Many times, we feel helpless in the face of injustice. Sometimes—like today—we get the chance to help directly. http://aralbalkan.com/notes/save-lindsay-sandiford/ …
@alastairh Seriously, I don’t even understand how you could be against trying to give her a legal defence.
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@aral I’m not. I just don’t see it as especially unjust. She must have known Indonesian justice was harsh before trying to smuggle drugs. -
@alastairh And I don’t know about you, but as a foreign national living abroad, if my gov’t decided to tell me “fuck off” when I@aral -
@jtregunna@aral The British government didn’t tell her to F-off. It has asked for leniency and complained about her treatment. -
@alastairh They exactly told her to fuck off when it came to providing her legal aid.+@jtregunna -
@aral@jtregunna I imagine they took the view that she is guilty (which she admits), so legal aid would be pointless. -
@alastairh Are you serious? Justice is not black & white; this isn’t a Saturday morning cartoon. +@jtregunna
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