The Bali nine are a group of men and women that tried to smuggle more than 8 kilos of heroin into Australia in 2005 which valued around 4 million dollars. Out of the nine people in the Bali nine, only a half of them have been put on death row and the other half are in imprisonment.
I agree with the death penalties and the strict law Bali has and that they are using it on the Bali nine. I know they may have stories behind what happened with the drugs but it is no excuse for trying to smuggle drugs over to another country. The death penalty has been in Bali’s law for a very long time and to then try and smuggle drugs over to Australia and not expect a harsh penalty in return is a bit dumb. I do think the death penalty is harsh for this case but now that the Bali nine have received the penalty, they are trying there hardest to get out of it but I think if you have tried to smuggle drugs over to your own country for a plot to get so much money I don’t see why they don’t deserve a punishment. A death penalty, yes it may be very harsh but I don’t have anything against the people, I have someone against the act they pulled. …show more content…
It is not like we are saying that what they did was the right thing to do but Australia can’t turn a blind eye on this case because we don’t support death penalties ourselves. Australia I feel is supporting the Bali nine to get them out of the death penalty, if what they planned actually worked then how could Australia support them then when they have gone against there own country? They still did plot this in Australia so I’m sure the government here may be against against what they did but they have to fight against the penalty because we’re so against