whether people would agree with a law that would mean death by firing squad for those who illegally smuggle cigarettes into this country and contribute to the deaths of 80,000 UK annually.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Why should she have any human rights when she was happy to get rich off other people's misery? Or was she going to give the money to charity

What's that got to do with anything? And why didn't you answer the question?

her human rights? i am more concerned with the human rights of the millions of lives shattered by drugs .

and am i right in guessing that in your opinion drugs dealers are not evil?

Not even slightly right, no.Apparently she has shown no remorse for her crime, so it’s hard to qualify any reason to provide her with compassion or help.

Her human rights have being protected throughout her captivity, she was given a fair trial for her crimes,,

A crime she willingly committed in full knowledge of the penelty,,,

So how can you suggest her human rights don't exist?

Nobody said that or anything similar, and the question didn't relate to her treatment prior to her conviction. What I actually asked was: do you think her human rights should no longer exist now she's been sentenced?"

But they do exist.... She is being held in an appropriate facility where she is given access to legal advice and representation and all her fundamental needs are being met whilst awaiting her sentence….

Where’s your human rights problem with that?

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By *uriouskinky2Couple
over a year ago

wrexham

What's the fab opinion on the people who sell potentially lethal "I Can't Believe It's Not Viagra" at swingers clubs up and down the UK? Get 'em up against a wall?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

anyone should know better...however...I still sit and think of the corruption of many of these types of countries...there are those in power that have done so much more wrongs, and will never be accountable for the horrific things they have done)or paid to have done).

Then there is the spectacle of how they execute

The people around the world that sit at the top of the social spectrum arent that much different when it comes to crime(drugs,prostitution,slavery,violations of human rights)..they just get away with it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"In my opinion if you're going to break the law in another country you need to be prepared to accept the consequences according to their laws

+1. No sympathy for her at all "

+ another 1

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"But they do exist.... She is being held in an appropriate facility where she is given access to legal advice and representation and all her fundamental needs are being met whilst awaiting her sentence….

Where’s your human rights problem with that?

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I don't see how this relates to the question I asked.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"But they do exist.... She is being held in an appropriate facility where she is given access to legal advice and representation and all her fundamental needs are being met whilst awaiting her sentence….

Where’s your human rights problem with that?

I don't see how this relates to the question I asked."

Can you make your question clearer?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Does she deserve to die for what she's done?

Does she deserve compassion and help ?

NO

Do you think her human rights should simply no longer exist now she's been sentenced?"

No, she is entitled to her human rights, and they have be adhered to, she has the right to a fair trial in the country where she broke the law, has she not had this?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the reason drugs are deemed as illegal hasnt got much to do with protecting lives,health

the basic fact is IF the governments around the world allowed illegal drugs, they would lose revenue on the other controlled substances

I'm not saying I advocate the use of life destroying drugs...but when u put them realistically into the context of what they are and understand how they are misused there might be a clearer picture on how to tackle the problems.

the media is rife with drug use..a bit of fame or power appears to separate those who do and those that shouldnt.

in reference to countries like indonesia etc..I can only say they take backhanders for probably the most disgusting abuses of human beings(best not say human rights as people have started using that as a bad word).

In a country where u can be hanged/shot for having a different political slant(perhaps even a different sexual persuasion)...I wouldnt say they are the on the moral highground of being interested in human welfare.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Can you make your question clearer?"

I'm not sure I can, it was pretty clear when I asked it Maybe if you read it in context, more specifically as a response to the post I quoted, you'd understand what my question means.


"Does she deserve to die for what she's done?

Does she deserve compassion and help ?

NO

Do you think her human rights should simply no longer exist now she's been sentenced?

No, she is entitled to her human rights, and they have be adhered to, she has the right to a fair trial in the country where she broke the law, has she not had this?"

Nobody's suggesting she hasn't.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"the reason drugs are deemed as illegal hasnt got much to do with protecting lives,health

the basic fact is IF the governments around the world allowed illegal drugs, they would lose revenue on the other controlled substances

I'm not saying I advocate the use of life destroying drugs...but when u put them realistically into the context of what they are and understand how they are misused there might be a clearer picture on how to tackle the problems.

the media is rife with drug use..a bit of fame or power appears to separate those who do and those that shouldnt.

in reference to countries like indonesia etc..I can only say they take backhanders for probably the most disgusting abuses of human beings(best not say human rights as people have started using that as a bad word).

In a country where u can be hanged/shot for having a different political slant(perhaps even a different sexual persuasion)...I wouldnt say they are the on the moral highground of being interested in human welfare."

Is some who peddles drugs taking the moral high-ground and showing just concern for human welfare?

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By *un_JuiceCouple
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Can you make your question clearer?

I'm not sure I can, it was pretty clear when I asked it Maybe if you read it in context, more specifically as a response to the post I quoted, you'd understand what my question means.

."

I have and I still fail to see your point about any potential withholding of her human rights

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"the reason drugs are deemed as illegal hasnt got much to do with protecting lives,health

the basic fact is IF the governments around the world allowed illegal drugs, they would lose revenue on the other controlled substances

I'm not saying I advocate the use of life destroying drugs...but when u put them realistically into the context of what they are and understand how they are misused there might be a clearer picture on how to tackle the problems.

the media is rife with drug use..a bit of fame or power appears to separate those who do and those that shouldnt.

in reference to countries like indonesia etc..I can only say they take backhanders for probably the most disgusting abuses of human beings(best not say human rights as people have started using that as a bad word).

In a country where u can be hanged/shot for having a different political slant(perhaps even a different sexual persuasion)...I wouldnt say they are the on the moral highground of being interested in human welfare.

Is some who peddles drugs taking the moral high-ground and showing just concern for human welfare?"

maybe she thought the drugs were going to some rich people at a BBC party...or an ambassadors reception

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By *bbandflowCouple
over a year ago

South Devon


"the reason drugs are deemed as illegal hasnt got much to do with protecting lives,health

the basic fact is IF the governments around the world allowed illegal drugs, they would lose revenue on the other controlled substances

I'm not saying I advocate the use of life destroying drugs...but when u put them realistically into the context of what they are and understand how they are misused there might be a clearer picture on how to tackle the problems.

the media is rife with drug use..a bit of fame or power appears to separate those who do and those that shouldnt.

in reference to countries like indonesia etc..I can only say they take backhanders for probably the most disgusting abuses of human beings(best not say human rights as people have started using that as a bad word).

In a country where u can be hanged/shot for having a different political slant(perhaps even a different sexual persuasion)...I wouldnt say they are the on the moral highground of being interested in human welfare."

Thanks for that..so refreshing to read a informed and considered opinion..unlike some of the lynch mob mentality posts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The death penalty is morally wrong. No government should have the right to inflict lethal justice on a human being. "
and what she did was wrong. How many lives would she have ruined taking drugs into their country. The effects on drug addicts on the individual and their families, and maybe the eventual death of the abuser.

