Is it, was it, fair to ask?

**FJRider** · 4th May 2011, 20:05

Do some people expect too much from the goverment ... ???

How much "Duty of care" ...and responsibility do they have ... ???

As tax payers ... would you be happy a portion of your tax money be spent on this ... ???

I know, if you dont ask ... you dont get ... BUT ...

If you havent read it ...

http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/mp/9313...ily-from-mfat/

**Oblivion** · 4th May 2011, 20:12

Why should we spend money on someone that has clearly been busted to drug trafficking?

I just don't believe the statement that she has been duped.

**Mully** · 4th May 2011, 20:17

I found it hard to believe they'd ask with a straight face.

There are some people with an enormous sense of entitlement.

**Latte** · 4th May 2011, 20:18

Classic.... would be news if this bs handout mentality was something new.

**Shadowjack** · 4th May 2011, 20:23

"Hi Sharon, I know I'm in London - but, you know, come on over and visit - it'll be great. Oh, by the way, wouldja mind taking a quick detour through Buenos Aires and collecting a suitcase. Yeah, a suitcase my mates will get to ya. It'll be a bit heavier than ya might think normal, but hey..."
Call me judgemental, but can ya spell "Tui"...

**MadDuck** · 4th May 2011, 20:37

Originally Posted by FJRider

... would you be happy a portion of your tax money be spent on this ... ???

Ummm..... No

**The Stranger:Me** · 4th May 2011, 21:02

Originally Posted by Shadowjack

"Hi Sharon, I know I'm in London - but, you know, come on over and visit - it'll be great. Oh, by the way, wouldja mind taking a quick detour through Buenos Aires and collecting a suitcase. Yeah, a suitcase my mates will get to ya. It'll be a bit heavier than ya might think normal, but hey..."
Call me judgemental, but can ya spell "Tui"...

Actually some people are that silly. The number of NZers who have been duped by the nigerian scam numbers in the thousands. I know of one guy who committed 90k and still held out hopes of being paid.

Not saying we should pay to send her over, but hey these people do exist and maybe we should count ourselves lucky we were born with a little more scepticism.

**Hitcher** · 4th May 2011, 21:09

What intrigues me is how the media have generally sided with the Kiwi incarcerated by the Argentinians. They are creating an picture that this woman is some sort of innocent, misguided and naive, perhaps even gormless.

The information we've been given doesn't really support that.

Flew to London via Buenos Aires rather than via the original route.
Had a stop over there allegedly to pick up documents. Indeed an eight day stopover.
Where were these documents? Shouldn't the absence of these, given their importance to this whole scenario been a cause for concern?
She abandoned the luggage she arrived in BA with and left with her possessions stowed in one suitcase, a suitcase that was already 5kg heavier than a suitcase should reasonably be expected to weigh.
She completed a departure card from Argentina that said she had packed the suitcase herself.
Something clearly spooked the Argentinian officials -- how many people get their baggage checked when exiting a country?
Why was she in possession of four Driver Licenses? (Country of issue not yet revealed)

This is why I question the credulity of this busted former public servant. She was knowingly taking some big risks. What was in it for her?

Presumably all of this will be revealed at her trial.

I suspect her Spanish will improve and her body mass will diminish appreciably in the time she can expect to stay as a guest of the Republic of Argentina.

**Shadowjack** · 4th May 2011, 21:11

Originally Posted by The Stranger

Actually some people are that silly. The number of NZers who have been duped by the nigerian scam numbers in the thousands. I know of one guy who committed 90k and still held out hopes of being paid.

Not saying we should pay to send her over, but hey these people do exist and maybe we should count ourselves lucky we were born with a little more scepticism.

Yep, fair call.

**Laava** · 4th May 2011, 21:21

She has admitted that she knew that there was a package hidden in the fase bottom of the bag. According to one media report. She is doomed. And it will be her own fault.

**FJRider** · 4th May 2011, 21:27

Does the request for "assistance" to travel to support her ... come under the ... "Victim support" ... heading ... ???

and if so ...

who is the "victim" here ...

**Latte** · 4th May 2011, 21:32

Originally Posted by FJRider

Does the request for "assistance" to travel to support her ... come under the ... "Victim support" ... heading ... ???

and if so ...

who is the "victim" here ...

There is no victim, drugs are harmless crime........