Half-baked

SECURITY cameras at Sydney airport have been sabotaged, raising fears over drug cases and terrorism. Sydney Labor MP John Murphy claimed the security breach cast fresh doubt on the guilt of convicted drug trafficker Schapelle Corby.

"Intelligence from other law enforcement agencies suggests some Asian-recruited Qantas crew may be involved in narcotics," the report found.

Sure, blame us fobs again.

Does anybody else think this whole Corby thing is a bit of a joke? Like - let's ignore the fact that three of Corby's family members have been convicted on drug charges and the fourth is currently facing drug charges. Disregard the fact her father, Michael Corby has been fined in Australia for possessing cannabis but was not convicted (not to mention he's best mates with a hydroponics dealer himself). Lets even ignore that she her whole case centers upon these evil, drug-smuggling Asian bag-handlers in Brisbane who've just decided to put the cannabis in her bag without her knowledge - mind you, without a single dustmite of proof.

The fact of the matter is - you cannot possibly pick up a bag (a bag containing her boogie board, the size and weight of which she should be quite comfortable and familiar with) and not notice it being 4.1 kilograms heavier. Now, 4.1kg ain't an insubstantial amount of weight. It's heavier than two of those 2-litre milk jugs you get at supermarkets. It's about the equivalent of standard medicine ball - the average person would probably find lifting a 4kg dumbbell with one hand fairly straining. In fact, her boogie board probably weighs less than 4kg itself (imagine the sheer volume of it all as well - 4 kilograms of pot is a helluva lot of dried grass).

Simply put, you cannot possibly lift a bag that has increased in weight by over 4kg and not realise it.

Hutz: Thank you, Dr. Hibbert. I rest my case.
Judge: You rest your case?
Hutz: What? Oh no, I thought that was just a figure of speech.

(Lionel Hutz, that funny lawyer guy in The Simpsons)