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6 hours ago, maesariang said:

Use Bolt. 

It's what I suggested in a separate post.

Domestic violence in Thailand.

16 minutes ago, thecyclist said:

Could have been a Filipino ladyboy. One of the gang that caused trouble on Soi Nana, BKk.

I had my bag slashed in the Philippines 🇵🇭 once. 

Must be them then.

14 minutes ago, oslooskar said:

Pay attention! I already clarified that in a previous comment. Also, be advised that the United States is NOT a democracy and was never intended to be, it is a Constitutional Republic with a Bill of Rights. The U.S. Constitution includes various protections for minority rights, ensuring that the majority cannot easily infringe upon the rights of individuals or minority groups. This is a key difference from a pure democracy, where majority rule could potentially override individual rights. Bottom-line, the governments of Western democracies have a history of going after those who criticize them.

So what? The UK and Thailand are both constitutionsl monarchies but with vastly different implementations of that concept. They are also both democracies to whatever extent you believe it worthy to  afford them. The US elects it's representatives via universal suffrage. In that sense it's a democracy, and one they fought hard for and at great cost to themselves. What do you think the slogan "No taxation without representation" meant? The UK parliament taxed the American farmers even though the farmers had no representatives in the UK parliament. An extremely important principle was established in the War of Independence. The UK doesn't have a written constitution. We have a set of laws which parliament is able to amend, repeal,  or add to. That is their primary function. Demos kratia is just greek for the rule of the people. It remains an ideal in most cases, but a worthy ideal, and one worth defending and fighting for. There are many tyrannies in the world. We need to protect democracy from those that would destroy it.

1 minute ago, oslooskar said:

Right! And that is why we still have freedom of speech and the press, unlike our Canadian neighbors to the north and our British cousins across the Atlantic. In fact, the Canadian government is going after Jordan Peterson right now in an attempt to silence him, just as the British government is going after Douglas Murray to silence him.

You don't have the freedom to incite violence, get that straight, if that's an example of what you mean by freedom of speech/press. The US is no different to any other western democracy. Why do they think they are? Home of the brave etc etc? Clap trap.

5 minutes ago, oslooskar said:

Don't be ridiculous, nobody anywhere has the right to incite others to engage in criminal acts. That being said, the police in the United States aren't going to be knocking on your front door because you made a comment on Facebook that caused someone anxiety. Regarding Musk, he can only restrict speech or the press on his private property, not on public property. Take this forum, if it was funded by the U.S. taxpayers then its censors would be more limited in what they could do. However, it is privately owned so they can make the rules. Anyway, right now the British government is going after those who publicly express criticism of its immigration policies, which the majority of the British public are against.

I'm not being ridiculous. I was just stating there are limits to freedom of speech, in the US like anywhere else. The poster I was replying to seemed to think in the US there were no such limits, but in the UK there were.

 I'm ignoring your final statement. It's a troll.

4 minutes ago, oslooskar said:

You mean help the government exert greater control over the citizenry, NO THANKS! Americans do have guns, but unlike their British cousins across the pond they still have freedom of speech, and the press, and the right to express their opinions freely on the Internet without any fear of being arrested.

Well, thankfully that is very far from the truth. Qv Alex Jones and other conspiracy theorists. Musk might let you say what you want up to a point, but if what you want to say is "Shoot all Muslims" even he might draw the line. The US has laws protecting free speech, but also laws curtailing the right to, for instance, incite racial hatred, or any other hatred, homophobic, mysogynistic, religious etc etc. I'm aware many US citizens view these laws as evidence of a nanny state etc etc. but if you've never been the target of such attacks, how the heck do you know what you're talking about? White male? Yeah, right!

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

All this controversy over ganga, yet alcohol continues to be the real problem, plaguing this society and many others. 

Where's ganja mentioned? Did I miss something?

2 hours ago, Harsh Jones said:

 

Why does a 71 year old think he can handle beach road at 2 am ?

Not quite Beach Rd. He's caught a baht bus with his companion from Soi fat cow to tops and changed, presumably on 2nd Rd, and got off at Soi 6, where he's staying. Can't see the problem there. Hardly asking for trouble, though he seems to have found it. Then he makes his way back to the police station on Beach Rd, and then presumably back to Soi 6 somehow. His only encounter with trouble was on the Tops to Soi 6 stretch as I see it.

1 minute ago, 2baht said:

Objection, Your Honor, there is no evidence!

As much evidence as to believe her husband claiming she jumped off. You the jury decide!

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Destination Soi 6... would have lost his shirt as-well.

His hotel was there

Does it involve visiting all 1,600 restaurants to ensure quality? Pumtham again. Every day he's up to something.

What about Pattaya? Yes, yes, I know, whataboutist, but seriously?

7 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

I think the only questionable part is if one can get a shared songtaew from Buakhao to soi 6. Getting your pocket picked, or bag slashed is readily possible. Doesn't only happen in Manila..... 

The article says they changed at Tops. Pretty cheap Charlie, I'd say.

16 hours ago, novacova said:

The US is a divided nation, driven a lot by dodgy politicians and fake news left wing media outlets. The latter proven by the fact many on the left still fall for the big lie, started by the divider in chief, Obama.

Kind of proves your point. It's like Monty python. This isn't an argument. Yes it is. No it isn't....

4 minutes ago, maesariang said:

This is the political soap box section. 

Yeah, it has it's own forum. Please stay there.

Moderators. Do we have to have this garbage dumped on our doorsteps? Why copy their rubbish to the news pages? It has nothing to do with ASEAN.

2 hours ago, MikeandDow said:

google is your friend

Under the 2007 Constitution, the Constitutional Court has nine members, all serving for nine year terms and appointed by the King with senatorial advice: Three are SCJ judges and are selected by the SCJ plenum through secret ballot.

I'm not sure how up to date that is. We're into the 2017 constitution now. And does the Senate still have a say?

3 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

I was about 25 when I had my last bike accident, and I was pretty rough for two months, I can't even imagine how long it would take now.

 

I know a guy in his sixties that dumped his bike and broke/messed up his hip ten years ago and he never really recovered. 

 

Tripping and falling on the sidewalk worries  me...

Same for me, but bathroom accidents like slipping over. It's what prompted me to get insured. My balance isn't so good 100% of the time.

1 hour ago, TheFishman1 said:

Whatever happened about all the expensive watches he had TID

The NACC refuses to release their report unredacted, which names names and has witnesses testimony. It's been raised so many times, and they just shuffle the paper around and stare at their shoes. There's no will amongst the judiciary or the legislators to upset the apple cart nor rock the boat for fear presumably that they too could face their public one day.