Sentence her to death & hope it will make others thing twice about drug trafficking.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Is some who peddles drugs taking the moral high-ground and showing just concern for human welfare?

maybe she thought the drugs were going to some rich people at a BBC party...or an ambassadors reception"

Hidden in the Ferrero Rocher

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The death penalty is morally wrong. No government should have the right to inflict lethal justice on a human being. and what she did was wrong. How many lives would she have ruined taking drugs into their country. The effects on drug addicts on the individual and their families, and maybe the eventual death of the abuser.

Sentence her to death & hope it will make others thing twice about drug trafficking. "

lolololol thats brilliant lol...she wont think twice after she cops it lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"To answer the question ... Yes I think her human rights should no longer exist now she has been sentenced or to put it in an other way strip her of her ham rights

Then perhaps you'd be happier living in Saudi Arabia. Human rights are non-existent.

So because I don't think a drug smuggling low life deserves no human rights then I have to live in a country with no human rights. And by the way I fought for the human rights of the Saudis so get off your high horse just because I don't agree with you dosnt make me wrong. Maybe if one of your family was affected you'd feel differently or would you give her a pardon then ?

And nobody eats ham "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Can you make your question clearer?

I'm not sure I can, it was pretty clear when I asked it Maybe if you read it in context, more specifically as a response to the post I quoted, you'd understand what my question means.

.

I have and I still fail to see your point about any potential withholding of her human rights"

Ok, let's do it this way. I'm not suggesting it does happen, or will happen, or is happening. I was asking whether you and Mr fireman think it should happen. Entirely hypothetical. Over to you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Can you make your question clearer?

I'm not sure I can, it was pretty clear when I asked it Maybe if you read it in context, more specifically as a response to the post I quoted, you'd understand what my question means.

.

I have and I still fail to see your point about any potential withholding of her human rights

Ok, let's do it this way. I'm not suggesting it does happen, or will happen, or is happening. I was asking whether you and Mr fireman think it should happen. Entirely hypothetical. Over to you."

What should happen?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"the reason drugs are deemed as illegal hasnt got much to do with protecting lives,health

the basic fact is IF the governments around the world allowed illegal drugs, they would lose revenue on the other controlled substances

I'm not saying I advocate the use of life destroying drugs...but when u put them realistically into the context of what they are and understand how they are misused there might be a clearer picture on how to tackle the problems.

the media is rife with drug use..a bit of fame or power appears to separate those who do and those that shouldnt.

in reference to countries like indonesia etc..I can only say they take backhanders for probably the most disgusting abuses of human beings(best not say human rights as people have started using that as a bad word).

In a country where u can be hanged/shot for having a different political slant(perhaps even a different sexual persuasion)...I wouldnt say they are the on the moral highground of being interested in human welfare.

Thanks for that..so refreshing to read a informed and considered opinion..unlike some of the lynch mob mentality posts"

Cheers,

fuck most of us would be classed as aiding drug lords by doing online piracy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Is some who peddles drugs taking the moral high-ground and showing just concern for human welfare?

maybe she thought the drugs were going to some rich people at a BBC party...or an ambassadors reception

Hidden in the Ferrero Rocher"

I was accused of brown nosing...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"So because I don't think a drug smuggling low life deserves no human rights then I have to live in a country with no human rights. And by the way I fought for the human rights of the Saudis so get off your high horse just because I don't agree with you dosnt make me wrong. Maybe if one of your family was affected you'd feel differently or would you give her a pardon then ?"

Do you think human rights should only be afforded to certain people then?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Can you make your question clearer?

I'm not sure I can, it was pretty clear when I asked it Maybe if you read it in context, more specifically as a response to the post I quoted, you'd understand what my question means.

.

I have and I still fail to see your point about any potential withholding of her human rights

Ok, let's do it this way. I'm not suggesting it does happen, or will happen, or is happening. I was asking whether you and Mr fireman think it should happen. Entirely hypothetical. Over to you.

What should happen?"

Are you for real?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Is some who peddles drugs taking the moral high-ground and showing just concern for human welfare?

maybe she thought the drugs were going to some rich people at a BBC party...or an ambassadors reception

Hidden in the Ferrero Rocher

I was accused of brown nosing..."

Ahh,,, don't worry what people say,,,,,,it's that subtle combination of crispy wafer, hazelnut and rich chocolate all wrapped up in elegant gold foil that makes them so highly addictive ...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Can you make your question clearer?

I'm not sure I can, it was pretty clear when I asked it Maybe if you read it in context, more specifically as a response to the post I quoted, you'd understand what my question means.

.

I have and I still fail to see your point about any potential withholding of her human rights

Ok, let's do it this way. I'm not suggesting it does happen, or will happen, or is happening. I was asking whether you and Mr fireman think it should happen. Entirely hypothetical. Over to you.

What should happen?

Are you for real?"

Yeah I'm totally for real....

I’m not even an advocate of the death penalty, but having had a career where I was fortunate enough to live and work in many countries all over the world (including there) where cultures and laws have developed within the majority consent of the indigenous people. I respect their rights to uphold the authority of national governance…....

This woman’s basic human rights have been observed .... I fail to see any connection that would suggest otherwise

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Can you make your question clearer?

I'm not sure I can, it was pretty clear when I asked it Maybe if you read it in context, more specifically as a response to the post I quoted, you'd understand what my question means.

.

I have and I still fail to see your point about any potential withholding of her human rights

Ok, let's do it this way. I'm not suggesting it does happen, or will happen, or is happening. I was asking whether you and Mr fireman think it should happen. Entirely hypothetical. Over to you.

What should happen?

Are you for real?

Yeah I'm totally for real....

I’m not even an advocate of the death penalty, but having had a career where I was fortunate enough to live and work in many countries all over the world (including there) where cultures and laws have developed within the majority consent of the indigenous people. I respect their rights to uphold the authority of national governance…....

This woman’s basic human rights have been observed .... I fail to see any connection that would suggest otherwise"

It appeared as though you were implying that this woman should be denied compassion and assistance simply because she'd been convicted. If I misunderstood that then I apologise

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It appeared as though you were implying that this woman should be denied compassion and assistance simply because she'd been convicted. If I misunderstood that then I apologise"

Nooooo OMG never apologise for having an opinion….!.

Good-on you for having the courage to have one.!.……

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It appeared as though you were implying that this woman should be denied compassion and assistance simply because she'd been convicted. If I misunderstood that then I apologise

Nooooo OMG never apologise for having an opinion….!.

Good-on you for having the courage to have one.!.…… "

I'll never apologise for opinions... but I always will if I've misunderstood yours

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"So because I don't think a drug smuggling low life deserves no human rights then I have to live in a country with no human rights. And by the way I fought for the human rights of the Saudis so get off your high horse just because I don't agree with you dosnt make me wrong. Maybe if one of your family was affected you'd feel differently or would you give her a pardon then ?

