Blue Heelers actor faces execution after years held in secret: 'The man never not called or wrote to me'

Motherness Always said:

Honestly I always feel sad when I read headlines... beloved star.. well know person and wouldnt have a clue who they actually are. But come on.. how many brain cells does it take to realise.. oh you want me to carry this bag for you.. no probs.. whats inside.. oh a gifts for ppl... no no no no no.. RED flag straight away.. I honestly think the series Border Security needs to be put back on the Airways... played at all departing flights.. even on flights.. with a heads up.. dont be like this person and carry for others.. Sad very sad. but reality.

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Wombat2u2004 said:

I agree. The law must come down heavily on these people in their own countries.
I don't understand why some of their fellow countrymen support them.
Look at Corby, she even had a big following here, and a sister who kept visiting her in prison.
I heard that the sister who owns a dress shop in Bali sells the drugs from under the counter to Aussie tourists and that Corby was taking them to her in her boogie board. Not sure if that is true or not, maybe it could just be a rumour.....there were plenty of those rumours around at the time.

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darrellh said:

What I object to and one of the reasons I will never go to Bali is they execute our citizens and yet we still give them millions of tax payers money. I find that very wrong. I know they broke the law but if I was the government I would have said execute them and that's the end of the money from Australia. Might have got a different result. I think execution should be a thing of the past.

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Pec Xland said:

Moral of the story is - do not trust Chinese people. China can not be trusted. Do not carry any luggage given to you by someone else. Only carry luggage that you bought and know is clean.

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Milica said:

From what i am reading - we do not execute others that come into our country on the same charges, if i am reading that right? also the drugs are coming from their Country, is it not? into our Country!

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drambuie69 said:

I can tell you that there is a 'common thread that all drug dealers, users, importers and the money men/businesses that deal in this trade do not care about, and that is...... at no time do any of them think about all the harm, distress, miserable life the users live and the effect on their friends, family etc. it is just plain and simple... it's all about the money, nothing else... mention drugs to me
in any context, my reply...'draw the curtain across as they no longer exist to me and what they get
no matter where, they have no one to blame but themselves.' From my personal experience, I met
some people who wanted one of the killers of the Nurse, Anita Coby, a friend of my wife and I, and
they wanted this person released on 'compassionate grounds', as he had been diagnosed with cancer.... what compassion did he extend to this young lady who had devoted herself to helping
others..no thanks, as far as I am concerned those types of persons can go and sit with the 'oxygen
thieve's' and hold their hands. Sorry about my 'negativity', there are only a few topics that I am
abhorent about and I make no excuses about them.
Cheers everyone, smile and laugh it helps...

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meighLeigh said:

It's possible but improbable the drugs were planted. Why would anyone bother?
It's probable he was to be an unwitting drug mule/courier - the 'gifts' he carried from person A to person B were where the drugs were concealed, after all. BUT there's been as much advice against carrying anything for someone else - especially if you don't intimately know the two people in question! Drugs or bombs could be in the item being carried. The message has been around since hijacking aircraft became fashionable - long before Corby and other drug smugglers hit the news.
Unfortunately, there is no cure for human stupidity. He chose to ignore the advice.
He was carrying the drugs.
He went to China with the drugs.
If he's executed, he deserves a Darwin Award. If he's not, he's entitled to an Honourable Mention.

(For those not in the know:
"The Darwin Awards honor individuals who contribute to human evolution by removing themselves from the gene pool through their own foolish actions, often resulting in death or sterilization.")

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Suzanne rose said:

Australians have been given enough warnings about laws of other countries and what happens if you get caught taking or trafficking in drugs. You do the crime you fo the time !!

Look at Barlow and Chambers who were caught drug trafficking in Malaysia and were both executed by hanging in the early 1980s.

Then there were the Bali Nine in which the two supposedly be ring leaders were executed by a firing squad in 2015 my daughter went to Andrew Chans Funeral.

