[Ammi]

Bali Drugs Charge

You are on holiday in Bali with your wife and 18 year old son. You have been there for a week and are ready to head home. All three of you are at the airport getting ready to board your plane, when an armed officer comes around with a sniffer dog. You have all your bags on a trolley, and the dog sniffs at both your wife and your bag, and passes over them, however when he gets to your son’s bag, he begins to get a bit more active.

You look over at your son and he’s looking a little nervous. You know he’s smoked a little marijuana in his time, but generally, he’s a good kid, and you certainly didn’t think he’d actually be stupid enough to bring it back on the plane with him. At first you feel angry that he would do such a thing and start planning your responsibility lecture, but then you realize that you are in Bali, and they have a zero tolerance policy on drugs, meaning your son could be jailed for life, or worse, executed, if he does have some illicit materials in his bag.

You look at your wife and realize she has come to the same conclusion and has gone pale with fear......

The armed officer accompanying the dog is beginning to look more stern with every sniff the dog takes and looks directly at you and asks you to open to the bag.......

You do, and as the officer begins to take things out of the bag, you see to your horror that there is a small quantity of marijuana stashed in with your son’s belongings.
The officer looks at you and asks “Whose bag is this?”
You realize you have to answer, but the answer won’t be easy. You see your wife in the corner of your eye, and she is about to step forward and claim it as her own.
What should you do?

[Ammi]

..okey doke, changed the title a bit and bump...yes/no..?...

[Niamh.]

I would probably take the blame

[bots]

Save a lot of time an expense and say it was the wife

[AnnieK]

I would take the blame...at 18 my son will have his whole life ahead of him....I would gladly sacrifice mine for him

[joeysteele]

I believe all should take responsibility for what they do.
It being a small amount he would be in trouble,however may not be seen as dealing or taking large quantities of drugs in or out the Country.

If I was the father, it may be I am the one who supports the family,if I ended up prosecuted for this my future is possibly not only threatened but also my family's

At 18, he would be young enough to learn from this and rebuild his life,so I would give all the support I could and stand with him while he admits his error himself.
I would never allow my Parents to take the blame if I was the Son anyway.

On paper that is what I would do anyway.

[smudgie]

I wouldn't take him in the first place..not that he would want to holiday with the old folk at that age.

[UserSince2005]

I went to Bali once wasn't so nice, ubud was okay but kuta is just straight up gross.

[Paula D]

I would take the blame and batter him afterwards!!

[arista]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I would probably take the blame

Bless you