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Michaella, Peru and the Drugs Run. RTÉ One, Monday 7 July, 9.35pm

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  • 07-07-2014 8:57pm
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    Lapin
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    From RTÉ

    "Michaella, Peru and the Drugs run goes behind the story to explore how a young Irish woman agreed to become a drug mule. In August last year, Michaella McCollum was arrested at Lima International Airport alongside a young Scottish woman, Melissa Reid. After initially claiming they agreed to take the drugs under threat, in December they admitted their guilt and were sentenced to six years, eight months in jail".

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    It will be interesting to see how this is handled.

    A clip from the film played on radio over the weekend seemed to suggest that there is an attempt to elicit sympathy for the two young women who pleaded guilty to drug smuggling.

    Perhaps tonight will give a more balanced viewpoint from the Peruvian side of things rather than just the (understandable) emotional opinion of Michaella's mother and sister.

    Perhaps the programme will illustrate how the two young women are serving their time and taking responsibility for their actions.


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    Atlantic Dawn
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    Thanks for the reminder, looking forward to see how it is portrayed.


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    JONJO THE MISER
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    A silly bimbo more like.


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    Atlantic Dawn
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    Hope the licence fee didn't pay for their flights.


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    JONJO THE MISER
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    Of course our license payers money paid for them to go on there Jaunt to Peru to visit.


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    Rfrip
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    I don't judge her says the sister.....ah come on we all make mistakes but she didn't steal your barbie here love


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    Atlantic Dawn
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    Did they ever check her hair for an additional stash?


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    JONJO THE MISER
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    Left home at 16, thought she could take on the world.


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    spear_mint
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    she got an incredibly harsh sentance , she is doing her time , time people stopped trashing her


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    JONJO THE MISER
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    No sorry love we all dont want to be famous.


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    JONJO THE MISER
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    spear_mint wrote: »
    she got an incredibly harsh sentance , she is doing her time , time people stopped trashing her

    Very harsh sentence my eye, if she had tried it on over in Bali or the like, it would be death.


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    Atlantic Dawn
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    spear_mint wrote: »
    she got an incredibly harsh sentance , she is doing her time , time people stopped trashing her

    6 years and 8 months, she will have plenty of her life ahead of her when she's out. Perhaps she could do a TV slot at the airport when she's out to warn of the dangers of drug smuggling.


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    RayM
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    Ibiza looks like my idea of hell. I think I'd prefer a Peruvian jail, to be honest.


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    Atlantic Dawn
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    The owner of the Amsterdam Bar looks like he runs a tight ship.


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    tommyboy2222
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    The owner of the Amsterdam Bar looks like he runs a tight ship.

    Looks older than his 28 years.


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    spear_mint
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    6 years and 8 months, she will have plenty of her life ahead of her when she's out. Perhaps she could do a TV slot at the airport when she's out to warn of the dangers of drug smuggling.

    its an incredibly harsh sentance , most man slaughter sentances are shorter in this country, peru used her as a warning to others but jailing her is like jailing the guy on the corner instead of going after the kingpin who imports millions of gear


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    Lapin
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    The owner of the Amsterdam Bar looks like he runs a tight ship.

    I'd believe him before I'd believe Michaella's version of events.


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    HeidiHeidi
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    Have to say I feel incredibly sorry for her family, esp her mother.


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    Lapin
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    spear_mint wrote: »
    its an incredibly harsh sentance , most man slaughter sentances are shorter in this country, peru used her as a warning to others but jailing her is like jailing the guy on the corner instead of going after the kingpin who imports millions of gear

    I actually agree with a lot of that but comparing sentences for drug smugglers in one country with manslaughteres in another is pointless.


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    JONJO THE MISER
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    spear_mint wrote: »
    peru used her as a warning to others but jailing her is like jailing the guy on the corner instead of going after the kingpin who imports millions of gear

    Are you serious? You do understand that they lock up a couple of hundred of european women every year doing this.
    They didnt use it as a warning, she is just 1 person in a long list that they have in prison over there and they dont give a **** nor should they.


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    Atlantic Dawn
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    spear_mint wrote: »
    its an incredibly harsh sentance , most man slaughter sentances are shorter in this country, peru used her as a warning to others but jailing her is like jailing the guy on the corner instead of going after the kingpin who imports millions of gear

    She was lucky it wasn't one of these countries that she decided to smuggle from...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_for_drug_trafficking


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    spear_mint
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    HeidiHeidi wrote: »
    Have to say I feel incredibly sorry for her family, esp her mother.

    from reading this thread , you would think she broke into an elderly person home , tied them to a chair and beat them until they handed over cash , those who have committed those kind of crimes have received lighter sentances than this young ( naive ) lady


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    Lapin
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    "Where's Peru ?"

    They didn't grow up on Paddington Bear stories anyway.


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    keith16
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    Never heard of Lima. Incredible.


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    spear_mint
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    Lapin wrote: »
    I actually agree with a lot of that but comparing sentences for drug smugglers in one country with manslaughteres in another is pointless.

    using that arguement , you could defend the amputation of limbs in saudi arabia

    " well thats how they punish crime over there "


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    JONJO THE MISER
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    The sister seems as thick and naive as her.


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    punisher5112
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    Anyone caught using, selling and importing especcially the drug lords should be dealt harshly.

    I hate anyone and anything to do with drugs.

    Who leaves home at 16 these accounts all seem very weird they're going on about.


    All I keep hearing is mommy mommy, mummy mummy :confused::confused::confused::confused:

    Did someone have a gun to her head:rolleyes:

    Why was her mummy as they keep saying... keep funding her


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    spear_mint
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    this " boyfriend " seems like a slimeball


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    RebelScorned
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    spear_mint wrote: »
    its an incredibly harsh sentance , most man slaughter sentances are shorter in this country, peru used her as a warning to others but jailing her is like jailing the guy on the corner instead of going after the kingpin who imports millions of gear

    She got what she deserved. I don't sympathise and have never sympathised with her in the slightest. She did a stupid thing willingly, she got caught, and now she has to serve a sentence. Interested to see how this show will pan out...


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    spear_mint
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    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Anyone caught using, selling and importing especcially the drug lords should be dealt harshly.

    I hate anyone and anything to do with drugs.

    Who leaves home at 16 these accounts all seem very weird they're going on about.


    All I keep hearing is mommy mommy, mummy mummy :confused::confused::confused::confused:

    Did someone have a gun to her head:rolleyes:

    Why was her mummy as they keep saying... keep funding her


    folk in northern ireland use the term " mummy and daddy " all the time , i know women in their thirties ( who are married to friends of mine ) from belfast who do , educated women


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