Come on..... It's the oldest scam on the island.
You buy a bag of lawn clippings from the dodgy bloke in the street, his mate the cop up the road is on the deal. He busts you. You're going to jail unless you come up with a couple of hundred, maybe it's a couple of grand now.
You pay the money, realize you were an idiot and get on with your holiday.
You do not not pay, you do not call the media. Unfortunately now the Indos lose face if the charges just disappear, these people have gone the wrong way about it.
Think Michelle Leslie versus Schappelle. One paid, she came home, the other didn't.
Damn Bali cops... last time I was there, stupid mother farker cop extorted money from me for "supposedly" having my motorcycle front tire over the white line at some traffic light... said I had to go with him to the station if I didn't pay a fine there and then... I had a couple pills, weed and shrooms on me so I didn't argue... he clocked me coming out of club 66.
If it is that easy to do, set someone up, then you have to consider whether in fact that was the case.
Who could potentially gain from this?
We all know how this is going to play out. The media are going to have a field day for as long as it lasts so they have to go to the top of the list. Then you have to consider anyone who may want to distract the media away from current events in Australia. Must be a few of them. The legal profession will make a bomb out of it. The anti marujuana mob have a barrow to push. Plenty of dissaffected muslims over there.
And then again it may just be circumstance
Can't help feeling sorry for the little bugger. He must be terrified.
I was there twenty years ago and leaving the surf these bloke would try and give it to you. After one day when they threw it between my arm and board and i swung at him the cops came down and told the bloke in front of me not to hassle me again this week."Waste of time he said"
Pricks[}:)]
BALI = Cheap
CHEAP = Ya get what ya pay for mostly
BALI WATER = Hell on fire for your guts then arse
BALI OFFICIALDOM = Corrupt the lot of them
rather go to the islands off QLD and spend me shekels in Oz ... just lashed out on a wood fired pizza oven so none of that for a while tho ...
His age will probably save his juvenile arse-sounds like he knew what he was buying tho , we all make stuffups when young and ....
It's not the families they target for that (the hawkers will target ya with crappy watches etc) I think we ALL know by now what pitfalls exist in Balibelly narcotics-wise
Everybody knows it is a virtual third world country with corrupt justice system and everyone knows they are harsh on drugs. Whether the young fella bought mull or was scammed he gets the punishment that Bali has always dealt out do I dont feel sorry for him at all
Corruption starts on your arrival,customs will check your duty free alcohol and if you are over they will either try and take it off you,ask for a massive amount which is normally twice what it cost you or in my case I offer then 10 AUS after telling them that,s what it cost me.Sometimes they will take you away in this little room to do the deal.
On departure,the same thing happens with liquid,last trip our flight was delayed so we hang around till 2am in the airport and watched the shift manger divvy out the days takings!
I'm just saying that if his parents and him were a little wiser to the ways of Asia they could have handed over the money in 'fines' and none of us would have known about it.
They have taken it public giving the Indo's no way to back down at this time.
Now the young fella is gonna rot for a year or so until the attention dies down and he can be bought out of jail at another time and place.
This is an old scam, they played their cards wrong.
The question above was who would gain??? The corrupt cop that had to buy his uniform and gun and gets paid nothing would gain. Every time they nab someone in this way he get a years wages. I'd imagine he is spewing about this, missed chance to make a quick buck.
I have friends and customers that have been in Bali for upwards of 15 years, some of the stories they tell you are amazing.
edit: if you dont quite get the gist the 'fine' is not exactly official, you pay the money and it goes straight into the back pocket. Just like Macs customs fees.
also, youd probably find it wasnt even pot in the bag
Yeah I see your point CMC. I have never been there and would not think to say to the cops "how much to get my kid out of prison?" cos that is against the grain for Aussies. Maybe they should have, but now its too late
But then I agree with Bulldogpup - ya get what ya pay for and I really can't see the attraction of holidaying in a sh!thole that is corrupt and if something bad happens to you is the Govt or Police there really going to help?
I'll take my holiday at a beach location in Australia once every 3 years over a trip to Bali every year as some people do.
"Oh but we got t- shirts for $1" scream the ladies. So fkn what.
Phark Bali altogether-it's a nasty little batpoohole ... won't find the Pup stoking their fires of cheap rip-offs & corruption ...aw shlite I'm going rusty round the chops where's that beer.
I never have been able to understand the appeal of going to bali, as mentioned cheap corrupt 3rd world country, but plenty of people with money go there 
I do hope the kid gets home soon and learns a lesson.
I went to Bali in 88, 95, 98 & twice in 99. I had great times over there.
But after a recent 15 night holiday to Fiji, I wouldn't go back.
Fiji wins hands down IMO.
If they can fit 4kg into Corby's body board cover then they could stash half a tonne into my 14ft Sup board cover.
nah but i reckon corby's was real. Put there by her brother, taking over for mercedes husband to sell.
Is there anyone in Oz who doesn't know the consequences of being caught with drugs in Bali? I mean, anyone at all!