Then let's not forget Shepelle Corby who at one stage looked like she may face execution but was released after I think 15 years. Some say its because she became Moslem

Who could forget Rugby League player Paul Hayward

Hayward was the brother-in-law of convicted criminal Neddy Smith. After the football season for 1978 had ended, Neddy Smith sent Hayward to Bangkok with Warren Fellows to arrange a shipment of heroin. On 11 October 1978, Hayward and Fellows were arrested at the Montien Hotel in Bangkok when a suitcase containing heroin was found in his room. He and Fellows were convicted in Thailand, alongside William Sinclair, for attempting to export 8.4 kilograms of heroin to Australia.[4]

Paul Hayward received a 30-year sentence while Warren Fellows received life. Hayward was imprisoned in Lard Yao men's prison in Klong Prem Central Prison before being moved to Bangkwang. After being transferred back to Lard Yao he was released on 7 April 1989, after being granted a royal pardon. He returned to Sydney, via Perth shortly afterwards.[5]

Decline and death​

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Hayward became a heroin user during his time in prison and contracted HIV.[4]

On Saturday 9 May 1992, Hayward was home with his family when he collapsed in the bathroom about 3pm, a police spokeswoman said. Ambulance officers tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate him and he was announced dead on arrival at Canterbury Hospital.[6] Later it was pronounced that he died of a heroin overdose.

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drambuie69 said:

I can tell you that there is a 'common thread that all drug dealers, users, importers and the money men/businesses that deal in this trade do not care about, and that is...... at no time do any of them think about all the harm, distress, miserable life the users live and the effect on their friends, family etc. it is just plain and simple... it's all about the money, nothing else... mention drugs to me
in any context, my reply...'draw the curtain across as they no longer exist to me and what they get
no matter where, they have no one to blame but themselves.' From my personal experience, I met
some people who wanted one of the killers of the Nurse, Anita Coby, a friend of my wife and I, and
they wanted this person released on 'compassionate grounds', as he had been diagnosed with cancer.... what compassion did he extend to this young lady who had devoted herself to helping
others..no thanks, as far as I am concerned those types of persons can go and sit with the 'oxygen
thieve's' and hold their hands. Sorry about my 'negativity', there are only a few topics that I am
abhorent about and I make no excuses about them.
Cheers everyone, smile and laugh it helps...

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Sherril54 said:

If you travel to these destinations don`t be naive about the possibilities. I remember when I last went to Bali was waiting on a que to go through customs and was approached by an official and asked to open my bag and show the contents, this was before a bag scan.There was nothing to be found, but it was embarrassing, very unnerving, could happen to anyone and put everyone on notice..

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Constance o6 said:

Somewhat different if you are a drug addict yourself. Insidious things are hard to conquer and there is temptation both here and overseas. Then there is the drug mule, often unaware of what they are carrying. Finally, of course, there is the criminal who is out to make money at the horrific expense of others. How do you differentiate?

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Viellarde said:

Anita Colby's torturers do not deserve a split second of reprieve from their heinous crime.

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drambuie69 said:

I can tell you that there is a 'common thread that all drug dealers, users, importers and the money men/businesses that deal in this trade do not care about, and that is...... at no time do any of them think about all the harm, distress, miserable life the users live and the effect on their friends, family etc. it is just plain and simple... it's all about the money, nothing else... mention drugs to me
in any context, my reply...'draw the curtain across as they no longer exist to me and what they get
no matter where, they have no one to blame but themselves.' From my personal experience, I met
some people who wanted one of the killers of the Nurse, Anita Coby, a friend of my wife and I, and
they wanted this person released on 'compassionate grounds', as he had been diagnosed with cancer.... what compassion did he extend to this young lady who had devoted herself to helping
others..no thanks, as far as I am concerned those types of persons can go and sit with the 'oxygen
thieve's' and hold their hands. Sorry about my 'negativity', there are only a few topics that I am
abhorent about and I make no excuses about them.
Cheers everyone, smile and laugh it helps...

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