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Pilots, I have seen the real Corby family, the one that the media will never show you, and they are great people. The Corby family have been subjected to a media smear campaign unprecedented in Australian history, designed to denigrate them in the eyes of every Australian.
Along with lies, rumours, and innuendo about their alleged involvement in the drug trade, part of this campaign has centred on portraying them as rough and foul-mouthed. So, whenever they have behaved badly in public, the media has made a point of showing this behaviour, and only this behaviour.
If I was under the stress that they have been put under, I would probably behave badly as well - the wrongful imprisonment of their daughter/sister, the corruption in the Indonesian legal and penal system, the failure of the Australian government (both past and present) to help them, and the frustration of having to sit back and watch the media sprout lie after lie about the family, with very little recourse.
The only Corby family member ever to be the subject of a police investigation into his possible involvement in the drug trade was Schapelle's father, Michael Snr. Schapelle's half brothers have had minor brushes with the law, we all know this, but their offences were not related to the drug trade, and both are now living respectable lives.
Not even Schapelle has been the subject of a police investigation, even after her arrest in Bali. Rather odd don't you think? If she really had been guilty of knowingly taking drugs to Bali, she would also have been guilty of supply and exportation of illegal drugs in Australia, and yet, no investigation of these alleged crimes here has ever taken place!
Mercedes, Schapelle's brother, Michael Jnr, and Schapelle's mother, Rosleigh, were privately investigated by Channel 7 for possible involvement in the drug trade, when Channel 7 were preparing their case for the defamation trial, but no link could be found.
Even when Jodie Powers claimed on Channel 7's Today Tonight show that there were space bags of marijuana all over the Corby household floor, claims which sparked the defamation case against her and Channel 7, not one single police officer ever came to the Corby household to check the claims out.
The result of the investigation into Michael Corby Snr's possible involvement in the drug trade - "Queensland Police has no evidence to link Michael Corby with involvement in the drug trade," a police spokesperson said.
I have copies of police certificates for each and every Corby (Mum, Dad, Mercedes, Michael and Schapelle) which state that they have no criminal record.
Finally, it is true that the Corby's have made a bit of money from some (not all) of the magazine articles about Schapelle, and they need it. It costs a heck of a lot to care for Schapelle in Kerobokan Prison - her daily needs plus doctor's bills, hospitalisation, medication, and paying for trips to and from Bali for Rosleigh, so she can visit and care for her daughter.
However, it is the main stream media, who have spearheaded the smear campaign against the family on TV, radio and newspapers, that have made the big money. The Corby's have shared none of this, nor would they want to. They just wish the main stream media would leave them alone.