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3 hours ago, ezzra said:

Nothing is curved in stone, the day that all those pious morality police ' do as I say but not as I do' people will realize that tourism is hurting and numbers are falling, they will reverse those opening hours quick smart...nothing like the Thais to go back on their words and 'laws'.....

One would wonder why a brain cannot extrapolate that before it happens. . . . . 

The duuh factor seems excessive. Why kill the goose? Oh let me see. If I kill the goose it will not 

lay eggs like it used to. I wonder is this is a good idea. Will we be able to revive the goose later?

Lets ask a monk. Pay a monk? Pay somebody else? It was an old law, lets revive it and see if it works.

Hahahahahahahah OMG

6 hours ago, dotpoom said:

I agree with you.....except going into a wobble as a result of having to brake suddenly in an emergency .....to me would not necessarily denote innexperience........I see professionals going into wobbles constantly in races.....although they are travelling at high speed.

  I myself have been reducing my speed of late (from about 50 klm to 40) it seems to me that the driving standards are getting worse in Thailand if anything........not better.

As you say, the wobble experience doesn't stack up in this circumstance, that presents a problem regarding credibility. And why is the man so shy now? That is strange. It means there is more to this than meets the eye. Either way, its a terrible accident, that sounds as if it could have probably been avoided by a tad more mindfulness. 

In the country I once lived in we call motorcyclists "temporary Australians".   I had a powerful motorcycle in my 30's in Australia and all I can say is I am lucky to still be alive. Two wheels are fun, efficient and quick, but a health hazard. 

On 5/7/2017 at 3:29 PM, colinneil said:

Tragic absolutely tragic, people going out to help others and get killed by a possible speeding driver.

Hope the pickup driver was giving the breath bag.

One thing that amazes me here, is they never seem to put up warning signals far enough back from accidents for other motorists to see.

Oh but they do. A couple of branches off a nearby tree. For the hyper alert and going slow enough to see them. Its an old Thai tradition.

5 hours ago, oldhippy said:

Monkman hits a woman.

Monkman attacks a man from the back.

Monkman does not get arrested.

 

Monkman was complaining about what he had to pay? I thought Monkmen can not touch money?

Come to think of it, Monkmen can not touch women too....

 

The monk is allowed to commit the crime of assault? Since when? Citizen's justice looks well deserved here and should be supported by all.       These (orange) "blanket" laws that allow monks the inviolable position of immunity from just about everything only encourages them to get worse.

On 4/29/2017 at 10:35 PM, maxcorrigan said:

Strangely enough slightly off topic, could be the right time in the right place, or any mixture of the words, but to be in a more serious tone, a rotten way to go, the sign had been in place for ten years and probably well rusted and probably never checked, which cost this young man his life, and all we can offer is the crappy RIP for what it's worth!

Agreed about the mixture, but "probably" is a big word in this context. Seeking blame. A fraction of a second either way would have produced a different result. Sometimes, a time to go is just that. Nevertheless a technical forensics of the sign integrity, could produce a liability. 

7 hours ago, DoctorG said:

Sometimes you can just be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

But if you are a Buddhist, it may be in the wrong place at the right time. . . If you get my drift on re-incarnation.

2 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Police would still hunt for him if he moved to another country, and if he returned to Thailand he would be arrested, he said.

 

..........Again........if this is of any help!

 

April 30 - Russia (Sochi)
May 14 - Spain (Barcelona)
May 28 - Monaco (Monte Carlo)
June 11 - Canada (Montreal)
June 25 - Azerbaijan (Baku)
July 9 - Austria (Spielberg)
July 16 - Great Britain (Silverstone)
July 30 - Hungary (Budapest)
August 27 - Belgium (Spa-Francorchamps)
September 3 - Italy (Monza)
September 17 - Singapore (Singapore)
October 1 - Malaysia (Sepang)
October 8 - Japan (Suzuka)
October 22 - USA (Austin)
October 29 - Mexico (Mexico City)
November 12 - Brazil (Sao Paulo)
November 26 - Abu Dhabi (Abu

Some holiday. But now the arrest warrant has been issued, it will be a bit less easy to sleep at night.

The holiday is over.

Its also not as if he is used to a quiet sort of life where no one knows he has been either.

5 minutes ago, irwinfc said:

this kind of news is really tough to read.

 

zuckerberg should pull the plug on FB live. no good could ever come out of it. no censorship whatsoever.

Reality is. Shit happens. The internet is an effective way of distributing, both the best and the worst of news. It is not in itself evil. The honest portrayal of evil acts is an essential learning curve for most. Dealing with it is another matter. 

