"This is a travesty
of justice. The real cuplrits (baggage handlers in Sydney)
have come forward. It's
time to let that poor girl go home. This makes me sick.
Let us pray for her safe return."Steve,
Los Angeles, United States
"Befitting that Schapelle is
an Australian since she is facing a kangaroo court. Aussies
and Kiwis unite. No tourist dollars, No aid dollars and
boycott Qantas Shame on both our governments. Please add
my name." Ree, New Zealand
"Humans kill humans for "justice". God gave
his Son to do the ultimate justice. No more need for bloodshed.
Let Schapelle Corby live!" Henry, Western Australia
"This is completly crazy.I will
never ever step foot in their messed up country,what a way
to say thankyou to our country for helping them out not
so long ago. Stay Strong Schapelle.xox" Kasey,
Sydney, Australia
"I really feel for this
young woman. People must stand up and fight for her, and for poor
foreigners rotting unjustly in foreign prisons. Enough is enough!"
Kat, USA
"Is this another way that the Muslims
will see an innocent “decadent” westerner die or rot
in a filthy Bali jail? Call me paranoid but this is how I see
it. She was set up in Bali. After all, why won’t the Indo
authorities test the evidence for its origins, where the plastic
bags were made or fingerprints on the internal bag? Because it
would prove her innocence and make them look corrupt. I say we
forget about foreign aid for them, (we have schools in Australia
full of asbestos that the govt. won’t fix), stop training
the Indo military and cross them off our holiday destination list.
Leave them to their own shitfight. I hope they come to their senses
and see the facts. Free Schapelle!" Joanne, Australia
"I don't believe she could be dumb
enough to carry drugs into Indonesia knowing beforehand that that
in Indonesia means the most harsh punishments. I am Mexican and
I knew it when I once traveled to Indonesia, how could a girl
from a much closer country not know it? I am sure she ist innocent
and someone else planted the drug in her baggage. Pleas do not
commit a crime yourself by prosecuting her!" Jorge, Mexico
"Free Corby now injustices
like this should not go unnoticed in the eye of any free society
or otherwise. it's obviously a setup are the Indonesians to blind
to see it or just have their heads too far up their asses after
their tsunami." Garrett New jersey United States
"I am glad I am not an Austrialian. If she is executed, I
am sure that a historical number of people will renounce thier
citizenship, and YOU, Mr. Howard, will never get her blood off
your hands." Tim, USA
"Human justice it's not perfect. Free
Schapelle and make an act of justice for an innocent woman.
I'm a Veterinary Surgeon from Venezuela - South America. Please
add my name to the legal petition for life." Ivanova,
Venezuela
"It is widely accepted that the death
penalty is barbarous, and has been proven to have sent many innocent
people to their deaths. It is quite simply ill-informed legalised
murder. It is also widely known that many innocents have been
wrongly convicted of drug trafficking, by states who use this
as a way of making it appear that they are doing something, when
in reality, they are not. Every execution carried out proves the
bancruptcy of the policy. Stop killing people...it clearly does
not work." Unknown
"It would seem, that not only after
the major tsunami that virtually wiped out Indonesia did the world
take offense at America's trifle aid, but then another minor group
of waves also killed a few more people in that region, that the
Architect of the Universe would expect those animals to take note
that he means business about terrorist training going on there....pushed
by George Bush & Bill Clinton, (who recently relapsed for
a second heart operation).
No I'm not surprised that mongoloid animals
trapped this woman, but it's a good excuse for an invasion of
the islands(Indonesia) by Australia, or New Zealand..If it will
help, add my name 50 times." Victor, USA
"Please add my name to the petition.
The Australian government has let Schapelle down badly, and it
terrifies me that this could happen to anyone. Schapelle is innocent,
we all know that, surely!!!" Jemma,
Victoria, Australia
"What kind of monsters are
running this country?? The punishment does NOT fit the crime.
She must be released!!" Laura, Unknown
"Mr Downer should resign, John
Howard must act or resign. The Australian Government should all
be ashamed. The drug trade needs to be dealt with harshly. But
when somebody innocent is caught up in this unwillingly, as I
believe Ms. Corby to be, our government must do more. All Australians
are watching Indonesia in the handling of this case and waiting
for the outcome. If it is anything but immediate release, freedom,
Indonesia will have to deal with a backlash, economic and more.
If the government will do nothing for one of their own, the people
must do it for themselves. Free Schappelle NOW." Ian,
Sydney, Australia.
"How can our government just stand
by and do nothing in this case? One only has to read the facts
that have been already widely dispersed, and have been mentioned
by others in their contribution to this petition: Who would smuggle
marijuana INTO Indonesia at a loss? …Nobody else has ever
been intercepted doing this. The poor handling of this case by
Indonesian officia, etc. This judge has presided over 500 drug
cases, by the way, NEVER finding any defendant not guilty. What
does all this say about the situation? Australians must definitely
boycott Indonesia in every way if Schapelle is convicted. Something
MUST be done to set her free if she is (and it is almost certain
she will be) found guilty. How can we be “friends”
with this neighbour."Andrew, Sydney, Australia.
"Please add my name to your petition
to free Schapelle Corby. I look forward to the day when she arrives
back home, just please let it be very soon." Anne, Australia
"It could of happened to any of us,
she has been set up the Bali nine show us what stupid people do.Schapelle
does not seem that stupid." Polly, Australia
"I believe she is INNOCENT free
her" Samantha, Australia
"I holidayed in Bali with my sister
in October last year. A hell of a lot of indonesian people openly
smoked dope on the streets. I think Schapelle is innocent and
should be sent home NOW. I feel sick to the stomach when I see
her on television. What she must be going through in those disgusting
condtions. By the way what happened to the Bali bombers?"
Tracy, Australia
"Please add me to the petition. I have followed this case
and truly believe she is innocent. John COWARD step forward and
do something to save this poor girl any more harm." Kylie,
Sydney
"I am appalled by Mr.
Howard's apathetic and 'diplomatic' response to Ms. Corby's situation.
By all accounts Ms. Corby is innocent, and I accept that to be
the truth however, REGARDLESS of her innocence or guilt - this
punishment is RIDICULOUSLY disproportionate to the crime and would
seem to me that it violates the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in
1948. Both Countries are members and both have ratified the "Convention
Against Torture and Other Cruel Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment"--- Indonesia's actions undoubtedly violate
this convention. If killing someone for alleged drug smuggling,
in front of a firing squad does not meet the standard for "cruel,
inhumane or degrading punishment", I shudder at the prospect
of what would.
Rather than focusing on diplomatic ties
with a Country clearly in violation of the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights, Mr. Howard should stand up for the Convention
his Country ratified, and his citizen who may become a victim
for his failure to do so. If no leaders or countries enforce or
stands up for these beliefs in the face of controversy, then the
"Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhumane, or
Degrading Treatment or Punishment" and the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights then these treaties, declarations and conventions
are not worth the paper they are printed on. Save Ms. Corby!!"
Brianne, Law Student, New York City
