Schappelle Corby: Media Bias for Attractive People?

[mykevermin]

I wonder how many people are frivolously busted with drug possession in southeast Asia each year. I find it hard to believe that this woman is the first case of a tourist (rather, a *white* tourist) being busted.

Moreover, she fits the media description of "hot," so I wonder: does the media have a bias towards "hot" people?

(I also believe that this is the reason that missing children on news channels are always, without fail, white children).

As evidence, I give you: Paris Hilton.

myke.
...I'm not going to debate whether or not these people are, in fact, "hot." I think we can all agree that, at the aggregate level, they are widely considered to be attractive.

 

[Trancendental]

It is an insane story. 20 years for marijuana possession, and the prosecution is appealing so they can go for the death penalty. Someone who bombed a nightclub in that country that killed 11 people only got 2 1/2 years.

All because "other countries" are pressuring Indonesia to crack down on drugs.

Why don't they just say it, America is pressuring Indonesia to crack down on drugs. When will the hysterical soccer moms and holier-then-thou out-of-touch "temperance" freaks of this country realize that the "war on drugs" (particularly marijuana) has only wasted government money while raising contempt for the USA around the world.

 

[mykevermin]

[quote name='camoor']It is an insane story. 20 years for marijuana possession, and the prosecution is appealing so they can go for the death penalty. Someone who bombed a nightclub in that country that killed 11 people only got 2 1/2 years.

All because "other countries" are pressuring Indonesia to crack down on drugs.

Why don't they just say it, America is pressuring Indonesia to crack down on drugs. When will the hysterical soccer moms and holier-then-thou out-of-touch "temperance" freaks of this country realize that the "war on drugs" (particularly marijuana) has only wasted government money while raising contempt for the USA around the world.[/QUOTE]

From my understanding, 20 years was a very light sanction compared to how indicted individuals are typically treated; this is perhaps related to the very public nature of this case.

I'd love to see proof of America complicity in this, since I'm very skeptical that this is true.

myke.

 

[Trancendental]

[quote name='mykevermin']From my understanding, 20 years was a very light sanction compared to how indicted individuals are typically treated; this is perhaps related to the very public nature of this case.

I'd love to see proof of America complicity in this, since I'm very skeptical that this is true.

myke.[/QUOTE]

I meant an indirect association with America. You think the totalitarians who control Indonesia really care about drug trafficing? The draconian punishments are their way of cracking down.

Either way, it's completely insane.

 

[Quackzilla]

duh, big boobs + anorexia = media attention

 

[mykevermin]

[quote name='camoor']I meant an indirect association with America. You think the totalitarians who control Indonesia really care about drug trafficing? The draconian punishments are their way of cracking down.

Either way, it's completely insane.[/QUOTE]

Hmm, maybe; I'd cite the tremendous increase in poppy exports coming from Afghanistan as evidence against widespread pressure from the United States - The only good thing about the taliban was less heroin.

myke.

 

[Rich]

[quote name='camoor'] Someone who bombed a nightclub in that country that killed 11 people only got 2 1/2 years.
[/QUOTE]

Most of the bali bombers were sentenced to death. The bombers that successfully appealed against their convictions did so because they were charged using retrospective laws that were created with the sole purpose of convicting them.

 

[Trancendental]

[quote name='mykevermin']Hmm, maybe; I'd cite the tremendous increase in poppy exports coming from Afghanistan as evidence against widespread pressure from the United States - The only good thing about the taliban was less heroin.

myke.[/QUOTE]

That's true, but America really had no choice in Afganistan but to turn it over to warlords, what with the all volunteer army and radical neocon agenda etc etc

 

[Trancendental]

[quote name='Rich']Most of the bali bombers were sentenced to death. The bombers that successfully appealed against their convictions did so because they were charged using retrospective laws that were created with the sole purpose of convicting them.[/QUOTE]

That doesn't change the truth of my statement. You'd think they'd create retrospective laws for this case to avoid the bad international publicity, seeing as they have a history of doing so.

 

[Trancendental]

Back to the topic, this is big news because I want to know if there's a chance that innocents are getting caught up in smuggling rings. I think this Corby chick is guilty, but it doesn't mean that they would care if she was innocent. Regardless I am not setting foot near Indonesia or any other like-minded dictatorship any time soon.

 

[Rich]

[quote name='camoor']That doesn't change the truth of my statement. You'd think they'd create retrospective laws for this case to avoid the bad international publicity, seeing as they have a history of doing so.[/QUOTE]

I'd love to see the response on this board if they ever created retrospective laws to nab people here.

 

[Quackzilla]

[quote name='mykevermin'](I also believe that this is the reason that missing children on news channels are always, without fail, white children).[/QUOTE]

Statistically, the majority child abusing perverts who kidnap their victims are white.


If you want to change the news coverage you will have to get a bunch of black men together and kidnap, rape, and murder as many black children as possible so you can get some coverage too.

Since black people are a minority under 20%, they are going to have to commit one hell of a lot more sensational crimes to get equal coverage.

 

[mykevermin]

[quote name='Quackzilla']Statistically, the majority child abusing perverts who kidnap their victims are white.


If you want to change the news coverage you will have to get a bunch of black men together and kidnap, rape, and murder as many black children as possible so you can get some coverage too.

Since black people are a minority under 20%, they are going to have to commit one hell of a lot more sensational crimes to get equal coverage.[/QUOTE]

What are the statistics, though? It's not as if 0% of abductions are minority groups; given what the news shows you, however, you'd think that only white kids were abducted.

Back to the thread topic.