Let’s face it, it’s been a tough week. What we need now is an issue that will unify the nation. Happily we have one at hand, Australia’s pathological obsession with Schapelle Corby.
Corby is set to be deported from Indonesia in the coming days. She will be put on a burner and returned to the only place she would regard as worse than Bali’s Kerobokan Prison — Australia.
Ultimately Corby served nine years in Kerobokan and after being released in February 2014 has served a closely watched period of parole in Bali for the last three years.
Back in March 2005 when Corby was first convicted and sentenced, it was akin to the lunar landing, people crowding around televisions watching the verdict, the media going the full three ring circus routine. While some of the hysteria has subsided, it is set to ratchet up again as Corby prepares to set foot in Australia for the first time in almost 14 years.
Full column here.
Whilst not the best written comment’s by Janet Albrectsen (?) she makes a valid case. However, whilst many govts etc are adverse to saying it like it is there’s a good chance that toothless, malnourished poms will take matters into their own hands. That will not be pretty.
I still think Bassman made a reasonable comment. Fly into the twin towers, or drop big bomb on Mecca.
And Australia needs to look at Belgium, france and the Uk and question the wisdom of allowing Muslims into oz. Lots of places that that are muslim and don’t do secularism and democracy and treating females as equals.
Corby embracing technology already, Mr Insider, with her new Instagram account as she readies to leave Bali as I type.
https://www.instagram.com/schapelle.corby/
Henry, that implies you have been following this farce on social media 🙂
Correct JackSprat, I am truly amazed at the tawdry level of comment on Schapelle’s Instagram account, look for yourself its a shocker!
Life’s too short to bother Henry
The real circus is happening live on Sky. Yes, live video of the motorcade. About a third of the plane from Denpasar to Brisbane will be Australian journalists.
Your indulgence if I may, Mr Insider, just to briefly draw to Mr Jean Baptistes attention re his way off the mark comments earlier this week that POTUS and FLOTUS Trumps marriage was on the rocks and of course as we see in this linked article at the G7 nothing could be further from the truth. I must, once again, mark you a “B” for Bollocks Mr Baptiste, but keep trying dear friend. Maybe a Kimmie Moon Lander piece soon?
http://tinyurl.com/ybxmkc8m
The Donald is a dead man walking Blofeld. My source in the administration tells me the smile cost the Donald half a mill plus another half for holding hands. Contract is good till the end of this trip. Of course she’s smiling, she’s got him by the short and curlies and loving it.
Phew, talk about a high maintenance escort!
Bless you and preserve you Mr Baptiste, you are one of a kind. Cheers.
We wonder, Mr Insider, how long before Cassie Sainsbury sees the “Shores of Botany Bay” once more. Methinks a long, long time. As for Schapelle she will be rushed into hiding on arrival and who knows when we shall see her and she may even try some sort of disguise, however eventually she will return to as “normal” as she can ever get.
Cassie, five to ten years.
Just a silly girl methinks but a stint it will be……..
Don’t forget the No Idea makeover and her tale of despair etc and so forth for much moolah.
Be nice if she and family would just body board off into the sunset.
I think the bigger story out of QLD is the guilty verdict of O’Dempsey in the McCulkin murders which may sow seeds of doubt on the charges against Stuart/Finch in the Whisky Au Go Go fire bombing.
Hawks! Grrrr!
Most of the Indonesian grass is bush grown crap. Just like the rubbish from New Guinea. Western tourists have become used to hydro at home and like it when touring, that’s where the money was for Schapelle. Also Indonesian police use locals to set up westerners after buying local dope. Said police then stand over the westerners nabbed with a joint for a bit of a supplement to their income.
On the Queensland laws whilst they read as being harsh the court imposed penalties for cannabis possession through to trafficking are very minimal. No conviction recorded small fines etc.
As for Schapelle she was a young woman who made a huge mistake and paid a very big price. She should be left in peace. I may be wrong but I don’t think she can make any money out of her story due to proceeds of crime legislation.
I agree with all of that except the proceeds of crime stuff which is garbage. She did her time hard as you say. If she wants to write a book or do an interview, she should be able to make a quid where she can. If peop,e are silly enough to consume this stuff ahe shouod be able tomturn a doolar out of it, otherwise the Australian officials are crushing her.
Chopper Reid made a considerable income from his. I don’t recall anyone trying to prevent it. Darcy Dugan also sold his story to a newspaper, though that would have been a bit before the current legislation. I vaguely recall Dugan was one of the worst criminals in our history,but can’t recall his crimes.
He was into every mortal thing, Wissendorf.
Just googled him Jack. One man Carlton Gang. Spent half his life in jail. Any smart person would give it away after being sentenced to death, then commuted. The last bank he robbed the teller knew him and addressed him as Mr Dugan. You gotta know your career as a criminal is over when the bank clerks know you by name. I’d have to guess he wasn’t done for an awful lot crimes he committed. In the end Alzheimer’s did for him.
Waaaaay before the legislation. Wonder if Darcy Moore is named after him?
As I said mate not sure she can make a dollar or not. I think there us some federal legislation that might stop her.
I don’t approve of this proceeds of crime stuff, wher it is applied 13 years after the fact and involves her giving an interview or writing or book, surely not criminal activity.
Did the feds ever go ahead with trying to confiscate the $6.50 that David Hicks made from his scabrous tome?
I would have thought that proceeds of crime related to a crime committed here. Personally I think if a hard working criminal wants to make some hard earned cash by writing a ghost written book then good luck to them; may keep them of the dole.
16-page Corby lift-out covering the local rag today. Left it behind, as I dearly wish we could leave the Corby clan.
What’s-her-name in Colombia better hope she’s got the same kind of PR team as the Corbys and not the kind of hatchet job she copped.
That’s just bizzaro Rhys. 16 pages??
Woke up late this morning and came out to the vision of the Weekend Today Show on the box, the possibly less intelligent version of the weekday debacle. Channel Nein had one of their witches parked outside Chez Schapelle this and, apart from knowing everything that was going through the poor girl’s head, she observed that La Corby had not left the house for at least a couple of days. Wonder why with that circus camped outside? She also noted that it was early. Yes, around 5:30am I’d say. I’m not convinced that Schapelle gets up that early, but of course I don’t know that. Or care. And there was a male witch who came on later and referred to the media dog pack as exactly that, a circus, as if he and the wench were not part of it. I heard later that they are going to air at 5:30am AEST tomorrow to greet the aircraft. I mean really, how many people still care? It’s Sunday morning – who’s getting up to watch? More f*ckwittery. I hope she gets spirited out the airport back gate and also catches a different flight to the one that the press has reportedly booked out. Self-righteous scabs.
I agree with you Trivalve.
Might be the jetlag getting to me but surely, pretty please with sugar on top, can’t the reporters grow a brain between them all & give us something, anything, resembling current important news. I heard one male reporter ‘on the scene’ making a ridiculous attempt to describe her handbag & shoes. What?? Who’s taking this shit in?
Schapelle has been released. The End.
Regards, Bella
Looks like you got your wish TV.
Schapelle who?
Corby. Go back to sleep.
Have you woken up beside her old fella? Still got one left in ya! Well done son. Hold out for the book deal.
Yuk, I would not even touch her with yours, Razor.
What happened to her was an occupational hazard in the family business. If she was as ugly bloke we would not give a shit. Her biggest problem was the Australian media. Gave her bad advice (note courtwear) and the judges are monkeys etc etc etc. Bread and circuses.
P.S. If we all ignore it , it might go away.
Nothing you said there I could disagree with CoHD.