Do you think human rights should only be afforded to certain people then?"

I think human rights should be afforded to everyone I also think you can lose those rights as well

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"In my opinion if you're going to break the law in another country you need to be prepared to accept the consequences according to their laws "

Here here. They know the consequences x

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By *exy essex girlWoman
over a year ago

harlow


"In my opinion if you're going to break the law in another country you need to be prepared to accept the consequences according to their laws "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It appeared as though you were implying that this woman should be denied compassion and assistance simply because she'd been convicted. If I misunderstood that then I apologise

Nooooo OMG never apologise for having an opinion….!.

Good-on you for having the courage to have one.!.……

I'll never apologise for opinions... but I always will if I've misunderstood yours "

Fair-play...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"So because I don't think a drug smuggling low life deserves no human rights then I have to live in a country with no human rights. And by the way I fought for the human rights of the Saudis so get off your high horse just because I don't agree with you dosnt make me wrong. Maybe if one of your family was affected you'd feel differently or would you give her a pardon then ?

Do you think human rights should only be afforded to certain people then?

I think human rights should be afforded to everyone I also think you can lose those rights as well "

So, everyone except those who have done things you don't approve of? What about remand prisoners, do they deserve human rights? How about convicted burglars? How about a man convicted of manslaughter, having killed a late-night intruder into his home? A beaten wife who got pushed too far and killed her husband? Where would you like to draw the line?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Interesting that so many people on here support the death penalty for her, without having actually sat in the courtroom and heard all the evidence...

Maybe it would be a good time to reflect on the fact that anyone on here who is gay or bi could be subject to the death penalty in some countries. Or even married women for playing away... Would you all support that so willingly?

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By *ondering_yorkshiremanMan
over a year ago

Somewhere near NE Derbyshire/S Yorkshire/Nottinghamshire border


"The death penalty is morally wrong. No government should have the right to inflict lethal justice on a human being. and what she did was wrong. How many lives would she have ruined taking drugs into their country. The effects on drug addicts on the individual and their families, and maybe the eventual death of the abuser.

Sentence her to death & hope it will make others thing twice about drug trafficking. "

The dealers couldnt give two hoots bout the mules they just want the goods, 10lb lost every now and again for how much that is smuggled through.

They look for those that are unlikely to be mules example. The pregnant ex forces bomb disposal expert now giving birth in prision to her second child!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"So because I don't think a drug smuggling low life deserves no human rights then I have to live in a country with no human rights. And by the way I fought for the human rights of the Saudis so get off your high horse just because I don't agree with you dosnt make me wrong. Maybe if one of your family was affected you'd feel differently or would you give her a pardon then ?

Do you think human rights should only be afforded to certain people then?

I think human rights should be afforded to everyone I also think you can lose those rights as well

So, everyone except those who have done things you don't approve of? What about remand prisoners, do they deserve human rights? How about convicted burglars? How about a man convicted of manslaughter, having killed a late-night intruder into his home? A beaten wife who got pushed too far and killed her husband? Where would you like to draw the line?"

So what human rights you harping on about the woman broke the law in a country with the death penalty so she get death so what? You seem like you just want Ta argue for the sake of it and if people don't agree with you then you start to try and brow beat them . So if you want lists how about Moors murderes, Yorkshire ripper, neilson the list is endless so do they deserve human rights or to rot in hell? And as you mentioned Saudi before shall we ask them about human rights they had when sadams men where rapping and murdering? Rights are earned not given

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Interesting that so many people on here support the death penalty for her, without having actually sat in the courtroom and heard all the evidence...

Maybe it would be a good time to reflect on the fact that anyone on here who is gay or bi could be subject to the death penalty in some countries. Or even married women for playing away... Would you all support that so willingly?"

I certainly don't support the death penalty, and if she had broken the same law in this country then she wouldn't be facing it but she doesn't deny her guilt and she was aware of the risk she was taking she broke their law simple, if any of the other groups you mention broke another countries law they would have to face that countries justice

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By *els_BellsWoman
over a year ago

with the moon n stars somewhere in gtr manc


"In my opinion if you're going to break the law in another country you need to be prepared to accept the consequences according to their laws

"

I agree with this to an extent, the extent being I do not agree with the death penalty, especially when it comes to drug mules.

I do think they should be kept in jail in whichever country the offence took place, but then again, what about those foreign nationals here who have commited crime? Shouldnt they be deported? If so, surely she and other uk nationals should be sent to prison here?

Maybe if our prisons were like other countries I'd agree with her being deported.

When it comes to drug smuggling and this actual case, was she under duress?

Was any of her family in danger?

As for her not bringing drugs here, was she just smuggling them to Bali or was it just a connecting flight eventually with her bringing the drugs back to the UK?

The brief report I read on bbc news says she is full of remorse and apologised. Her son believes it was a result of a fall out down to his unpaid rent, which she tried to pay off.

Ok I may be seeing this through rose tinted glasses but I have had a lot of experience of drug mules, mainly young girls being forced into smuggling for various reasons. Ok she's a grandmother yada yada yada, but does anyone on this thread actually (especially those calling for her head) know the true circumstances as to why she was carrying?

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By *xodussxMan
over a year ago

sheffield

You don't wanna get in trouble, just don't do it. Simple

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"So what human rights you harping on about the woman broke the law in a country with the death penalty so she get death so what?"

People have said things in this thread that suggest they don't believe she should be allowed any sort of appeal, or assistance from the UK Government. Someone actually said, with apparent seriousness, the Government should turn their backs on her.


"You seem like you just want Ta argue for the sake of it and if people don't agree with you then you start to try and brow beat them ."

No. If someone says something that is ridiculous, which has happened a lot in this thread, I'll take issue with it. There's no brow beating going on, what an odd thing to say.


"So if you want lists how about Moors murderes, Yorkshire ripper, neilson the list is endless so do they deserve human rights or to rot in hell?"

They should be treated with the same human courtesy as everyone else. This isn't to say those still living should be released and given free holidays. I just mean we shouldn't slip back to the Middle Ages with our attitudes towards criminals. Capital punishment is barbaric and has no place in true civilisation.


"And as you mentioned Saudi before shall we ask them about human rights they had when sadams men where rapping and murdering? Rights are earned not given

"

What the fuck has Saddam got to do with Saudi Arabia?

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

I have more chance of being put to death in Bali than she does and I have no plans of travelling further south than Glasgow...

the Government will appeal on her behalf, mention tourism revenues and 'poof, she is off to jail for a long time, then she will be transferred to the UK following a cry for mercy from her family'...

more will be earned from TV appearances and tabloid stories.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"more will be earned from TV appearances and tabloid stories."

I hope not. She absolutely should not be allowed to make money from this.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"more will be earned from TV appearances and tabloid stories.

I hope not. She absolutely should not be allowed to make money from this."

