Schapelle Corby, why so much interest ?

[buggerlugs]

http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au...g-mum/2163337/
Can someone please explain to me why there is so much media interest in this woman ?? I think the first comment in the link sums it up pretty well...........

[the_scotsman]

because the media have built the whole thing up to be something much more than what it really is

She's a convicted drug smuggler...a criminal....it's pathetic the way the Australian media have acted about her.

[Geez Louise]

My opinion on it...she has spent YEARS in gaol. To me the woman has paid her dues for her crime. Guilty or not, she has had plenty of time to reflect on what happened, and hopefully, the rest of her life will be spent on making this world a better place.

Cheers
Col

[sprint347dave]

let her rot in jail,,,,drug dealers are the scum of the earth

[dl86]

My question exactly...

[Raptor]

No interest here, never was. I'm wondering why the media are in a frenzy, again.

[hendrixhc]

Its typical of australians to apply the hero factor to those that dont deserve it. Convicted criminals that profit form their crimes and sports persons who win awards and accolades for kicking or hitting a fn ball.

[LG17]

I'm with you buggerlugs!

Get her off the TV because I couldn't really give a!

They could report on more important things like the drought in Qld, the fact that the Isa, the Curry and other places are really looking down the barrel of no water!

[Grippy]

Why so much interest? Her family carrying on like pork chops in front of the media has a lot to do with it.

[pottery beige]

i'd like to take her out to dinner, fine food, fine wine

back to my place and let her cornrow my hair

[PepeLePew]

If reports are correct that she can benefit from this circumventing proceeds of crime laws via a Indo bank account, what lesson is passed to our younger generation?

I agree she has likely done the crime and done the time. Fair enough. But if she now benefits financially that is just plain wrong and the media are the core of the problem.

[GasoLane]

Why so much interest? easy answer....

No member of the Royal Family is pregnant.

[pottery beige]

wouldnt you all like to know the true story

least i wanna take her out for dinner

maybe pull a few bongs

[zoesgift]

love it ^^^^ yeah tell her that they were your brothers, sisters or mothers or that you just found them and they were not in fact yours

[zoesgift]

Originally Posted by GasOLane

Why so much interest? easy answer....

No member of the Royal Family is pregnant.

over here in sa an afl Guernsey by one of the local teams has been the focus of journos radio talk back and the media in general

[XBROO]

I bet she's dying for a cone.

[Archilino]

Single white female.

[cheap]

It was/is a bad day for Australia - 7th February 2009 Black Saturday, 173 Aussies died. RIP

Yet our pathetic media is obsessed with a worthless piece of bogan criminal trash. Go figure.

[mik]

Pretty pathetic news priorities for sure, who gives a toss about crap like this convicted -----,
even more pathetic to watch media reporters/poo-parazzi climbing over each other to get a scoop.

[Franco Cozzo]

At the time pretty white woman caught up in some heavy ****, so that is why the media attention.

PB has it half right, I'd let her take ME out to dinner after she signs her nice media deal, $$$.

[jaydee]

No one I know gives a flying duck, the media have whipped themselves into a frenzy over it and think we all care.
I like how they say there is a media circus, hello, step back and have a look, you are the circus.
We are going to have to put up with it for a long time, every time she farts it will be headlines. Wait till she comes back to Oz (God I hope not) everyone will be paying her for an exclusive.

[BHDOGS]

I'd pay her not to come back pass the plate around

[ROOSTA]

Yep sick of seeing headlines and **** on TV about this dumb mole..

And to those saying she has done her time, she hasnt even done half her sentence yet.. I have no doubt in my mind there is politics at play here some where....

Filthy drug runner, and our media portrays her as some sort of hero... Boils my blood!!

[2011G6E]

Originally Posted by the_scotsman

because the media have built the whole thing up to be something much more than what it really is

She's a convicted drug smuggler...a criminal....it's pathetic the way the Australian media have acted about her.

That's not all she is...she's about to become a very wealthy criminal. I don't think she'll come back to Australia even after this is all over...if she was here, her and the rest of her criminal family couldn't profit from the lucrative deals they're already shopping around for.

Remember Black Saturday...not some drug smuggler who got caught and paid the price.

Then again, we made a "national hero" out of Ned Kelly, a common horse thief and wantonly cruel cop killer who got what he so richly deserved...no idea why we do that either...

[pottery beige]

tough crowd

[hedgehobb]

Originally Posted by jaydee

I like how they say there is a media circus, hello, step back and have a look, you are the circus.

Media circus reports there is a media circus.

[xxx000]

Ch 9 have a vested interest in promoting her due to the telemovie about her family and highly paid interview they will probably do with her

She and her family have or will become wealthy as a result of all this, her sister successfully sued Ch7 for over $1mil a while back.

[b2tf]

Originally Posted by hendrixhc

Its typical of australians to apply the hero factor to those that dont deserve it. Convicted criminals that profit form their crimes and sports persons who win awards and accolades for kicking or hitting a fn ball.

Very true. Chopper Read, Schapelle, The Underbelly TV series etc, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this.

[LG17]

Originally Posted by xxx000

Ch 9 have a vested interest in promoting her due to the telemovie about her family and highly paid interview they will probably do with her

She and her family have or will become wealthy as a result of all this, her sister successfully sued Ch7 for over $1mil a while back.

...and ch 9 have just shot themselves in the foot - they've moved the premiere of the telemovie up to Sunday night against INXS - Never Tear Us Apart.

She should get creamed which is what the grubby mob deserve.

[XBROO]

Gees the whole family will make more out of this, then they would of selling drugs.