High court sentences Canadian to five years for drugs

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[quote=“Huang Guang Chen”]

He copped around 17 years. The prosecution were pushing for the death penalty. But the most galling aspect was they denied him access to his family and granted only limited time with his lawyers during the trial. He was up for the sentence, whatever they gave him, but the abuse of his visitation rights highlights the level of wanton sadism in Taiwan’s penal system. [/quote]
That’s beyond fucked up.

OK here’s the old thread [English teachers nabbed in drug-ring bust (Part 2)

[i]Matty was sentenced to 15 years this morning in Taipei District Court, which means he could possibly be paroled in 10. The charge he was found guilty of was selling a class 1 drug (cocaine). Prosecutors had asked for the death penalty a couple of weeks ago. His own lawyers were hoping for a term of 12 years, which would mean faster parole. He will still be able to appeal the decision twice, with the hopes of getting the sentence reduced.

A Taiwanese, whom police apprehended buying cocaine from Matty, was sentenced to a lesser sentence (three years I think) but was allowed to jiaobao - pay NT$200,000 instead of serving any more time. To date, both Matty and the Taiwanese defendant have been in jail more than a year, time which will count against the final sentence.[/i]

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5 pounds is a “bit” of weed?

Geez, I gotta visit Canada.

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[quote=“jdsmith”]

Geez, I gotta visit Canada.[/quote]

You wouldn’t like it. It’s full of people just like me.

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[quote=“Toe Save”][quote=“jdsmith”]

Geez, I gotta visit Canada.[/quote]

You wouldn’t like it. It’s full of people just like me.[/quote]
Well, I didn’t say I was going to TALK to anyone.

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[quote=“jdsmith”][quote=“Toe Save”][quote=“jdsmith”]

Geez, I gotta visit Canada.[/quote]

You wouldn’t like it. It’s full of people just like me.[/quote]
Well, I didn’t say I was going to TALK to anyone.[/quote]

Ever heard of the Friendly Stranger? Herb has a weird way of makin you speak to anyone within earshot.

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Poor basterd.
However, a breaker of laws (no matter how assinine) has to be prepared for the eventuality that he may be caught & incarcerated. And, if one commits a crime in another country, then there may some special treatment handed out, either officially or ad hoc. If the locale is a place where the historical rule of law is a bit shaky, then there’s bound to be a bit of unorthodoxy. It’s not fair, yet it’s the nature of the beast.

I hope the screws & the heavies go easy on him.

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[quote]Canadians often get a bit of a beating on forumosa. Kinda having a bad rep. Thats why I said “Canadian again”

Of course all nations have vast numbers of misfits and what not. Probably in equal numbers.[/quote]

Agreed, but I don’t think the same goes for occupation. When is the last time you read about about an engineer or country manager get busted for 5 lbs of geef?

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[quote=“Huang Guang Chen”]Quite some effort you’ve gone to there, and yet when it’s all boiled down you basically agree with the only point of contention I had, and that was “The denial of basic visitation rights for foreign prisoners should be an issue for the international community.”

Since the reading is clearly not coming along for you, or you are so prone to reading into my words what you want to believe, I’ll break it down and use simple text. Be sure to follow with your fingers, as I really wouldn;t want you to lose your place.

That was Forand’s response on being caught. He took full responsibilty and cooperated fully with the authorities from the outset, a factor he was commended for at his trial.

That would be denying visitation rights to Matt’s family when they were in Taiwan for the court case. Something that is not done to other prisoners during their court cases, by the way. You see it now? SINGLED OUT. It means not treated the same as other prisoners, in this instance. You can see how nasty that is, right, because you agreed.

You getting the drift now? His family from Canada were unable to see their son while they were in Taiwan. I would call that unusually harsh when the prosecution were calling for the death penalty, especially for his family.

Well, you agreed, so now perhaps you could spend a little of your playtime outlining just what the fuck your point actually was?

Perhaps self interest is a better motivator. I also had a friend that hit and killed a drunk who ran a red light in a little town outside of Hualian. The court case was taken back to that town where unsurprisngly the dead man had many a living relative. As unfair as it was, he was looking at ten years in prison. Shit happens even when you don’t go begging for it. A free life today can end in incarceration tomorrow, especially where the rule of law is still on shaky ground. .

That is why I suggested it was in the international community’s interest to push for at least equal rights with domestic prisoners, nothing to do with the crime.

HG[/quote]HGC -
And you are the one with the whiney-ass “Where’s the Love” threads?..:unamused:

Get a clue Bubba…ya get what you give…and Karma can be a real bitch.

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[quote=“TainanCowboy”]HGC -
And you are the one with the whiney-ass “Where’s the Love” threads?..:unamused:

Get a clue Bubba…ya get what you give…and Karma can be a real bitch.[/quote]

So as suspected, there was no point. But that’s okay, because you know what TC? I love you, I really, really do.

There, I said it. And there it is, finally, the lurrrve!

Kiss kiss.

HG

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[quote=“sun12”]Well said ,Toe Tag. An excessively harsh and hypocritical sentence.
The other Canadian who used hollowed out books to smuggle drugs into Taiwan was senrenced some time ago. Can’t remember the exact details but I recall he got something like 10 years.[/quote]

Well they got a longer free vacation with food and board provided in Taiwan than expected.

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For my subjective opinion I would say five years sounds like a fair sentence. He will be out in three. He can use the opportunity to learn Chinese and Taiwanese. Very lenient but long enough to be a deterent. Very fair sentencing in my opinion.

Sounds like he was too lazy to teach English. Taking that kind of risk for that kind of “pocket” money sounds like he needed a wake up slap. It might even be a good experience for him.

Like Tommy says you can earn that money in around a month of English teaching. Either he is lazy, stupid or addicted.

I thought the hollowed out book case involved far higher quantities of cannabis ?