Ah but once she’s served a prison term there’s nothing to stop her selling her story in many counties around the world…....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"more will be earned from TV appearances and tabloid stories.

I hope not. She absolutely should not be allowed to make money from this.

Ah but once she’s served a prison term there’s nothing to stop her selling her story in many counties around the world….... "

Sadly true. I hope nobody pays for it.

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By *nfieldishCouple
over a year ago

Enfield

I think the draymen should be sentenced to death for delivering to pubs.......

Well I don't really...but it's a drug isn't it?

It ruins lives doesn't it?

It's heavily taxed isn't it?( so acceptable??)

Also I do not know of many societies throughout the history of our planet that did/do not procure / use a drug of some sort...

Just a _iew...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I believe in the death penalty for people who are evil, but for carrying drugs. Come on. 15 years in prison should have been the sentence.

And how many people would have been harmed by the drugs? "

That's up to them. If you want to do drugs, carry on, knock yourself out. but a life sentence for a few kilos of is way over the top in my _iew.

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

I think that if she was cohurst and threatened to do it and had no choice and gave information then no i dont think so. people smuggle drugs as its easy money. the top dog prey on the most needy and make it sound so easy and that you get a free holiday...

However clearly she was aware of what she was doing and really does not give a shit she has done it...drugs ruin lives...how do i know...because i used to be the one that was addicted to snorting white powder up my nose...she was aware of her actions..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

honestly smuggling drugs is definitely not easy money. much easier to sit in ones back side and claim benefits.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I must admit I find it totally bizarre reading some of the comments that effectively advocate abandoning weaker members of our society to uncontrolled risks that could wreck their lives simply because someone and their mates managed OK….

Ahem... When the very implication of that suggests otherwise …….!.

Funny old world aint it!!!!

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By *eakcoupleCouple
over a year ago

peak district

Serves her right, whatever the bleeding hearts in UK think. Unlike the UK, some countries take drug abuse seriously. We should start machine-gunning drug pushers here - problem solved.

On the other hand, a full life sentence in a rat infested communal cell in the tropics, living on rice and dirty water, might be more of a punishment/

Forget her. She deserves everything she gets,

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By *ichelle n big alCouple
over a year ago

Derbys


"In my opinion if you're going to break the law in another country you need to be prepared to accept the consequences according to their laws "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"We should start machine-gunning drug pushers here - problem solved."

I can't believe anyone would write this even as a joke. Fucking ridiculous thing to say.

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over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The prosecution in this case were pushing for 15 years. The judges decided differently. My concern is that when a judge decides to go against the 'poeple' and impose whatever sentence he feels like.

I'm not saying I have any sympathy for the woman as I don't, she knew Indonesia had a death penalty for drug mules and still chose to take drugs through customs, but having said that, she is a British national and if the foreign office can apply pressure to have her sentence commuted then that's the option I'd prefer. I've always been against the death penalty, and that applies to any country.

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

The top dog drug dealers will know an older lady with grandkids will not get executed and the outrage in this country would not allow it, the government will step in.

So they exploit the emotional story of grandmother on death row

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By *eakcoupleCouple
over a year ago

peak district


"We should start machine-gunning drug pushers here - problem solved.

I can't believe anyone would write this even as a joke. Fucking ridiculous thing to say."

Some of us don't approve of drugs. If you're offended, tough.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"So what human rights you harping on about the woman broke the law in a country with the death penalty so she get death so what?

People have said things in this thread that suggest they don't believe she should be allowed any sort of appeal, or assistance from the UK Government. Someone actually said, with apparent seriousness, the Government should turn their backs on her.

You seem like you just want Ta argue for the sake of it and if people don't agree with you then you start to try and brow beat them .

No. If someone says something that is ridiculous, which has happened a lot in this thread, I'll take issue with it. There's no brow beating going on, what an odd thing to say.

So if you want lists how about Moors murderes, Yorkshire ripper, neilson the list is endless so do they deserve human rights or to rot in hell?

They should be treated with the same human courtesy as everyone else. This isn't to say those still living should be released and given free holidays. I just mean we shouldn't slip back to the Middle Ages with our attitudes towards criminals. Capital punishment is barbaric and has no place in true civilisation.

And as you mentioned Saudi before shall we ask them about human rights they had when sadams men where rapping and murdering? Rights are earned not given

What the fuck has Saddam got to do with Saudi Arabia?"

Firstly just because you think something's rediciulous doesn't mean it is. Some people agree with death penalty se don't its they'r choice.

Secondly it costs thousands yearly to keep some body in prison so if they'r never to be released why bother when the money can be spent on other things

Thirdly Iraq invaded Saudi after Kuwait ( only briefly ) but don't think they observed many human rights do you ?

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

O o O oo

Ok as mods are trying to use their discretion because it is a news topic ....don't spoil it by posting your own experiences of drugs as it will end up being closed.

If you answered the posts your post will have been removed too.

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over a year ago


"The prosecution in this case were pushing for 15 years. The judges decided differently. My concern is that when a judge decides to go against the 'poeple' and impose whatever sentence he feels like.

I'm not saying I have any sympathy for the woman as I don't, she knew Indonesia had a death penalty for drug mules and still chose to take drugs through customs, but having said that, she is a British national and if the foreign office can apply pressure to have her sentence commuted then that's the option I'd prefer. I've always been against the death penalty, and that applies to any country."

How do we know the judge went against the people he went against the prosecution. The max sentence for this offense is death and synergy he got pissed off with foreigners breaking the law in his homeland and getting away with it. Good for him

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"Firstly just because you think something's rediciulous doesn't mean it is. Some people agree with death penalty se don't its they'r choice.

Secondly it costs thousands yearly to keep some body in prison so if they'r never to be released why bother when the money can be spent on other things

Thirdly Iraq invaded Saudi after Kuwait ( only briefly ) but don't think they observed many human rights do you ? "

Sometimes it's not just about money though. It's how a nation of people decide how they want criminals treated, even the most henious of crimes committed by the vilest of criminals. We. as a nation, have decided that we do not want the death penalty in this country as it is barbaric but also because of one innocent person is executed that is one innocent person too much. I have no care the criminals themselves but I do have faith in the system, and my beliefs say life in prison with no parole, however much that costs.

I'd feel much better knowing a scumbag has a 6'x4' cell to look at for the rest of his miserable life.

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By *john121Man
over a year ago

staffs


"she won't die, there will be an appeal from the UK and she will be jailed... a complete waste of time.

there will be pics of wailing grandchildren, a sick family member making an appeal and they will be concerned for her mental health and blah, blah, blah...

I agree. I think Bali (or any other country where Brits have been sentenced to death, jailed in shitty conditions) should just tell us to fuck off - no-one can't NOT know that these countries have the death penalty or hell-hole prisons - tough fucking tits. The only commuting of the sentance should be if the drug mule gives up the next guy/girl up in the chain, the one who set them up with the 10 kg of snort or whatever "

err she did, prosecutors asked/recommended a 15year prison term.

reported today that she does have mental health issues, she gave up the people she knows...her son was threatened with death.

she had poor defense lawyers and one even stole from her.

on the flip side pleading ignorance of whats in the suitcase just doesn't wash for me.

so she should do the time as recommended by the prosecution..

as some have said it will end up being commuted..

