What motivates people and how they react to others. This question was raised by the reaction by some in Australia to the Schapelle Corby verdict - "guilty" and a sentence of 20 years. Some want their donations to the Tsunami appeal returned; others refuse to give to the Salvation Army's Winter Appeal because the Salvos made help available to Indonesia post-Tsunami - and forget for a moment that those on the receiving end for the Appeal will be here in Australia.
All of a sudden, with that one decision, any goodwill to our Indonesian neighbours has evaporated and some younger people feel so strongly negative towards Indonesia that they are reportedly planning to boycott Bali. So much for forging stronger ties between our countries.
Is Schapelle Corby guilty? Maybe but only she knows and while revelations about baggage handlers may have supplied more than a "reasonable doubt" in most people's opinion, this wasn't the case in the court where she was being tried.
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