There is far more good than evil in the world, but even at a healthy ratio, it is shocking what people can do to each other and even to animals, in the name of desperation, pleasure, for food or whatever. We just need ways of understanding it and dealing with it, but censorship is not the answer. 

Pathetic, gutless, cowardly imbeciles. One wonders where the motivation for such an act comes from. What ghastly recesses of group mentality can find a space in it to even think of doing something like this.

In the world of manly ethics, there's little worse than a cowardly violent bully or a group of them. I guess its a teenage thing, but where does it come from?

3 minutes ago, chinostar said:

It takes an entire police force to handcuff him and it took them all morning to do it!

 

A minor exaggeration there, but its a good observation I got tired just looking at it.

Well someone forgot to stop the person "filming" the police, cuffing the guy who was filming them. 555

All a little bit of over reaction there. Something the police everywhere are capable of. 

Look around guys. There are cameras everywhere.

I've had an officer in Australia go for his gun one day in a speed trap, just for giving him a pithy piece of my mind.

Apologized to Society? 55555 Oh My Buddha. Quaint it is.

1 hour ago, BigBadGeordie said:

So what do you suggest? May'be lazer removal whilst on remand or perhaps, despite your protestations you are in fact judging him based on his "ink".

A comment on the prisoner's odd behaviour, I really cannot see as a 'judgement" per se of his guilt. It was a good observation.

If I was his council, and my client was defending a bizarre and gruesome murder charge, I would not recommend smiling and waving around sayings from the Bible. I agree. The judgement is regarding his behaviour as inappropriate and I would think gains no sympathy from the court and in itself arouses my suspicions unnecessarily. 

This is typical behaviour for a psychopath or sociopath. In my eyes this behaviour inevitably raises the likelihood of someones' guilt rather than diminishes it.

3 hours ago, maoro2013 said:

Well they didn't look around my area in Isaan.

No need to tell everyone.

And how is this law going to work? REally and truly. Especially in rural areas, where the pickup is the family car. Used for coffins, parades, including songkran, where cars travel in processions at 5 mph, carrying motorcycles, farm equipment, kids to school, family to the doctor, 15 bags of rice plus 4 people. This is a wrong end of the stick law. 

If it was shopping, I have had 13 in the pickup, just so the folks can go to the doctor and do the shopping. 

The law has to be about the WAY PEOPLE DRIVE. Driver education. Road worthiness of vehicles. People love to cut corners, and I mean literally. 

The penalties for drink driving have worked in the West. Less people do it now. People are a lot more cautious. 

13 hours ago, stravers said:

Agreed. You approach anyone aggressively, expect an aggressive response.

Exactly, where does common sense prevail here?

Keep your head down, mind your manners, don't over react to anything, smile a lot and enjoy the weather Lol

A couple of idiots meet to provide us with some early tv entertainment.

6 hours ago, BruceMangosteen said:

Very astute observation. Another tragic story of farang in critical condition being taken to Pattaya Memorial. There must have been a change in policy there. RIP young man, way to early to go and hopefully his family will be notified in a more dignified manner than reading on here he was naked outside a brothel.  

Dying by hitting the ground naked outside a brothel. That's bad?  Not my scene but, hey live to the max friends. We don't know when its going to happen.

So many men die in the arms of prostitutes. . . and other young lovelies. I guess we all can't expire peacefully in our rocking chairs.

I say hats off to the boy. As he died in the land of rebirth, may he come back soon.

2 hours ago, marko kok prong said:

Typical 10 to 1 brave young Thais,some of them punching like girls.

Looks a lot to me like the "brave" guy with tatts who is at least twice the size of his opponent, finds the little guy has a bit of support from his mates.

So what? As much alcohol as people drink here on average is enough to reduce reason for the rabble very quickly. Lao Cao logic to the fore.

Definitely security scumbags, crackers. Amazing Thailand. Its the contrast, the contrast . . . . Agreed with everyone. Too drunk to drive home but, do not catch a train. 55555555!!!! Oh dear.

My first sorrowful laugh today.

On 4/11/2017 at 8:35 PM, brling said:

A "positive balance", from a Thai apologist, that thinks this is a Thai bashing thread.

QUOTE: Mr Ozark ID 40

". . .. I think it is a form of evil. In Thailand, there is very little awareness of the 'right thing' to do.. . . " Thai bashing generalisation of the first order. Wakey wakey." 

