http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/23/after-the-boogie-bag-curse-of-the-corbys-haunts-aussie-tv/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:13:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/23/after-the-boogie-bag-curse-of-the-corbys-haunts-aussie-tv/#comment-4824 George Penney Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-4824 Just because the defence lawyer thought up the baggage handlers defence, doesn't mean that it did not happen that way. It is still a plausible defence and needed to be investigated. Just because the defence lawyer thought up the baggage handlers defence, doesn’t mean that it did not happen that way. It is still a plausible defence and needed to be investigated.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/23/after-the-boogie-bag-curse-of-the-corbys-haunts-aussie-tv/#comment-4825 mike smith Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-4825 How many "plausible" defences do you investigate? How many “plausible” defences do you investigate?

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/23/after-the-boogie-bag-curse-of-the-corbys-haunts-aussie-tv/#comment-4826 Connor Moran Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-4826 Fruitfly, Chapelle was found guilty. If people don't like Indonesian "law" then don't go there and tell your friends not to go there, Bali included. Fruitfly, Chapelle was found guilty. If people don’t like Indonesian “law” then don’t go there and tell your friends not to go there, Bali included.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/23/after-the-boogie-bag-curse-of-the-corbys-haunts-aussie-tv/#comment-4827 Fruitfly Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-4827 I think the baggage-handler allegations are a very plausible defence. <br />There seems to be little hard evidence in this case, and no forensics whatever. No video. No fingerprinting of any kind.<br />Seems to me there's a lot of "reasonable doubt", by any lights. And a lot of Indonesian politics. A different system. A hopeless bunch of amateur do-gooders trying to "defend" her "whatever it takes" (might have taken a few people to keep feet out of mouth).<br />Poor Chapelle. Badly advised, exploited by many. <br />It's a total disgrace.<br />Innocent until proven guilty. Isn't that what we used to believe?<br /><br /> I think the baggage-handler allegations are a very plausible defence.
There seems to be little hard evidence in this case, and no forensics whatever. No video. No fingerprinting of any kind.
Seems to me there’s a lot of “reasonable doubt”, by any lights. And a lot of Indonesian politics. A different system. A hopeless bunch of amateur do-gooders trying to “defend” her “whatever it takes” (might have taken a few people to keep feet out of mouth).
Poor Chapelle. Badly advised, exploited by many.
It’s a total disgrace.
Innocent until proven guilty. Isn’t that what we used to believe?

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