readin this piece about a convicted aussie drug abuser
[whose story i've had been followin on and off - yep i've got too much time on me paw's] serves to perpetuate a national stereotype.
which can be a tad unfair to those i know personally. but then again, said folk are expat's who are somehow already enlightened by their stay overseas.
what's really tut-worthy are:
1. the bint's boyfriend tried to bribe albeit unsuccessfully both the indonesian police chief and laboratory - beggin the latter to change the test results
2. the bint's insistance she's muslim as she had uttered "i'm a muslim" thrice in the presence of her lawyer and parent's - all non-muslim and she's makin a mockery of the religion
3. a wee island muslim model was addressed by her "last" name which incidentally is her father's name - in other word's, muslim's don't have surnames
pretty obvious who's the dodgier ere, eh. besides, the words "superiority complex", "misplaced arrogance" and "total idiocy" writ large.
and if one were to engage an aussie on this issue, they'd put up a robust defence of the fair and just - and compassionate - australian justice. as opposed to the barbaric corrupt non-existent indonesian version.
right. and don't even start on the aboriginal land rights issue. it's pretty non-existent, that.
as enscribed by the letter b @ November 26, 2005 11:09 AM | someone's pinged