Journalists who are delegated to follow a particular case have the benefit of being privy to the evidence presented in court during the course of a trial.
I was interested in a comment expressed on a national news program yesterday during a 'chat' session amongst the three journalists in the studio. One of those on the TV show indicated that he had asked some of the other journalists covering the story in Bali what their opinion was. The opinion was, considering the evidence provided, guilty.
One thing seems fairly certain. The media hype has presented a biased view of this episode thus far, something that should not surprise those of us in the aviation community.
None of us are fully briefed on the evidence provided. Whilst opinions may be expressed, we should remain open enough to consider that she may, in fact, be guilty.
Boycotting travel to Bali will only hurt the Balinese themselves. It will not bring about a change in judicial process. That's something that should be left to diplomatic channels, if at all.