Veteran, although I have not seen the video, I have a relative who was bitterly complaining about it. He said it makes the Japanese seem like they were doing something wrong by arresting people who were smuggling drugs. In addition, the boys’ excuse was that they thought they were smuggling antiques. (They knew they were doing something illegal.) My relative also asks, shouldn’t these boys have wondered why they were being paid a high amount, and 3 plane tickets were bought, when the guy could just as well have shipped his goods Fedex, if there was nothing illegal?
I personally feel that we should try to help these boys, because a single mistake should not ruin their lives. However, to make it seem like they were innocent, and the Japanese are the guilty one’s is reprehensible.