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over a year ago


"How do we know the judge went against the people he went against the prosecution. The max sentence for this offense is death and synergy he got pissed off with foreigners breaking the law in his homeland and getting away with it. Good for him"

The prosecution ARE the people. The judge is the instrument of law in a court owned by the people. Or he should be. Thise case should have a different judge if he was known as a hanging judge, or it should be enshrined in law that what the prosection ask for should be the maximum sentence permissable, as it the will of the people.

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over a year ago


"The prosecution in this case were pushing for 15 years. The judges decided differently. My concern is that when a judge decides to go against the 'poeple' and impose whatever sentence he feels like.

I'm not saying I have any sympathy for the woman as I don't, she knew Indonesia had a death penalty for drug mules and still chose to take drugs through customs, but having said that, she is a British national and if the foreign office can apply pressure to have her sentence commuted then that's the option I'd prefer. I've always been against the death penalty, and that applies to any country."

Fair point. Looking through recently convicted drug smugglers, their sentence has been transferred here, which makes me sick. If the sentence is commuted to life, let the stupid bitch rot in a prison in Bail.

As I said before, if she gets the firing squad, televise it to put other fuckwits off

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"Firstly just because you think something's rediciulous doesn't mean it is. Some people agree with death penalty se don't its they'r choice.

Secondly it costs thousands yearly to keep some body in prison so if they'r never to be released why bother when the money can be spent on other things

Thirdly Iraq invaded Saudi after Kuwait ( only briefly ) but don't think they observed many human rights do you ?

Sometimes it's not just about money though. It's how a nation of people decide how they want criminals treated, even the most henious of crimes committed by the vilest of criminals. We. as a nation, have decided that we do not want the death penalty in this country as it is barbaric but also because of one innocent person is executed that is one innocent person too much. I have no care the criminals themselves but I do have faith in the system, and my beliefs say life in prison with no parole, however much that costs.

I'd feel much better knowing a scumbag has a 6'x4' cell to look at for the rest of his miserable life."

If only he did in this country life doesn't mean life and when was the last referendum held on the death penalty?

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over a year ago


"Some of us don't approve of drugs. If you're offended, tough."

You think my offence comes from a pro-drug stance and not the fact that you advocated state-sponsored violence inspired by Nazi death camps?


"Firstly just because you think something's rediciulous doesn't mean it is. Some people agree with death penalty se don't its they'r choice."

I would suggest that people who are in favour of the death penalty are so because they a) don't understand the meaning of the word 'justice' as used by the British legal system; b) haven't considered the possibility of themselves or their family members being in that situation; or c) are extremists.


"Secondly it costs thousands yearly to keep some body in prison so if they'r never to be released why bother when the money can be spent on other things"

Because it's the right thing to do. We don't kill people because of the reasons already discussed. If you've got a humane alternative, I'd like to hear it.


"Thirdly Iraq invaded Saudi after Kuwait ( only briefly ) but don't think they observed many human rights do you ? "

You're right, they did - unsuccessfully. And no, they most likely didn't. But the point I was making there was in Saudi Arabia human rights abuses are pretty widespread, and executions are common, brutal and completely inhumane.

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over a year ago


"Some of us don't approve of drugs. If you're offended, tough.

You think my offence comes from a pro-drug stance and not the fact that you advocated state-sponsored violence inspired by Nazi death camps?

Firstly just because you think something's rediciulous doesn't mean it is. Some people agree with death penalty se don't its they'r choice.

I would suggest that people who are in favour of the death penalty are so because they a) don't understand the meaning of the word 'justice' as used by the British legal system; b) haven't considered the possibility of themselves or their family members being in that situation; or c) are extremists.

Secondly it costs thousands yearly to keep some body in prison so if they'r never to be released why bother when the money can be spent on other things

Because it's the right thing to do. We don't kill people because of the reasons already discussed. If you've got a humane alternative, I'd like to hear it.

Thirdly Iraq invaded Saudi after Kuwait ( only briefly ) but don't think they observed many human rights do you ?

You're right, they did - unsuccessfully. And no, they most likely didn't. But the point I was making there was in Saudi Arabia human rights abuses are pretty widespread, and executions are common, brutal and completely inhumane."

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

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"

I would suggest that people who are in favour of the death penalty are so because they

a) don't understand the meaning of the word 'justice' as used by the British legal system;

b) haven't considered the possibility of themselves or their family members being in that situation;

or c) are extremists.

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would agree and add that they are ignoring for whatever reason the long list of miscarriages of justice which have taken place post the ending of capital punishment..

cant bring folk back from the dead once the state has killed them..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the biggest drug pushers are governments, both east and west. They however get away with it and moreover make themselves out to be fighting it.

If governments really wanted to be rid of these drugs, they would. It does however suit them fot a variety of reasons to allow certain levels of deugs to be dispersed amongst the population.

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By *uncpl2015Couple
over a year ago

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I disagree entirely. The death penalty simply cannot be justified. It's revenge in its most primitive form and doesn't belong in normal society. We should be setting an example to the backward countries like Iran, China and America, not following them down that path."

It's not revenge, it's primarily a deterrent. It also removes the need to feed, clothe and care for, scum who make no valid contribution to society and have little regard for the lives of others. And the comment 'backward countries like Iran, (a founding member of the UN). China, (is the world's second-largest economy) and America, seriously? Perhaps this country wouldn't be in the shit state it is in if there was a deterrent similar to the backward countries you refer too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Some of us don't approve of drugs. If you're offended, tough.

You think my offence comes from a pro-drug stance and not the fact that you advocated state-sponsored violence inspired by Nazi death camps?

Firstly just because you think something's rediciulous doesn't mean it is. Some people agree with death penalty se don't its they'r choice.

I would suggest that people who are in favour of the death penalty are so because they a) don't understand the meaning of the word 'justice' as used by the British legal system; b) haven't considered the possibility of themselves or their family members being in that situation; or c) are extremists.

Secondly it costs thousands yearly to keep some body in prison so if they'r never to be released why bother when the money can be spent on other things

Because it's the right thing to do. We don't kill people because of the reasons already discussed. If you've got a humane alternative, I'd like to hear it.

Thirdly Iraq invaded Saudi after Kuwait ( only briefly ) but don't think they observed many human rights do you ?

You're right, they did - unsuccessfully. And no, they most likely didn't. But the point I was making there was in Saudi Arabia human rights abuses are pretty widespread, and executions are common, brutal and completely inhumane."

