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I suspect that the nature of his relationship with "his girlfriend" will be the key to this story. Not to mention the nature of the GF him/herself. Not hard to imagine he was a fairly random victim who just didn't give up the cash... But that's just a guess. Like every other proposed scenario.

Easy enough to say. When I first got to Bangkok in 2011, I noticed some bullet holes in some of the stainless pedestrian railings across some pedestrian overpasses. Turns out they were stray bullets from the kerfuffles on the streets a few years earlier. When the bullets start flying, nobody's safe.

Someone post back if they start camping in the Asoke intersection. That was a dead giveaway last time.

You can say that, but I'll bet you'd change your tune if you rear ended someone who changed lanes right in front of you. This is a good cautionary tale to install a good dash cam. Unless it's more likely to implicate your driving than to exonerate you.

What? No lefties chiming in?

Another take: Three stories today that would have ended very differently had they been riding in a car instead of on a scooter.

…at least for now anyway. What's he going to say? We don't give a rat about transnational crime... You're on your own?

I stand by my original suggestion to go see a doctor to get a proper diagnosis. By way of personal experience, after I got my 4x bypass surgery at Bumrungrad, they x-rayed my lungs pretty regularly to see my progress. Turns out the reason my lungs were filled up with fluid is because my heart wasn't beating strong enough to keep them clear. So it was a question of what was causing which. In my case, it was plugged arteries causing the fluid buildup in my lungs. But YMMV. Get ye to a doctor. At least before you pony up the $1000 USD or so to try out an oxygen concentrator. Which may do nothing for you.

They don't want to be prosecuted for doing the right thing. I can't say I blame them after the Daniel Penny trial.

I didn't bring up Salt Lake City. Patong2021 did. As an example of a very high crime rate in a Red state. Here's his quote: Salt Lake City, Utah ranks first for rape and larceny theft among small-sized cities. Your logic holds that Republicans and Mormons are to blame. He didn't drill deep enough to see that SLC is a Blue oasis of criminality in that Red state. Pull up just any lefty MSM crime "statistic" and I can scratch just below the surface to show you why it's wrong. Starting with FBI statistics. Lots of examples from several posters on this thread alone.

Perhaps someone in the know could post up a link to an agent that can help expedite the OP's process?

He's not wrong though.

Of course there will be. But good luck with that. And good luck next time it's a Dem in the White House and the Repubs do the same to her.

Of course you're not. But Dems vote for "equity" in justice, making allowances for certain demographics to commit crimes with impunity because they had a rough upbringing and because they're incarcerated at a higher rate than other demographics. Which, of course is racist and completely neglects the FBI statistics that show they're incarcerated at a higher rate because they commit crimes at a higher rate.

I doubt he was staying in many hotels. Probably rented an apartment/condo when he was legal and just stayed there.

Maybe. Maybe not... It votes Blue. (Oklahoma County, right in the middle here.) When I worked there in the '90s, mass transit (subways) weren't even a thing. (Yes, that was when the OKC bombing occurred).

Not in Galveston where I last lived. Of course, that may be because Galveston votes Red. (And most households have a gun or 3, even the Black and Hispanic and Asian households) One of my good friends ran for city office on a Dem ticket a few years ago (post Covid), and we congratulated her for doing better than just about every other Dem candidate. She won 10% of the votes.

Have you ever looked at crime stats superimposed on Red/Blue political maps? You should. It 'splains a lot. For example, why Salt Lake City in "Red state" Utah has one of the highest crime rates. It's because SLC votes Blue while Utah as a whole votes Red.

Dollars to donut holes he's got a history of multiple arrests and releases. He looks pretty rough for 54 years old. Edit: On an aside, I wonder how many able bodied bystanders decided not to intervene after seeing what happened to Daniel Penny?

Here's the 'splanation: Even the Red states have Blue run cities... Poorly run.

Turns out that guy had 44 previous arrests. So yes. Dem run city... Eventually, Douglas was arrested and charged with second-degree robbery. During a plea hearing in Manhattan Supreme Court, he admitted guilt. Prosecutors recommended a five-year prison sentence and two and a half years of supervised release. Douglas also waived his right to appeal. He has 44 prior arrests, according to law enforcement sources. New York police arrest man who mugged and robbed a 26-year-old Thai woman at a city subway station - Thai Examiner https://www.thaiexaminer.com/

I wonder if he'll get due process?

Paid shills, doing what they're paid to do.

I get a kick out of all the Thaksin haters. As if Thailand would/will be better off with his replacement, whoever that turns out to be.

I used to get one just about every flight until I hit some magic age. I wasn't flying much between 60-65, so I don't know what that magic age was. Just that I'm too old now.