On 4/11/2017 at 0:19 PM, jesimps said:

I was wondering how many posts it would take before a "But but it happens in my country" merchant piped up. There always has to be one pillock who reckons two wrongs make a right. It took 43 posts before his message of encouragement to this thieving piece of filth.

 

 

The fact that it happens elsewhere is not meant to diminish its odour. Perhaps you failed to read, in your haste, my comment "...obviously of low moral character. . "

My "point" was to this Thai basher and others who seem to think nothing bad or similar happens outside Thailand, and that acts of charity and honesty are missing here.

Sorry you missed my point. I can only say, it takes a pillock to point a finger at another one. Pillock yourself. Perhaps you should learn to read things in context slowly, and absorb their meaning without your arrogant, indignant cap on.

Most locals up my way get on a motorbike around the age of six. As most families produce more than one sibling and or they live with or next door to other relatives, its not long before the kids start ferrying each other to school. This is partly due to the parents being involved in other activities, which could range form working to drinking or both together as breakfast up my way is not consumed with 'orange juice'. Also partly due to economics.

I am not aware if any road sense is taught to the kids. They are expected to absorb road sense from their peers and or parents. What was that? 

One would also think that the road worthiness of motorbikes would require the awareness that a motor bike in the dark with no tail lights is difficult to see. There doesn't seem to be any connection with these thoughts.The issue of road worthiness of vehicles seems to be lost for instance on riding motorbikes at night with no tail lights etc.

Positive balance.

(Note to Thai bashers)

This woman obviously has a low moral character. 

I've had a tuk tuk driver return my phone in Bangkok, that another passenger "found" in the tuk tuk. That 'took' going back to my condo, locating me inside and running up six flights of stairs and not wanting a reward.

Whilst I used to do the same in Australia, I had another taxi driver 'friend' there that never returned a phone left in his cab. He had about six.

Different strokes for different folks.

Good stuff again Rooster. Very amusing "and" informative.

People criticize the Thais for much, but if something goes down politically they don't like, instead of complaining endlessly like people do in the West, they grab some guns,

get on the street, kill a few people, get a military coup, change a few laws and get regime change. You know what they say. A change is as good as a holiday.

The next turkey to head the country eventually lets his God complex go to his head until he does too much shit and then. . . ?. . . there is a familiar thing about all this

On 4/6/2017 at 7:35 PM, robsamui said:

Once again it's all upside-down and back-to-front. Thais seem to have an entirely off-the-wall thinking set about everything, compared to the rest of the world. Some people might even say they don't have much common sense.

The aim of the exercise is safety on the roads. The General has clearly stated this. And because international statistics show that seat belts save lives, that's what he's banging on about, this time around.

Similarly, the more people in the back of a pick-up, the higher the centre of gravity and the more unstable it becomes.

 

However the single biggest cause of road injuries in Thailand is neither of these things. It's drunk driving. 

 

And, no, putting up alcohol prices won't fix this.

 

It can only be addressed by hard and consistent work by the police - actually DOING something on a regular basis - not just testing drivers for alcohol on public holidays or after they've had a crash, but randomly, all the time, in the day as well as the night, stopping vehicles and testing for alcohol and drugs.

 

But it's easier to count heads in a pickup, isn't it. (As long as it's not double figures and the police run out of fingers to count on.) It doesn't require hard and continued work, day in and day out. It'll put too much strain on the police, having to actually do a job of work like this.

 

So, once again - exactly like the annual vow to reduce road deaths at New Year and Songkran, which has no effect at all as every year the death toll rises - we have another wild idea about safety that doesn't address the heart of the matter, or even come anywhere near it.

 

If Thailand wants to pick up on safety ideas from Western nations so it can look good to its neighbours, let's begin with the essential basics and work to train a police force to uphold those - then when they are in place and established and are being enforced,  maybe we can add the refinements and fine-tuning later.

 

That's the way it's done everywhere else.

 

It's only common sense, after all 

 

It might be an idea if people were unable to "buy" a licence in rural areas for 250 baht. Road rules? Road sense? Defensive driving courses? Community service announcements on road safety? The list of things that CAN be done drifts on and on into the distance. for ever and ever in never never land.

21 hours ago, Lovethailandelite said:

There will always be an excuse for those that cannot afford it not to buy in to the program. I take it you did read the news yesterday where the ex head of the Thailand Tourist Board received 50 years imprisonment with her daughter likely to get the same for taking bribes in order to bring the National film festival and awards to Bangkok? Maybe your getting your wish. 

Somebody must have got up someone else's nose in a big way. That'snot funny.