So to answer your reply

A I have an education ( may not be best speller in the world but that doesn't make me uneducated ) and do understand the meaning of the word justice as used by the British legal system ( also confirmed I knew by asking sister who's a lawyer )

B if I or a family committed a crime that is punishable by death then why should I or they be excused.

C I am not an extremist in any way I believe in human rights ( as stated earlier but also believe in the human rights of the people who have been wronged )

D the laws in Saudi are they're laws not ours no one is asking you to live by there but if you do then you abide by they're laws.

And lastly doesn't the bible say an eye for an eye ?

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I do not support the death penalty for anything. I have some problems with an assumption that human rights travel with you to other jurisdictions. They may be described as universal rights but not all countries sign up to them. Just because you have citizenship of a country that does afford you human rights doesn't mean you can be treated differently when you break the law abroad.

My concerns are about how cases like this get reported. Not just on this particular case but on other cases where Britons have flouted the laws of other countries.

My concerns are about the fact that we try and have things both ways: "they" set their own laws and no one should interfere with the sovereignty of that law until it affects one of us.

My concerns are about the fact that we allow social injustice to go unchecked because it doesn't affect us personally.

On this particular case I take exception to being told she is a grandmother in every bulletin. We are all something to someone. The next man in this position should be described as son, nephew etc. There are grandmothers on this site. There are grandmothers in their late 30s. The term is being used to evoke a sympathy and emotion that is not impartial journalism.

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn


"I do not support the death penalty for anything. I have some problems with an assumption that human rights travel with you to other jurisdictions. They may be described as universal rights but not all countries sign up to them. Just because you have citizenship of a country that does afford you human rights doesn't mean you can be treated differently when you break the law abroad.

My concerns are about how cases like this get reported. Not just on this particular case but on other cases where Britons have flouted the laws of other countries.

My concerns are about the fact that we try and have things both ways: "they" set their own laws and no one should interfere with the sovereignty of that law until it affects one of us.

My concerns are about the fact that we allow social injustice to go unchecked because it doesn't affect us personally.

On this particular case I take exception to being told she is a grandmother in every bulletin. We are all something to someone. The next man in this position should be described as son, nephew etc. There are grandmothers on this site. There are grandmothers in their late 30s. The term is being used to evoke a sympathy and emotion that is not impartial journalism."

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over a year ago


"It's not revenge, it's primarily a deterrent. It also removes the need to feed, clothe and care for, scum who make no valid contribution to society and have little regard for the lives of others."

Or people who've found themselves in difficult situations and have made poor decisions to get themselves out. The execution rates in the three countries mentioned suggest it's not a deterrent at all.


"And the comment 'backward countries like Iran, (a founding member of the UN). China, (is the world's second-largest economy) and America, seriously? Perhaps this country wouldn't be in the shit state it is in if there was a deterrent similar to the backward countries you refer too. "

Iran is an Islamic state which contains in its constitution the aim to destroy another country. There are daily, widespread human rights abuses. Men suspected of homosexual acts are executed. So yes, Iran is pretty backward.

In China, there is no democracy. People have to move away from their families for months at a time and sleep on factory floors just for work. Female babies often don't last long. So yes, China is pretty backward.

In America, mass shootings are a far too frequent occurrence. In parts of the country, Creation theory is taught as an equally valid alternative to evolution. George W Bush was President for 8 years. So yes, America is pretty backward.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"And lastly doesn't the bible say an eye for an eye ?"

It does, but it also says a four hundred and something-year-old man built an enormous boat and collected billions of animals. It also says people who work on the Sabbath should be stoned to death. It also narrates the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah in a positive light.

Put your outdated book away, it's not relevant at all.

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

An eye for an eye just leaves us all maimed or blind.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"An eye for an eye just leaves us all maimed or blind."

in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"

I disagree entirely. The death penalty simply cannot be justified. It's revenge in its most primitive form and doesn't belong in normal society. We should be setting an example to the backward countries like Iran, China and America, not following them down that path.

It's not revenge, it's primarily a deterrent. It also removes the need to feed, clothe and care for, scum who make no valid contribution to society and have little regard for the lives of others. And the comment 'backward countries like Iran, (a founding member of the UN). China, (is the world's second-largest economy) and America, seriously? Perhaps this country wouldn't be in the shit state it is in if there was a deterrent similar to the backward countries you refer too. "

If it was an effective deterrent there wouldn't be any drug pushers, but as there are people still prepared to run the risk of taking drugs through countries with the death penalty then it's obvious that it doesn't act as a deterrent at all.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"And lastly doesn't the bible say an eye for an eye ?

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Wow, that old chestnut. People wheel that one out to back up an argument when they have nothing coherent left to say.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"And lastly doesn't the bible say an eye for an eye ?

It does, but it also says a four hundred and something-year-old man built an enormous boat and collected billions of animals. It also says people who work on the Sabbath should be stoned to death. It also narrates the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah in a positive light.

Put your outdated book away, it's not relevant at all."

So my believe isn't relevant so isn't that my human right to believe in that outdated book?

Didn't Hitler and Starling try to ban religion? Oh I forgot they where massive believers in human rights

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"And lastly doesn't the bible say an eye for an eye ?

Wow, that old chestnut. People wheel that one out to back up an argument when they have nothing coherent left to say."

I believe it also said to turn the other cheek.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

what was this post about again? lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"And lastly doesn't the bible say an eye for an eye ?

It does, but it also says a four hundred and something-year-old man built an enormous boat and collected billions of animals. It also says people who work on the Sabbath should be stoned to death. It also narrates the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah in a positive light.

Put your outdated book away, it's not relevant at all.

So my believe isn't relevant so isn't that my human right to believe in that outdated book?

Didn't Hitler and Starling try to ban religion? Oh I forgot they where massive believers in human rights "

Hitler wasn't an atheist, but nice try. Stalin created a personality cult around himself, which is basically the same as religion. The Kims have done the same in North Korea.

You can believe whatever you want, that's the beauty of freedom, but picking bits out of the Bible to support your argument robs you of any credibility.

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over a year ago


"And lastly doesn't the bible say an eye for an eye ?

Wow, that old chestnut. People wheel that one out to back up an argument when they have nothing coherent left to say."

I have a lot more to say. It's not an old chestnut it happens to say it in something I believe in. Lastly ignorant people like you who have nothing constructive to say should keep out of things. If you read the whole thing where as I don't always agree with 'don't bite my ears' at least his arguments are valid you just snipe at something you don't agree with or maybe understand!!

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By (user no longer on site)
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"And lastly doesn't the bible say an eye for an eye ?

It does, but it also says a four hundred and something-year-old man built an enormous boat and collected billions of animals. It also says people who work on the Sabbath should be stoned to death. It also narrates the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah in a positive light.

Put your outdated book away, it's not relevant at all.

So my believe isn't relevant so isn't that my human right to believe in that outdated book?

Didn't Hitler and Starling try to ban religion? Oh I forgot they where massive believers in human rights

Hitler wasn't an atheist, but nice try. Stalin created a personality cult around himself, which is basically the same as religion. The Kims have done the same in North Korea.

