Slog - Comments on Not Our Problem http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/not_our_problem Tonight HBO is showing Ganja Queen, a documentary about an Australian who lands in Bali, only to be arrested for smuggling four kilos of marijuana in her luggage. But Schapelle Corby claims, convincingly, that she didn’t do it. Here’s the trailer: Ganja Queenby HBOclips It begins: “Have you ever traveled outside the U.S.? … Then this could happen to you.” Oh, the unfairness. The tragedy. The corruption of the justice system… Over there. No one would be prosecuted without evidence and convicted to a life sentence at the hands of a corrupt justice system here in America, right? Except, of... Copyright 2008 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:28:04 -0800 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:09:05 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Burgin99 That Mrs. Corby was possibly facing the death penalty and the fact that this was an international incident may, possibly, make for a more interesting and compelling documentary.

]]> Burgin99 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/not_our_problem#c1063064 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/not_our_problem#c1063064 Media Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:50:01 -0800 Comment by jess Probably because the bulk of the folks prosecuted in Tulia were black while Schapelle Corby is an attractive white woman.

]]> jess http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/not_our_problem#c1063065 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/not_our_problem#c1063065 Media Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:51:17 -0800 Comment by Lauren Agreed, we do tend to have an easier time examining these issues from a distance. However, @1's point is the one I'd make. I haven't heard of anyone being executed in the US for any quantity of marijuana (I'd be interested to know if that's not the case).

]]> Lauren http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/not_our_problem#c1063095 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/not_our_problem#c1063095 Media Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:30:32 -0800 Comment by ozchick I've never found Corby's claim of innocence to be all that convicing.
And as for attractive, have you seen a photo of her? Depends on your definition, I suppose.
Not that I agree with the length of sentence or penalties imposed upon her or the others accused of drug trafficking in Indonesia. But innocent? Lets not distract from the issue of outrageous penalties etc by muddying the water with problematic contentions of innocence.

]]> ozchick http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/not_our_problem#c1063180 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/not_our_problem#c1063180 Media Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:29:08 -0800 Comment by CanuckSlog Good Point, but:

Presently, the Tulia 46 drug sting event is in movie production Tulia by Paramount Pictures, directed by John Singleton and starring Billy Bob Thornton and Halle Berry, scheduled for release in 2009.[10]

]]> CanuckSlog http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/not_our_problem#c1063267 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/not_our_problem#c1063267 Media Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:53:25 -0800 Comment by UnoriginalAndrew Also, HBO just got done with about 60 hours of "The drug war (and America) is fucked."

]]> UnoriginalAndrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/not_our_problem#c1063315 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/not_our_problem#c1063315 Media Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:21:56 -0800 Comment by lime joy The Tulia documentary is premiering on PBS Independent Lens, and PBS is certainly more accessible to the general public than HBO.

]]> lime joy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/not_our_problem#c1063367 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/not_our_problem#c1063367 Media Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:09:05 -0800