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Main bomb maker of 2002 Bali bombings released early

<p dir="ltr">Umar Patek, a convicted terrorist and the main bomb maker in the 2002 Bali bombings, has been released from jail.</p> <p dir="ltr">Patek, a leading member of the al Qaida-linked network Jemaah Islamiyah, helped build the car bomb that killed more than 200 people, including two Kiwis and 88 Australians, at two nightclubs in Kuta Beach in 2002.</p> <p dir="ltr">Patek served just over half of his original 20-year sentence and was released from jail after Indonesian authorities claimed that he was successfully reformed.</p> <p dir="ltr">"The special requirements that have been met by Umar Patek are that he has participated in the de-radicalisation coaching program," Ministry of Law and Human Rights spokesperson Rika Aprianti said.</p> <p dir="ltr">Patek will be required to report to the parole office once a week, before it becomes once a month.</p> <p dir="ltr">He is required to stay on parole until 2030, but his freedom can be revoked if he fails to report to the parole office or breaks the law.</p> <p dir="ltr">During his jail stint, Patek received a total of 33 months of sentence reduction with the most recent one on August 17, Indonesia's Independence Day.</p> <p dir="ltr">This saw Patek given a five-month reduction of his sentence after fulfilling the parole requirement of serving two-thirds of his current sentence</p> <p dir="ltr">At the time of the reduced sentence, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government will look at making "diplomatic representations" to oppose Patek’s release.</p> <p dir="ltr">"I feel a great deal of common distress, along with all Australians, at this time," Albanese said.</p> <p dir="ltr">"We had been advised by the Indonesian government of this further reduction.</p> <p dir="ltr">"This will cause further distress to Australians who were the families of victims of the Bali bombings."</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Nine News</em></p>

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“Homophobic” line removed from Spider-Man

<p dir="ltr">A “homophobic” line from the action fantasy 2002 <em>Spider-Man</em> film has been removed following a recent airing on Britain’s ITV2.</p> <p dir="ltr">The first film of the trilogy starring Tobey Maguire aired on TV recently, with one eagle-eyed fan noticing the change. </p> <p dir="ltr">“They removed Peter Parker’s homophobia,” the Twitter user wrote along with a clip of the scene.</p> <p dir="ltr">The scene where the line was cut is at the beginning of the film where Peter Parker is learning about his newfound skills and went to a wrestling match.</p> <p dir="ltr">He is seen hanging on the cage away from pro wrestler Bone Saw and says: "That's a cute outfit. Did your husband give it to you?" </p> <p dir="ltr">However, the scene changed to just say: “That’s a cute outfit”.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">THEY REMOVED PETER PARKER'S HOMOPHOBIA <a href="https://t.co/QmbFabVpc7">pic.twitter.com/QmbFabVpc7</a></p> <p>— PaperPlane (@PaperPlaneTF) <a href="https://twitter.com/PaperPlaneTF/status/1517947398936535040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 23, 2022</a></p></blockquote> <p dir="ltr">The Twitter user however pointed out that the original line was in fact “not homophobic. It's been a joke for a little while now that Spider-Man is insensitive to this man's husband.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Many people praised the change, while others questioned why they couldn’t use something else that doesn’t attack sexuality. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Why cut the joke out entirely? Why not try to change it somehow?” someone asked.</p> <p dir="ltr">“So many things happen in this world, countless deaths, robberies, and many other things. And what makes people mad is a JOKE in a SPIDER-MAN MOVIE. Learn to take a joke. seriously. And the intent behind it wasn’t even bad, y’all just want something to be mad about,” another wrote.</p> <p dir="ltr">“The fact that they removed a joke is baffling guess comedy is hate speech,” someone mentioned.</p> <p dir="ltr">“What was wrong with the joke in the first place?” a user asked.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Everyone can’t seem to understand that Spider-Man says this because Bonesaw is very clearly a big, burly macho man (no pun intended) alpha-male,  kinda guy with his own team of 4 beautiful women/cheerleaders at the ringside and implying that he’s gay is a good way to rile him up,” another explained.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Twitter</em></p>

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