You can believe whatever you want, that's the beauty of freedom, but picking bits out of the Bible to support your argument robs you of any credibility."

Firstly I'm not picking bits out of the bible to support my credibility I'm pointing out another way that people can look at it. And did I say Hitler was an atheist?

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

she ain't going to be executed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"she ain't going to be executed "

ahhhaaa, thats what this was about. lols

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn


"she ain't going to be executed

ahhhaaa, thats what this was about. lols"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It was a long time ago

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over a year ago


"And lastly doesn't the bible say an eye for an eye ?

It does, but it also says a four hundred and something-year-old man built an enormous boat and collected billions of animals. It also says people who work on the Sabbath should be stoned to death. It also narrates the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah in a positive light.

Put your outdated book away, it's not relevant at all.

So my believe isn't relevant so isn't that my human right to believe in that outdated book?

Didn't Hitler and Starling try to ban religion? Oh I forgot they where massive believers in human rights

Hitler wasn't an atheist, but nice try. Stalin created a personality cult around himself, which is basically the same as religion. The Kims have done the same in North Korea.

You can believe whatever you want, that's the beauty of freedom, but picking bits out of the Bible to support your argument robs you of any credibility.

Firstly I'm not picking bits out of the bible to support my credibility I'm pointing out another way that people can look at it. And did I say Hitler was an atheist? "

How do you feel about the other three things I mentioned: Noah, Sodom and Gomorrah, working on the Sabbath?

Why would anyone but an atheist try to ban religion?

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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago

south east

At the end of the day i'm in full agreement with View ...she wont get the death penalty they'll make her out as a victim ...she knew what she doing and what the consequences would be getting caught

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over a year ago


"At the end of the day i'm in full agreement with View ...she wont get the death penalty they'll make her out as a victim ...she knew what she doing and what the consequences would be getting caught "

Totally agree, the woman's an idiot.

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire


"

I disagree entirely. The death penalty simply cannot be justified.

It's not revenge, it's primarily a deterrent. It also removes the need to feed, clothe and care for, scum who make no valid contribution to society and have little regard for the lives of others. "

a staggering statement, someone is convicted cos they fit the crime or any of the other reasons that miscarriages of justice occur..

they are executed by the state and later proven to be innocent..

would you feel the same way about such 'scum' where they your child, sibling, parent or partner..?

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By *uncpl2015Couple
over a year ago

Bridgend Area


"It's not revenge, it's primarily a deterrent. It also removes the need to feed, clothe and care for, scum who make no valid contribution to society and have little regard for the lives of others.

Or people who've found themselves in difficult situations and have made poor decisions to get themselves out. The execution rates in the three countries mentioned suggest it's not a deterrent at all.

And the comment 'backward countries like Iran, (a founding member of the UN). China, (is the world's second-largest economy) and America, seriously? Perhaps this country wouldn't be in the shit state it is in if there was a deterrent similar to the backward countries you refer too.

Iran is an Islamic state which contains in its constitution the aim to destroy another country. There are daily, widespread human rights abuses. Men suspected of homosexual acts are executed. So yes, Iran is pretty backward.

In China, there is no democracy. People have to move away from their families for months at a time and sleep on factory floors just for work. Female babies often don't last long. So yes, China is pretty backward.

In America, mass shootings are a far too frequent occurrence. In parts of the country, Creation theory is taught as an equally valid alternative to evolution. George W Bush was President for 8 years. So yes, America is pretty backward."

And there is a country where people work away from home and have to sleep in cars or vans.

Where children are systematically sexually abused by the people we are supposed to trust and are very rarely brought to justice.

Where 1000's of elderly people die each year because they don't have the means to pay the obscene bills issued by energy companies.

In other words different countries have different cultures and values and when it come down to the nitty gritty ours is no better than any other, so us being holier than thou about what happens in other countries backyards is a tad hypocritical when our own backyard is nothing to be proud of.

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By *uriouskinky2Couple
over a year ago

wrexham


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As I said before, if she gets the firing squad, televise it to put other fuckwits off"

Regardless of her guilt, the thought of televising a crying, terrified and bewildered grandmother being frogmarched from a cell and then tied to a post whilst possibly urinating herself and then shot dead could hardly be considered either informative or entertaining? Maybe they should televise it in the middle of that diving program with Tom Daley in to try and boost the ratings? Or maybe have it screened as a one off special hosted by Cilla Black and call it Blind Hate?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

surprise surprise. lols

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"And there is a country where people work away from home and have to sleep in cars or vans.

Where children are systematically sexually abused by the people we are supposed to trust and are very rarely brought to justice.

Where 1000's of elderly people die each year because they don't have the means to pay the obscene bills issued by energy companies.

In other words different countries have different cultures and values and when it come down to the nitty gritty ours is no better than any other, so us being holier than thou about what happens in other countries backyards is a tad hypocritical when our own backyard is nothing to be proud of. "

I don't disagree, but we absolutely shouldn't consider taking such mammoth backward steps as reintroducing the death penalty. We should be striving to make ourselves better, not worse.

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By *exki11enWoman
over a year ago

Bristol


"seen tv she lovely "

Would you be saying the same thing if it was your beloved son/daughter who died a slow, horrible, painful death in front of you as a result of buying the drugs that this woman smuggled in? Nope - thought not!

I'm not going to debate the rights & wrongs of the death penalty - the simple fact is, she looked at the risks and decided it was a chance worth taking. I'm afraid I'm with those who say she made her bed....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

evolution, not revolution.

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over a year ago


"seen tv she lovely

Would you be saying the same thing if it was your beloved son/daughter who died a slow, horrible, painful death in front of you as a result of buying the drugs that this woman smuggled in? Nope - thought not!

did you?

I'm not going to debate the rights & wrongs of the death penalty - the simple fact is, she looked at the risks and decided it was a chance worth taking. I'm afraid I'm with those who say she made her bed...."

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By *uriouskinky2Couple
over a year ago

wrexham


"seen tv she lovely

Would you be saying the same thing if it was your beloved son/daughter who died a slow, horrible, painful death in front of you as a result of buying the drugs that this woman smuggled in? Nope - thought not!

I'm not going to debate the rights & wrongs of the death penalty - the simple fact is, she looked at the risks and decided it was a chance worth taking. I'm afraid I'm with those who say she made her bed...."

I'm totally against the death penalty but if someone killed my five year old son I'd hunt them down and torture them to death slowly but that doesn't make it right. The state has to be impartial and meter out acceptable levels of punishment that aren't cruel, unusual or barbaric.

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By *uncpl2015Couple
over a year ago

Bridgend Area


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I disagree entirely. The death penalty simply cannot be justified.

