Whatever it takes...

kate2006 · 12-26-2006, 09:44 AM

http://tinyurl.com/ygczlw

The following was taken from the editorial in today’s Sydney Morning Herald:

>>...At the same time as expressing regret that nothing could be done about Mr Bashir's acquittal, Mr Howard seemed to be offering families of the Bali victims the consolation that the fanatics who carried out the crimes were awaiting execution. Nothing about his "principled" objection to the death penalty there, and no comfort to the Australians on death row in Bali for offences much less serious than blowing up 202 people.....<<

doublestandard2007 · 12-29-2006, 06:56 PM

his hands are tied....drugs and child Molestation are the worst things for goverment to deal with...well besides murder....if it happened to me...my government would turn their back...if it was anything else they would fight every day.......tooth and nail...

kate2006 · 01-04-2007, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by doublestandard2007

his hands are tied....drugs and child Molestation are the worst things for goverment to deal with...well besides murder....if it happened to me...my government would turn their back...if it was anything else they would fight every day.......tooth and nail...

You can’t, as we say in Australia, have it both ways - Australia does not have the death penalty and having our Prime Minister effectively say he has no problem with the Bali Bombers being executed, but doesn’t want the same fate for Australians is sophistry.
We have a federal election due this year and, as with politicians everywhere, ours parrot opinions they think will pull in votes.
That the Bali bombings and drug couriering are two very different things, should not encourage anyone to demand punishments that goes against Australian law.