http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/25/brisbane-airport-insider-corby-family-demonised-us/ now with extra source Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:23:56 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/25/brisbane-airport-insider-corby-family-demonised-us/#comment-20915 Fruitfly Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-20915 If Corby is innocent (I have an open mind) where does that leave us gormless flocks of geese handing over our vulnerable property to the tender mercies of airlines with no proof or guarantee whatsoever that what goes into the black hole will come out unadulterated hours or days later? We put up with risking our lives if one of these infallible transports with us on board should come to a sticky end, but we don't bargain on risking them by firing squad if our bags don't come up to scratch following a sojourn in airline possession with all onus on the passenger. With nil, zip, zilch, relevant data bearing on the fate of one's personal property in this limbo (not to mention credible allegations of a similar kind in other cases) of course any half-decent lawyer (or tenth-decent, if Corby was stuck with that) would question it. We need officially recorded weights before and after and video, for starters. Anyone else with bags in their custody, ie staff, needs it too. Did Corby have these basic protections? No. Would they have helped her if she is innocent? Probably would have saved her a 20-year sentence. Have we got these basic things now as a result of this case? I bloody well hope so, for our sake and yours, you whining nellies. If Corby is innocent (I have an open mind) where does that leave us gormless flocks of geese handing over our vulnerable property to the tender mercies of airlines with no proof or guarantee whatsoever that what goes into the black hole will come out unadulterated hours or days later? We put up with risking our lives if one of these infallible transports with us on board should come to a sticky end, but we don’t bargain on risking them by firing squad if our bags don’t come up to scratch following a sojourn in airline possession with all onus on the passenger. With nil, zip, zilch, relevant data bearing on the fate of one’s personal property in this limbo (not to mention credible allegations of a similar kind in other cases) of course any half-decent lawyer (or tenth-decent, if Corby was stuck with that) would question it. We need officially recorded weights before and after and video, for starters. Anyone else with bags in their custody, ie staff, needs it too. Did Corby have these basic protections? No. Would they have helped her if she is innocent? Probably would have saved her a 20-year sentence. Have we got these basic things now as a result of this case? I bloody well hope so, for our sake and yours, you whining nellies.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/25/brisbane-airport-insider-corby-family-demonised-us/#comment-20916 Hakan Yeshil Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-20916 Oh cry me a river princess. Corby's lawyer was doing his job - offering every reasonable alternative scenario to the court. No particular other person was named, just a group in general. Everyone forgot it fifteen minutes later. Suck it up and get back on the carousel Oh cry me a river princess. Corby’s lawyer was doing his job - offering every reasonable alternative scenario to the court. No particular other person was named, just a group in general. Everyone forgot it fifteen minutes later. Suck it up and get back on the carousel

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/06/25/brisbane-airport-insider-corby-family-demonised-us/#comment-20917 Steve Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-20917 Spot on Hakan! Spot on Hakan!

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