It's not revenge, it's primarily a deterrent. It also removes the need to feed, clothe and care for, scum who make no valid contribution to society and have little regard for the lives of others.

a staggering statement, someone is convicted cos they fit the crime or any of the other reasons that miscarriages of justice occur..

they are executed by the state and later proven to be innocent..

would you feel the same way about such 'scum' where they your child, sibling, parent or partner..? "

Yes, and I would pull the trigger myself, the woman addmitted the crime anyone who deals in drugs are the lowest form of scum and deserve everything that being caught bestows upon them, and if the crime is committed in a country where a conviction attracts the death penalty, all the better. It's the bleeding heart fluffy wuffy human rights obsessed that have ruined this country. If I were to commit a crime that affects the human right of others then I would expect to forfiet my human rights, you can't have it all ways.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maybe too soon to speak about what will happen but to be honest, stuff like this usually goes to prove that no matter how the government blah-blah-blabbers on about crime and the "corruption within society" etc. in the end it's not actually important anymore. Maybe because crime generates funding.

But one woman arrested for smuggling 101 lbs of ??? Be real, that's not a one man job, that's a major operation. It's the British woman being used as a scapegoat. Question is, how dumb did she have to be?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

@funcple2013

is a drug dealer worse than a child molester?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"And lastly doesn't the bible say an eye for an eye ?

Wow, that old chestnut. People wheel that one out to back up an argument when they have nothing coherent left to say.

I have a lot more to say. It's not an old chestnut it happens to say it in something I believe in. Lastly ignorant people like you who have nothing constructive to say should keep out of things. If you read the whole thing where as I don't always agree with 'don't bite my ears' at least his arguments are valid you just snipe at something you don't agree with or maybe understand!!"

So you want state sanctioned murder and you want to oppress anyone who disagrees with you?

If you truly belived in the bible and all it contains then you wouldn't be on a site like this to begin with, but I suspect you support bits of it when it suits you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"In my opinion if you're going to break the law in another country you need to be prepared to accept the consequences according to their laws

+1. No sympathy for her at all "

DITTO

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I only ask as you said said they are the lowest form of scum. For me there are a lot worse people out there.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"@funcple2013

is a drug dealer worse than a child molester?"

No, they are not. A drug dealer doesn't know who he/she will be damaging with their drugs, a child molester knows exactly who they are damaging.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"In news today a british woman in bali has been found guilty of smuggling 10lb of cocaine which i guess is a lot.

She has been given death penalty as far as i am concerned how they deal with it is upto them.

Our foreign office state they are lobbying them as they do not believe in death sentence. We cannot have it all ways one hand we moan if folk try to interfere with our rules yet dictate to others.

Folk say we need to be tougher on crime yet when another country is we complain.

The woman admitted the offence gets what they deserve as its not news indonesia has strict rules."

i think the death sentence is way too harsh for tht crime

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"@funcple2013

is a drug dealer worse than a child molester?

No, they are not. A drug dealer doesn't know who he/she will be damaging with their drugs, a child molester knows exactly who they are damaging."

are all drug dealers the same?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"would you feel the same way about such 'scum' where they your child, sibling, parent or partner..?

Yes, and I would pull the trigger myself"

Absolute utter bullshit in its purest form.


"the woman addmitted the crime anyone who deals in drugs are the lowest form of scum and deserve everything that being caught bestows upon them, and if the crime is committed in a country where a conviction attracts the death penalty, all the better. It's the bleeding heart fluffy wuffy human rights obsessed that have ruined this country. If I were to commit a crime that affects the human right of others then I would expect to forfiet my human rights, you can't have it all ways."

Have you ever said the phrase 'send them all back' by any chance?

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By *exki11enWoman
over a year ago

Bristol


"Interesting that so many people on here support the death penalty for her, without having actually sat in the courtroom and heard all the evidence...

Maybe it would be a good time to reflect on the fact that anyone on here who is gay or bi could be subject to the death penalty in some countries. Or even married women for playing away... Would you all support that so willingly?"

I think the point that you and the poster who posted something about smuggling cigarettes into the UK being punishable by death are not considering is that neither cigarettes nor being gay are punishable by death in this country.

If they were, I suspect a great deal less people would smuggle cigarettes in or be openly gay! You can't possibly compare them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Does she deserve to die for what she's done?

Does she deserve compassion and help ?

NO

Do you think her human rights should simply no longer exist now she's been sentenced?

Why should she have any human rights when she was happy to get rich off other people's misery? Or was she going to give the money to charity"

no one knows what goes on behind closed doors,she could have been desperate for money or in a bad situation,theres no way she deserves to die!!everyone makes mistakes!its a big one yea but ppl have gotten a lot less sentences for much more evil crimes!a filthy peadophile in ireland tht abused his daughter for yrs got away scot free today!how can tht be justice!!!

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By *uncpl2015Couple
over a year ago

Bridgend Area


"@funcple2013

is a drug dealer worse than a child molester?"

I don't know which is worse.....thats for individuals to decide.....

which is worse a politician who cuts the benfits of the sick and elderly worse than the politician who claims £££'s of expenses they're not entitled to??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

all this talk of bring back the death penalty just does my tits in...we dont even use video evidence,polygraphs etc

media hearsay appears to have taken over what 'justice' is supposed to be

and thats in this country

elsewhere I wouldnt trust half these countries justice systems

and I still think anyone that says theyd push the button(of course we arent talking about a button here really, as its barbaric death penalties that I probably wouldnt bestow on a mass serial killer).. maybe I lack the make them suffer gene and would rather just swiftly deal with the problem humanely(IF i believed in the death penalty)- I wouldnt dehumanize myself by doing it any other way,despite what my emotion tells me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"And lastly doesn't the bible say an eye for an eye ?

Wow, that old chestnut. People wheel that one out to back up an argument when they have nothing coherent left to say.

I have a lot more to say. It's not an old chestnut it happens to say it in something I believe in. Lastly ignorant people like you who have nothing constructive to say should keep out of things. If you read the whole thing where as I don't always agree with 'don't bite my ears' at least his arguments are valid you just snipe at something you don't agree with or maybe understand!!

So you want state sanctioned murder and you want to oppress anyone who disagrees with you?

If you truly belived in the bible and all it contains then you wouldn't be on a site like this to begin with, but I suspect you support bits of it when it suits you."

I believe in a state approved punishment wether it be capital or not if the majority vote then so be it. I don't agree with all that is said in the bible but I do agree with some of it. An eye for an eye yes I agree. Shall not kill obviously I don't agree have seen active service in 1 conflict 1 war and a policing action. Bible says its wrong to mark/change your body I'm heavily tattood.the point I'm trying to make is its my choice to pick and chose what I beleve in and not yours to tell me I can't which goes back to the original thread of do people think the Balinese have the right to execute a person who broke the law in they'r country. Without sounding rude I know a lot of the things I do In my life are wrong I'm the eyes of the bible but I'm honest about what I do where as you striker as a person who only has one outlook to any decision and that is your right we'r wrong

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