Neither judging the guilt or innocence of the boys, nor whether or not they “knew” something was nisht kosher, NOBODY deserves what they undoubtedly have gone through in Japan. The problem is that we soft Americans do not have a clue as to how severe the penalties are in other countries when it comes to drug trafficking. It’s kind of ironic, given that these countries are so guilty of allowing it to happen. But when they catch Americans involved in it in some way, the Americans are shocked to discover that not all countries are as soft on crime as ours is. And what is more, those countries do not follow the American Democratic Constitution (SURPRISE!). All Americans young and old should be forewarned that illegal use, transporting, or sale of drugs in a foreign country, will get that person treated as a criminal according to that COUNTRY’S rules and not our own. There are places that will cut off your hands for that, or worse.
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