Petition to save that Aussie girl from the firing squad in Bali

[Godless Dave]

I have a slightly different take on this.

Yes, it's ridiculous that Indonesia, or any country, has the death penalty for smuggling cannabis.

Yes, it's quite possible that she is not getting a fair trial; Indonesia is not known for having a modern justice system.

But what about all the Indonesian people who have to live under draconian laws and don't get fair trials? By singling out this one woman we are sending the message that white people from first-world countries should not be subject to the laws of second- and third- world countries they visit. And that's fucked up imperialist thinking. It's like saying American contractors in Iraq shouldn't be subject to prosecution in Iraqi courts (which, by the way, is exactly what Paul Bremer decreed should be the case).